2017 Seattle Mariners regular season thread

[JGfromtheNW]

Kuma should have been pulled out of the game immediately or by the end of the 5th inning. It was clear he wasn't throwing as hard or as accurate after the shot to the knee and then to trot him back out there against the top/meat of the Angels' line up was stupid.

 

[Trenchbroom]

Kuma should have been pulled out of the game immediately or by the end of the 5th inning. It was clear he wasn't throwing as hard or as accurate after the shot to the knee and then to trot him back out there against the top/meat of the Angels' line up was stupid.

Yep.

 

[Uncle Si]

So... perusing the thread, sitting 12-16... (not bad, not good enough)

How much if this is line up (bullpen) and how much is game management

 

[IndyHawk]

This team sucks. Worst part is there isn't a bright future with this team. When the trade deadline rolls around, Dipoto may want to seriously think about moving some of the bigger pieces. You aren't making the playoffs with a bottom 5 pen and suspect starting pitching.

I want the rebuild to start sooner than later.It will hurt for a few drafts for sure but the cycle has to change away from what we have been seeing.I see two players to build around and one is a pitcher

Either rebuild or go for it. This team is built to win right now. So either put some money into the team and help out the pitching staff or unload some of these big contracts. Honestly, I wouldn't even care if they renamed the team. I feel like this franchise just needs an entire makeover.

[align=][/align]That is funny about renaming the team.I was thinking the same thing a few days ago..I like the Pilots name myself.They were taken out of Seattle just like the Sonics by good ol Bud Selig..A new name might bring us better karma but then again it took the Cubs over 100 yrs to win it all..

 

[Bobblehead]

Miranda is becoming a very solid 4 or 3 pitcher.. (knock on wood)

 

[Seahaaaawks]

Looking back on track. Great to see! Go M's

 

[Crizilla]

Stat sheet is loaded with crooked numbers. but.... Zunino being Zunino. Has he ever had a stretch of like 2-3 games where he played well? It's like he has 1 good game every month (if that). When Haniger gets back, what do we do with Motter and Gamel?!

 

[sutz]

Well, Valencia is regressing to his career mean, It looks like (.287 IIRC). If Zuni is the only hole in the batting order we can survive.

Sketchy start tonight for Miranda, but came around to finish 7 innings. Helps when the O is scoring in 5 or 6 different innings.

 

[Bobblehead]

Maybe we should put Zunino in the #2 spot..seems to be a hitters mecca there.

 

[West TX Hawk]

Well, Valencia is regressing to his career mean, It looks like (.287 IIRC). If Zuni is the only hole in the batting order we can survive.

Sketchy start tonight for Miranda, but came around to finish 7 innings. Helps when the O is scoring in 5 or 6 different innings.

Miranda tossed another gem. 7 innings, only 2 runs. 3.55 era for the year. He's doing very well.

Valencia is hitting .221 now and has had a pretty good week. Hopefully he continues so 1B is in order.

I tell ya, when Haniger comes back, you have to find a way to keep Gamel getting ABs the way he's been hitting. He's on a tear. Dyson is not. Heredia, Gamel and Haniger could be our 3 best OF options.

 

[West TX Hawk]

Maybe we should put Zunino in the #2 spot..seems to be a hitters mecca there.

He's hitting .167 now. It's just getting ridiculous. How many more months is Dipoto going to put up with this? I can't believe there's not another half-decent catching prospect in the organization. Zucchini is just what he is-good defensive catcher, plus arm, and a "AAAA" hitter. He has not shown any indication he's going to improve his approach at the plate. Absolutely no discipline, still chases sliders off the plate and he has no real sense of the strike zone as a hitter.

 

[Bobblehead]

Maybe we should put Zunino in the #2 spot..seems to be a hitters mecca there.

He's hitting .167 now. It's just getting ridiculous. How many more months is Dipoto going to put up with this? I can't believe there's not another half-decent catching prospect in the organization. Zucchini is just what he is-good defensive catcher, plus arm, and a "AAAA" hitter. He has not shown any indication he's going to improve his approach at the plate. Absolutely no discipline, still chases sliders off the plate and he has no real sense of the strike zone as a hitter.

Was just a little TIC, the way that our 2 hole hitters seem to have been hitting.

 

[Trenchbroom]

Maybe we should put Zunino in the #2 spot..seems to be a hitters mecca there.

He's hitting .167 now. It's just getting ridiculous. How many more months is Dipoto going to put up with this? I can't believe there's not another half-decent catching prospect in the organization. Zucchini is just what he is-good defensive catcher, plus arm, and a "AAAA" hitter. He has not shown any indication he's going to improve his approach at the plate. Absolutely no discipline, still chases sliders off the plate and he has no real sense of the strike zone as a hitter.

Bad enough to miss Sucre, that's the level Zunino is playing at right now.

 

[SeatownJay]

.... Zunino being Zunino. Has he ever had a stretch of like 2-3 games where he played well?

When he first got called back up last year he hit .286 with 3 home runs in his first four games and I thought maybe, just maybe, he'd finally turned the corner. After 26 games he was hitting .280 with 9 home runs and 21 RBI. And then he fell off the cliff.

 

[Thepeelsessions]

Maybe we should put Zunino in the #2 spot..seems to be a hitters mecca there.

He's hitting .167 now. It's just getting ridiculous. How many more months is Dipoto going to put up with this? I can't believe there's not another half-decent catching prospect in the organization. Zucchini is just what he is-good defensive catcher, plus arm, and a "AAAA" hitter. He has not shown any indication he's going to improve his approach at the plate. Absolutely no discipline, still chases sliders off the plate and he has no real sense of the strike zone as a hitter.

Bad enough to miss Sucre, that's the level Zunino is playing at right now.

Sucre was was/is better than Zunino.

 

[Blitzer88]

Paxton to the 10-Day DL......................SUPER!!!!

 

[Hawk-Lock]

That is not good, especially with Paxton's injury history. Who is going to start? We will basically be down 3 starting pitchers (Felix, Smyly and Paxton). The offense is really going to have to pick up the slack over the next week. As much as I love Paxton, he is very hard to depend on.

 

[Trenchbroom]

Paxton to the 10-Day DL......................SUPER!!!!

Fuuuuuuu...

 

[DHawk]

Every damn time this team gets the offense going, it loses a damn pitcher! GAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!

 

[Thepeelsessions]

Another roster move today. Zunino optioned to Tacoma, Gosewich called up. Ruiz and Tuffy at C now. Zunino needs extensive time in Tacoma. Like a solid year or two. Or the team just needs to move on. On another note, would it be crazy to try Motter at C?