MLB 2022 Playoffs Thread

[moonslav59]

Iconic moments of Seattle Mariner history -- Edgar Martinez's double to top the Yankees in the deciding game of 1995 ALDS and Saturday's improbable comeback from a seven-run deficit against the Blue Jays -- have fallen on my birthday.

Too bad you can't have several more birthdays.

Congrats on your team's advancement.

[notin]

They used the relief ace strategy and it worked to perfection. Credit to Showalter.

Aka The Notin Strategy.


Use it. It will catch on…

[dgalehouse]

I actually kind of like the new format. The home field thing might be questionable, but as we saw yesterday, home field doesn't guarantee much.

And I like the idea of the division winner with the worst record getting put in this round. There's more of an incentive to put up a good W-L record.

I think the flaw in the new system is that they don't re-seed the teams after the wild card round. Now the Dodgers will have to play the Mets/Padres winner in the NLDS. As the top seed, they should get the Phils.

[dgalehouse]

The A.L. East teams are not doing too well. Does that bode ill for the Yankees ?

[redsoxrules]

They used the relief ace strategy and it worked to perfection. Credit to Showalter.

The bottom of the order was up. I could see if it was the heart of the order. That would have made more sense

[dgalehouse]

They used the relief ace strategy and it worked to perfection. Credit to Showalter.

In an elimination game , you do whatever you think it takes to survive. I think Showalter was willing to use Diaz for three innings if need be.

[dgalehouse]

Looks like Chapman has gone AWOL. No showed a Yankee team practice.

[harmony]

Too bad you can't have several more birthdays.

Congrats on your team's advancement.

That could be interpreted as a death wish.

My 67th birthday should not be my last one.

[moonslav59]

That could be interpreted as a death wish.

My 67th birthday should not be my last one.

I meant more birthdays, this month.

[Bellhorn04]

The Mariners look very much for real.

I watched some of the first game. Castillo is an impressive pitcher. Seattle did a great job landing him.

[redsoxrules]

I can't see how the Dodgers don't win it this year. That team is so stacked. They are even more dominant than the 2018 Red Sox were

[moonslav59]

The Mariners look very much for real.

I watched some of the first game. Castillo is an impressive pitcher. Seattle did a great job landing him.

If they can extend Castillo, it will be even better.

I always hoped we'd get him.

[Old Red]

If they can extend Castillo, it will be even better.

I always hoped we'd get him.

Would you have traded the prospects to get him? 3 of top 5.

[harmony]

If they can extend Castillo, it will be even better.

I always hoped we'd get him.

The Seattle Mariners have already extended righthander Luis Castillo in a five-year, $108 million contract through 2027:

https://www.mlb.com/news/luis-castil...-with-mariners

The Mariners control Castillo and starters Robbie Ray, Logan Gilbert, George Kirby, Marco Gonzales and Chris Flexen through at least the 2025 season (all but Gonzales through 2026).

[harmony]

Would you have traded the prospects to get him? 3 of top 5.

By some measures (including Baseball Trade Values), the Seattle Mariners overpaid in the near-deadline trade for righthander Luis Castillo, giving up promising shortstop prospects Noelvi Marte and Edwin Arroyo, plus two minor league pitchers.

The Mariners apparently decided it was the right time and place to overpay. The early results look good with performance and the contract extension.

After the trade Castillo was welcomed in Seattle by former Cincinnati teammates Eugenio Suarez and Jesse Winker. A few days later the San Francisco Giants sent the Mariners Curt Casali, Castillo's one-time personal catcher with the Reds.

Castillo is saying the right things about the Mariners' future.