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Will Aaron Judge join Mitch Haniger and Joc Pederson for a San Francisco Giant outfield of Northern California products? ... although none of those three should be an everyday center fielder.
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In today's lottery the Red Sox landed the 14th pick in the June 2023 draft: MLB Draft lottery results 2023 WWW.MLB.COM SAN DIEGO -- Major League Baseball conducted its first Draft Lottery on Tuesday at the Winter Meetings, and the Pirates walked away with the biggest prize: the No. 1 pick in the 2023 Draft. The Nationals secured the second pick, the Tigers will select third and the Rangers fourth. The
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The Red Sox reportedly talked with the Brewers about second baseman Kolten Wong, whom Milwaukee instead traded to Seattle (which had a more obvious need at second base): https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/12/06/sports/red-sox-kicked-tires-kolten-wong-trade-not-necessarily-xander-bogaerts-succession-plan/ https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/12/red-sox-notes-bogaerts-wong-vazquez-contreras-heaney.html
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Maybe leftfield and lefthanded reliever. Or not. Some point to the scarcity of lefthanded specialists among Seattle relievers (Gabe Speier and Brennan Bernardino notwithstanding). Others note that many righthanders in the M's bullpen are effective against lefthanded hitters. The Mariners currently have Jarred Kelenic, Taylor Trammell and Cade Marlowe as leftfield options while lacking a dedicated designated hitter. A judgment on the weakest players on Seattle's 40-man roster is beyond this poster's expertise: 40-Man Roster | Seattle Mariners WWW.MLB.COM The Official Site of Major League Baseball
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The Mariners replaced free agent Matthew Boyd by signing free agent reliever Trevor Gott on November 30 (and replaced free agent catcher Curt Casali by trading for catcher Cooper Hummel on November 17). Gott, a righthander, probably replaced Erik Swanson, who was dealt in the Teoscar Hernandez trade, not Boyd, a lefthander who preferred a shot at a starting rotation when he signed with Detroit on December 1.
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The Mariners have replaced free agents Mitch Haniger and Adam Frazier with Teoscar Hernandez and Kolten Wong (and replaced deadline acquisitions Curt Casali and Matthew Boyd with Cooper Hummel and Trevor Gott). Seattle has been active in the offseason but, indeed, the Mariners probably are not done.
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Duly noted.
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Prospect rankings typically rank a player higher as the developing player nears the MLB level. The Seattle front office reportedly likes its current farm system where three of the top four prospects (and 6 of top 11) have not reached their 20th birthdays. Their national rankings will be updated as these young prospects develop ... or not.
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Perhaps Baseball America honors a franchise that does not needlessly hoard prospects but instead prudently spends prospect capital to improve the team.
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Apparently because the Mariners have traded for Teoscar Hernandez and Kolten Wong, who each come with only one year of team control. If the Mariners stay with the trade route, one year of Gold Glove winner Ian Happ, who posted 3.5 fWAR this year, would cost less than three years of Bryan Reynolds, who posted 2.9 fWAR this year. Seattle executive Jerry Dipoto has probably made calls on the switch-hitting NL Central outfielders born five months apart.
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History has its place. So do current affairs.
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The American League West is poised to become an even tougher division. Just a wild guess but the Mariners are likely to call Scott Boras about a short-term contract for one of his lefthand-hitting outfielders in Michael Conforto, Cody Bellinger or Joey Gallo. Seattle is unlikely to pursue the top free agents who will command long-term contracts because the Mariners currently have MLB's third-highest payroll commitment from 2024 on. Long-term contracts on top of those already given Julio Rodriguez, Robbie Ray, Luis Castillo and J.P. Crawford would limit the M's ability to extend the young core of George Kirby, Logan Gilbert and Cal Raleigh when that trio reaches arbitration. The Mariners have already executed three trades in what should be an interesting offseason.
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Skipping the shortened 2020 season, over the last two seasons the Red Sox have posted a 170-154 record and the Mariners a 180-144 record.
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Over the three-year period the Red Sox winning percentage trailed the Mariner winning percentage only .505 to .539, making the Sox look better than the 2022 difference of .481 to .556.
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Three years placed the Red Sox in a better light than the one most recent year.
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Granted the distant fourth year made the Red Sox look better. How much weight should be assigned to each of the four years? Should 2019 be given the same weight as 2022 in considering the current status of each franchise?
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The Seattle Mariners are highly, highly unlikely to trade J.P. Crawford.
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Jarred Kelenic, Taylor Trammell and Cade Marlowe are all plus outfield defenders. Jarren Duran is not. Duran, with a career OPS+ of 69, is three years older than Kelenic, who has a career OPS+ of 66. Duran is a year older than Trammell, who has a career OPS+ of 82. Duran is nine months older than Marlowe, who this year between Double A and Triple A posted a .287/.377/.487/.864 line with 23 home runs, 102 RBI and 42 stolen bases.
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The Mariners reportedly have traded Jesse Winker and Abraham Toro to Milwaukee for second baseman Kolten Wong:
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In the seven seasons before this year the AL East averaged one win better than the AL West in head-to-head competition. This year the AL East dominated the AL West with a regular season record of 99-66 before the AL West went 6-0 against the AL East in the postseason, knocking out the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees.
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The addition of Jarren Duran would lessen the package because the Mariners would not want to devote a 40-man roster slot to Duran, who would trail Jarred Kelenic, Taylor Trammell and Cade Marlowe on the depth chart of lefthand-hitting outfielders.
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Credit the 2021 Red Sox with falling only two wins shy of the World Series, a feat the Seattle Mariners have not accomplished since 2000. However, over the past three regular seasons the Mariners are 30 games above .500 at 207-177 while the Red Sox are four games above .500 at 194-190. The Red Sox may or may not close the gap. The resilient Sox have a history of making Houdini-like escapes from the last-place cage. It could happen again. Wishing the best for our favorite teams.
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Gladly.
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The Google translation:
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Or the Mariners could sign a shortstop while keeping J.P. Crawford, Chris Flexen and Jesse Winker. Crawford can block all trades in 2022 and can block trades to five clubs in each of the following four years.