According to Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times, the Seattle Mariners could be on the hunt for relievers on the waiver market.Something to monitor over the next few days is the number of players placed on waivers by teams in hopes they will be claimed and not have to pay the last month of salary. Players must be with an org before Sept. 1 to be eligible for the postseason. M's will probably monitor the relievers put on waivers.
Something to monitor over the next few days is the number of players placed on waivers by teams in hopes they will be claimed and not have to pay the last month of salary. Players must be with an org before Sept. 1 to be eligible for the postseason. M's will probably monitor the…As we saw last year with the Los Angeles Angels, teams will start dumping players who they no longer want to pay in hopes of saving a little money.
To Divish's point, the Mariners certainly could use another relief arm or two. Trent Thornton has been iffy of late, as has Tayler Saucedo. Gabe Speier has been iffy all season. Rogers would represent an upgrade over both Saucedo and Speier as the left-handed specialist. The 33-year-old Rogers is 1-4 this year but has a 2.45 ERA. He's struck out 59 batters in 51.1 innings.: The latest episode of the "Refuse to Lose" podcast is out as Brady Farkas talks about the Mariners getting closer to the Astros in the AL West race. What is his goal by September? Furthermore, we examine the recent comments by now-fired hitting coach Brant Brown, the approach at the plate from Julio Rodriguez and our takeaways from the first few games of the Dan Wilson-era.
Speaking on the "Marine Layer" podcast on Wednesday, Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times painted a dim picture for the M's offseason ahead.