Mariners predicted to cut ties with 10-year veteran who is a fan favorite
Should the Mariners do this?
Mariners predicted to cut ties with 10-year veteran who is a fan favorite originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Entering the season, there was definitely a feeling that the Seattle Mariners were going to be the best team in the American League West by a somewhat wide margin.
The Mariners have one of the best pitching staffs in baseball, an offense that looks very good on paper, and are in a division that frankly isn't that great outside of the Athletics right now. The West is always competitive, but there are a lot of teams struggling. There's only one team with an above .
500 record in the division, and it's the Athletics. Seattle sits at 20-22 and is 4-6 over its last 10 games. Some players have really struggled for the Mariners this year, including even Cal Raleigh.
Raleigh hasn't been the type of player that he typically is, but there isn't too much to be worried about just yet. Regarding some other guys who have struggled, infielder JP Crawford is another player who just hasn't gotten it going yet, currently hitting . 197 in 117 at-bats with four home runs.