Mariners predicted to cut ties with long-time fan favorite in favor of Colt Emerson
Emerson is just that good.
Mariners predicted to cut ties with long-time fan favorite in favor of Colt Emerson originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Seattle Mariners knew something had to change to give this team a spark, and they did just that by calling up youngster Colt Emerson.
Emerson, who typically plays on the left side of the infield, is expected to be one of the better young players in baseball if everything goes as smoothly as possible. At only 20 years old, there are definitely expected to be some struggles for the Ohio native, though there's also a lot to like about his game. Seattle has been one of the better teams in baseball over the past few seasons, and while they're just one game behind the first-place Athletics in the American League West, the campaign has been far from ideal at 23-26.
Some of that is due to players on the roster not playing at the level that everybody expects of them, and that includes infielder J. P. Crawford.
The longtime Mariners shortstop statistically hasn't been bad at all, posting a 112 OPS+ with six home runs and more walks than strikeouts, but there still seems to be a feeling that they could move on from him, with many predicting that to be the case. “J. P.