@LanglowAlex@Softykjr It’s not that he isn’t going to come out of the slump but to come off the bench while you’re slumping. I know cal will get it together
@UWbowdowntoWA@Softykjr Unfortunately you have to manage with the cards you’re dealt, your other two options (if you’re going to pinch hit) are Bliss and Raley. Cal is still the play.
@UWbowdowntoWA@Softykjr All of which Cal has shown time and time again he is capable of doing. He’s going to break out of the slump at some point, why not there? Would you have hit a lefty against lefty in that situation? Or do you think this is just who Cal is now after 4 games?
@PaulaAbdulGaddy@Softykjr Catchers generally are not elite hitters and yet he his still a top tier hitter when it come to OPS. WAR, and WRC+. Compare his offense to all catchers in the league over the last 3 season and he is far and away the best overall. So, no not just one season.
@Tiltspop@Softykjr Refsnyder who has hit less home runs in an 11 year career than Cal hit last season alone? I suppose we should just bench Cal for the rest of the season because he hasn’t hit in the first 4 games of the season.
@MarinersONTap For anyone saying this lineup is not better than 2025, bad take. Combined WAR in 2025 opening day lineup was 23.5. Combined WAR of this lineup is 30.7
Mariners lineup will look something like this:
3B Donovan
CF Rodriguez
C Raleigh
1B Naylor
LF Arozarena
DH Refsnyder/Raley
RF Robles/Canzone
SS Crawford
2B Young/Rivas
Maybe Emerson mixed in too at some point.
How confident are you in this lineup 1-10? 🤔
@presidentmyboss@AaronLevine_ Is that any worse than a dribbler back to the pitcher on the first pitch? If he struck out at least he sees at least 3 pitches.
Naylor bumped up to the 3-hole, Rivas bumped up to the 8-hole, Robles replacing Canzone. That bottom of the order has chaos written all over it, hopefully in a good way.
@lindyoncity10@dickfain Just like they were cooked after they lost the 2nd game to Detroit? Playoff baseball is hard, very hard when you’re playing the team with the best record in the AL.
@CLCNW21@dickfain Suggest a player to take his place? Garver? Robles? Harry Ford? The makeup of the lineup isn’t the issue, it’s the fact that our pitching and offense has not performed at all over the last two games