With the heavy gun taking over a goodbye home run from Cal Raleigh, the Mariners finally broke the seal that had been imprisoned for 21 years, locked a wild card quota, and returned to the playoffs . The world has changed, flowers have fallen and bloomed, and a whole generation of people has been in the long and difficult playoffs. The last time the Mariners entered the playoffs, the last time the Mariners entered the playoffs, the new generation of Mariners has completed many years of redemption , ending that long and difficult playoff drought.
Before the trading deadline of last season, the Mariners actually started selling when still had hope of hitting the playoffs, and traded the terminator Kendall Graveman to the division's archenemy Astronauts. Faced with everyone's confusion, the Mariners' management still clearly stated that for this team that maintains the longest playoff drought in the major league and has never scored in the World Series championship, what they want is to finally win the World Series championship , rather than just betting on all the chips when the time is not ripe.
Although won 90 wins last season, the Mariners still failed; the playoffs drought has added another year, and the potential stocks exchanged for that deal are not satisfactory. However, in the offseason, the Mariners management, who is more confident in the team's strength, finally waited for the opportunity to give it a try . First, they took the lead in the free market of , signed last year's American League Young Award winner Robbie Ray and traded the all-star outfielder Jesse Wink (Jesse). Winker) and let super newcomer Julio Rodriguez start from the majors from the beginning of the season.
Although his strength on paper has increased greatly, at the beginning of this season, the Mariners' performance was disappointing. His first 68 games were only 29 wins and 39 losses, ranking fourth in the Western Conference of the United States. It seems that the nightmare of Mariners fans for 20 years is still continuing. The atmosphere of the loser is once again shrouded in the wet air of Seattle, as if the familiar pre-season confidence was full of confidence, and the performance at the beginning of the season was not good. The transaction deadline let go of famous stars and wait for the next year's plot to be staged again, but the Mariners' generals will never kill this time, and we must prove to the management that
enters the trading deadline with such performance. Considering that each league has added another playoff spot this year compared to last year, and the competition system is a less accidental series format, the Mariners' management no longer has doubts and decisively makes it in exchange for this year's mid-season trading market, Luis Castillo, the hottest starting pitcher in , . The Mariners are not only aiming for the playoff spot, but also eager to blow the charge to the team's first World Championship in in this year, and even in the next few years.
The current Mariners' core lineup young and full of talent , and the most eye-catching one is Rodriguez, the best candidate for the AFC Best Rookie Award this season. This 21-year-old talented outfielder not only selected as the All-Star , but also contributed the all-round performance of home run and stealing double 25+. Although he was on the injury list due to a back injury in September, he should be able to return before the end of the season to prepare for his playoff appearance.
After Rodriguez's emergence completely solved the offensive problems that have plagued the team in the past 20 years, the Mariners' starting group this season is still the cornerstone of the team's progress. The high-profile ERA winner Ray 3.58 is actually the higher one among the Mariners' starting points.
Sourst Logan Gilbert performed particularly well, handing over
The lineup is young, and the vigorous vitality of the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers is most intuitively reflected in the team's tough battle ability. As of the first 156 games of this season, the Mariners' record in the playoffs was 10 wins and 5 losses in , and the record in the game with only 1 point difference was 's terrifying 32 wins and 21 losses in . Faced with such a fearless team, even those experienced opponents dare not take it lightly.
Can the young and limitless sailors enter the World Championship for the first time this season's team history, or even win the World Championship championship, and complete a feat that great players such as Ichiro Suzuki, Ken Griffey Jr., and Randy Johnson cannot achieve when leading the team? Let’s discuss with us in the comment section as soon as possible.