The Seattle Mariners just got absolutely walloped by the Texas Rangers, losing 7-1 this morning. Honestly, what more can we even say about how much this team is struggling right now? The M’s just flat out suck, and there’s no sugarcoating it.
The Emerald City Needs Answers, Like, Yesterday
We’re all watching the M’s try to find *anything* that works. General Manager Jerry Dipoto recently spoke about the decision to fire assistant hitting coach Bobby Magallanes, hoping that move would light a fire. But let’s be real: that change has not had the desired effect. Not even close. You watch a game like today’s 7-1 clunker, and it feels like we’re just treading water, praying for a sign that things might actually turn around. The team needs to salvage some dignity, and fast.
League Shakes, Rattle, and Roll Towards the Deadline
While we’re all busy watching our hearts get broken, the rest of the league is going through some wild stuff, especially with the trade deadline looming. The biggest bomb dropped yesterday: Juan Soto, the New York Mets’ best player, is on the 10-day IL with a left calf strain. This isn’t just any calf strain either. Interim manager Andy Green called it “significantly worse” than the one he had in his *other* leg that kept him out for three weeks earlier this season. The Mets are heading into the deadline without their superstar, and you just know that’s going to send shockwaves through the market.
Meanwhile, the trade stove is definitely heating up! The Boston Red Sox are making moves, trading left-hander Connelly Early to the Washington Nationals for infielder Curtis Mead. That’s a solid pickup for Boston. The Red Sox are desperate for a better deadline than last season’s disappointment, which apparently almost involved a “blockbuster prospect package” heading to Minnesota for Joe Ryan before the Twins pulled out. Speaking of Ryan, he’s dealing with arm fatigue, so the Twins pushed his next start to Tuesday to give him extra rest. And talk about brutal injury luck, the Houston Astros continued their injury-riddled season by putting Spencer Arrighetti on the 15-day IL. Oh, and the A’s signed former Cy Young winner Dallas Keuchel to a minor league deal yesterday, a move that barely registered a shrug for anyone paying attention.
With the Mariners continuing to fight for some consistency and the rest of the league making big moves and dealing with major injuries, the next few weeks are going to be wild. This team needs to find something, anything, to spark a run and give us something to cheer about.
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Originally reported by Lookout Landing.
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