The injuries quickly changed the complexion of the inner field of sailors. Second basic player Ryan Bliss will miss four to five months after suffering a tear in his left biceps and undergoing surgery. First goal Luke Raley moved to the external field following a fracture in Victor Robles“Shoulder, which will put him away for about 12 weeks. JORGE POLANCO is currently relegated to DH Work and will not play the inner field for another week or two, according to Adam Jude of the Seattle Times. He underwent knee surgery in October and is also dealing with certain discomfort by his side.
With these first changes in the field composition, sailors grow around the market for potential external additions, reports Jude. A major job at this time of year is rare but not unknown. The Brewers just picked up the young right -hander Quinn prayer In a business with the Red Sox earlier this week, helping to consolidate a rotation ravaged by injuries in Milwaukee. The trade last year of Luis snack From Miami to San Diego occurred in early May. Of course, the navies have spent most of the offseason to pursue trades to strengthen their inner field and finally ended up making a series of small free agent signatures instead – not clearly finding correspondence to their taste.
It is unlikely that there are teams that have greatly redesigned their status of hope in the playoffs a few weeks after the season. As such, it is unlikely that there are currently players on the commercial market whose teams were not willing to discuss them during the winter. If the navy could not find an off -season business to strengthen their inner field, it is difficult to suddenly consider them doing it now.
That said, Jude notes that the Front Office of Seattle “combs” other lists and looks at veteran players who are in the minor league elsewhere. Many veterans will have dates of withdrawal and ascending mobility clauses in April. Article XX (B) Free agents (that is to say more than six years of MLB service, ended the previous season on a list of major leagues / injured list) which signed the minor league contracts has an opportunity for uniform deactivation on May 1. MLBTR examined 36 players of this type late in the camp, although the majority this year is launchers.
This type of acquisition would not necessarily be sexy, but sailors have not obtained any production to get out of Rowdy Telz Or Donovan SolanoAnd they strike. 200 / .303 / .333 as a team to date. The improvement bar is quite low. Such and Solano will surely get a track to run things, but it is wise to look at other similar veterans options that could potentially be cheap. Among veterans infielders on minor league agreements and hit triple-a well with other clubs Christian Arroyo (Phillies), Scott Kingery (Angels), Harold Castro (Royals), Nick Gordon (Royals) and Lamb Jake (Giants).
Aid could still come from the agricultural system as well. Jude writes that the organization favors the best hopes Cole YoungDevelopment at the moment and does not want to rush it in the big leagues, but could consider an accelerated path for the third basic player Ben Williamson. Young strikes .178 / .302 / .267 in triple-a for the moment, which makes it difficult to consider it as an upgrade. Williamson is a defender more to the third goal who also obtained representatives in the Center-Champ. It is light on energy but has more contact skills and is released for the start of .286 / .314 / .347 in Tacoma. He struck .283 / .375 / .394 in 541 plaques appearances between High-A and Double-A last year. First goal Tyler Locklear did not manage to do his debut in the league last year, but reduced. 286 / .359 / .457 in his first nine games in triple-a this season.
If Seattle’s offensive slump continues much longer and there is no help to be found outside the organization, it goes without saying that Williamson and / or Locklear could get an early look to help the ship.
