Full disclosure: I knew Seattle and other US cities were hosting World Cup games. But I didn't realize the US was hosting the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final until yesterday.
I've fallen behind in current affairs over the last few years. Grief can do that to you.
Play Dominic Canzone everyday.
#Mariners
#Mariners fWAR rankings…
Pitching staff (5th in MLB)
Position players (18th)
After tonight, the #Mariners offense has been held to three-or-fewer runs over a two-game span for the tenth time this season - the same number of instances as the entire 2025 campaign.
#Mariners go 3-3 on six-game home stand.
* Scored 15 runs
* Allowed 18 runs
#Mariners have scored 16 runs in their last seven games.
Combined stats for #Mariners right-handed platoon/bench bats Rob Refsnyder, Connor Joe, Víctor Robles, Patrick Wisdom (AAA).
258 PA (8.8% of SEA PA’s)
7.0 BB%
27.9 SO%
.167 AVG
.233 OBP
.253 SLG
.487 OPS
.221 wOBA
40 wRC+
-1.5 fWAR
Catchers not included. Different subset, IMO.
Options may be limited, so it may be impractical. But some sort of roster shakeup for the #Mariners before the upcoming roadtrip might help.
Two unproven middle infielders to go with a smorgasbord of underperforming right-handed platoon/reserve bats is a suboptimal combination.