Non-Tendered Players the Seattle Mariners SHOULD Have Interest In | Mailbag Monday

Non-Tendered Players the Seattle Mariners SHOULD Have Interest In | Mailbag Monday

The deadline to tender contracts to arbitration eligible players has passed, which means there are quite a few new free agents out on the market. We’ll tell you which of them should be of interest to the Mariners coming up. Colobby, hit it. You are Locked on Mariners, your daily Seattle Mariners podcast, part of the Locked Onet. Your team every day. Ohoy sailors. to this Monday, November 24th, 2025. You’re listening to the Lockdown Maris podcast, part of the Lockdown Podcast Network, now the number one sports podcast network. My name is Titan Gonzalez and I’m joined as always by my co-host Colobby Patnode. We’re two lifelong Maris fans who’ve been covering the team for over half a decade. And today we’re going to open up the mailbag like we do here every single Monday. But before we get into it, I want to shout out our title sponsor today, Game Time. Download the Game Time app, create an account, and use the promo code locked on MLB. That’s LC KD O N MLB for $20 off your first purchase. All right, let’s get into your questions. Jeff is going to kick us off here on Mailbag Monday, wanting to know which non-tendered player makes the most sense for the roster. Oh. Oh, buddy. Oh, buddy. You’ve made the mistake of asking us to condense such a broad question down to one singular player. Brevity is not our strong suit. So, we’re going to name a bunch of players. Colobby, go name some guys. Go, go, go. Uh, uh, uh, Adulles Garcia. Uh, that’s what you all want us to say, right? I assume most of you want us to say Adulus Garcia. I don’t know. You know what’s interesting about, you know, the the list here. Very little of interest from the National League. Pretty much everybody that is like interesting to give a major league contract to is is on the American League side. Uh so you know there’s always relievers uh which is is kind of you know a valuable asset for the Mariners and the Yankees dumped a couple of them that are pretty interesting. Mark Lighter I know he didn’t have a very good year uh but he you can kind of coincide his struggles directly to him going to New York. He was pretty darn good before that. Uh uh Scott or not Scott sorry uh Jake Cousins. There you go. Uh uh is that Kirk Cousins cousin? Yeah. Yeah, he’s Kurt Cousins. Kurt Cousins cousin. Uh he is he’s coming off of an injured year. Uh so he might be an interesting ad as well. Uh also Ian Hamilton, WSU alum. Uh he had a a pretty good year a couple years back. He got non-tendered. So there’s always bullpen arms like that. Uh also, uh Taylor Clark is a really interesting one from the Royals. Uh he his he had a nice year and he’s only going to make about $2 million in ARB. So, it was kind of a surprise that they non-tendered him. Uh, that dude needs to never throw his fourseam fast ball ever again, though. I believe the expected slugging on that pitch last year was 750. So, yeah. And he it was the second most thrown pitch. So, sinker slider. 750, I’m pretty sure. Yeah, you can double check me on that. Maybe I misread it, but uh that’s stinky. Yeah. Uh, so there are always bullpin arms like that. Uh, Jacob Webb is is kind of a meme. Yeah, but uh pretty good. He’s still pretty good and he’s now available. So, plenty of bullpin arms out there. There are some some names like Chris Morell uh is is pretty obviously Adulus Garcia as well. Um but I I think I don’t want to say the big one, but like I think the one that kind of makes the most sense for the Mariners based on where their roster is at right now is probably Andy Ianz. Yep. Agreed. Yeah. So yeah, the the Mariners need a better option against the left-handed pitching off of their bench. Now Abana wasn’t particularly great against lefties this year. It’s a 99 WRC plus, but in the past he has mashed lefties. And last year, you know, or 2025, I’ve kind of already put it behind us now, so I kind of view it as last year. But uh you know this this past season Mitch Garber was your primary option off the bench to face lefties and that was just not viable frankly. So um yeah Ianz is the guy that stands out to me the most as well as Raone Nas who obviously a pretty good defender can play multiple spots in the infield. The Maris have had interest in him in the past. Uh so maybe that’s a guy that they kick the tires on as well. Uh, and then yeah, there’s just so many relief arms. You know, you never know what profile really like stands out to the Mars uh the most here, like who they like and who they think they might have a tweak for. So, it could literally be any of these guys or none of them, right? I do like Jacob Webb and uh Taylor Clark quite a bit, but uh yeah, Ian Hamilton’s got some really interesting uh qualities to him. Uh but yeah, Ba is a guy who can play second, he can play third. Uh, so he’s actually not that bad of a defender. No, his arm sucks, but he’s actually like a like he actually has a really good range. So, yeah, you know, and with your questions right now being at second and third, you’re going to give those shots as things sit right now to to some rookies, to some young players. Uh it’s it would be nice to have that that safety blanket there just a guy like look you know we can at least manage and have this guy fill in three four times a week and we can kind of survive until we get to July and we can kind of add hopefully add in July. So I I think a player like Urias like uh Ivanz makes a lot of sense for the roster as it sits right now. maybe in a couple weeks they don’t make any sense at all and and we’re talking about Adulles Garcia who would be a fun ad and he and Randy are really good friends and so is he and Julio. So there there is actually some uh some reason why Adoulles might pick you and it does feel like Adulus does have one year of of magic left. Uh but he’s been bad recently and then obviously terrible. Yeah. And then Jonah is interesting just because you need a backup catcher. Uh especially if you trade Harry Well, if you trade Harry Ford, which is probably the top 100 prospect most likely to be traded this winter, then that’s going to make a lot of sense. Now, the thing with him, though, is is he going to want to sign here knowing he’s the full-time backup, like no shot to start? Uh probably not. It might be a difficult whereas there might there might be like a team out there like the the Pirates or the whoever. That’s just an example that might be willing to give him a shot to start. Yeah. He’s young enough that if he has a good year in 2026, he can go out there and presumably get three or four years at 10 million bucks a year and really set himself up nice. So, we’ll see. But yeah, to me it’s it’s the right-handed hitting infielders and it’s the bullpen arms that are the most interesting. Yeah. And I mean like if you don’t want to expose Cole Young to too many lefties, then I think Andy Abanz would be a great platoon partner for him. Um, you know, a couple other names I just want to throw out there. Um, they don’t really make sense for the roster right now, but Mike Tman, uh, he got non-tender by the White Socks. Um, you know, lefty corner outfielder, which right now, you know, there’s the Dom Kenzo and Luke Reley thing, so that doesn’t really work. And then, uh, JJ Blade is a guy that both you and I have have liked for a while, Co. uh he he got knocked centered by the A’s. So um but again left-handed hitting outfielder. So throw Jake Frillley into that list too. 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Let’s get back into your questions. Abraham wants to know, should the Mars trade Luis Castillo to the Mets for Kodi Sa? Sa is younger and with the pitching lab, they could possibly fix him. At worst, he could be a fifth starter and Mets get a more reliable pitcher with experience to help their young arms. Well, Colobby, this is an idea that you texted me about. I think you also tweeted about it, right? So, you’re on this train of trading Castillo for Sanga. Uh, so what why do you like that idea? I mean, I like it as a thought experiment. I I I don’t think that it’s terribly likely or realistic for it to happen. Uh, but I I like it for, you know, the reasons that were mentioned there is that the Mets need some stability in their rotation. Sanga has not been the same guy uh since his rookie year and he’s dealt with a big injury in there and and the walks have kind of been a problem. He’s missing fewer bats, but we know that the stuff is really good. And we also know that he’s making about $10 million less over the same two years uh as Castillo. And so it’s one of those shots you take. If Castillo’s the number five, well, I think you want upside in your number five spot more so than you want safety. Uh so, you know, there the risk is for the Mariners is that they trade their healthiest pitcher, believe it or not. Uh for a guy who, like all the other four starters in the rotation, has missed significant time over the last two years. Uh but they get arguably one of the best pitches in all of baseball, the the Ghost Fork. Uh, and they add some swing and miss to their rotation, which is desperately needed. You guys watch that Blue Jays series. Now, granted, it’s really hard to strike out the Blue Jays for anybody, but like, yeah, I mean, even Blake Cell had issues striking out the Blue Jays, so Right. So, again, it’s probably more about that, but you need some more swing and miss in this in this pitching staff. You really do because honestly, you don’t really have the defense to support a contact heavy pitching staff. Uh, so yeah, I I think it makes some sense like on paper, but there are a myriad of reasons why this wouldn’t happen. You know, like for example, the the Mets are kind of in this weird spot that like we saw yesterday where they’re kind of shedding some of their bigger contracts and they’re kind of trying to, you know, clear up future money. So maybe that’s not a big as big of a deal because both of these guys only have two years left, but I don’t think they’re going to be willing to take on $10 million extra. Uh, I think if they trade Sena, they would be trying to move the contract. Uh, is it would be their primary goal there. Uh, so I I don’t really know if that makes sense, but yeah, just like on paper as a thought experiment, it’s a fun one because the Mets do need some stability. They do need just quality bulk innings out of their rotation, especially if they’re going to run with as many young arms as they are currently slated to do. Uh, and SA is a guy who, you know, the the star is falling a little bit. He’s he needs to be polished back up again. And there’s a health health concern there. And obviously, we know the the whole thing with the fork ball, the splitter is is that it can be rough on the elbow. At least that’s kind of the popular narrative right now. I don’t know if it’s backed up by science or not. Um but uh yeah, I think it does make some sense on paper and that’s why I like it as a thought experiment. I think ultimately there are just too many uh you know, obstacles you have to overcome to actually get something like this cross the finish line. Uh, but yeah, I think this would be a fun, you know, we we talk about how do you dump Castillo and it’s like, well, probably can’t maybe do a payroll swap like, you know, Robbie Ray for Mitch Hanner and this would kind of be that. You’d save about the same amount of money in the short term and and you know, the only difference is is that you uh your club control is uh the same here. So, it really is an interesting idea, but I just think there’s too many obstacles to actually get it done. The Heatmeiser wants to know when you say that a starting pitcher is a number one, number two, what is your criteria for that? Is a number one a top 30 pitcher, a number two a top 60, etc. Is it based on some ranking criteria or is it just based on vibes? Just curious. So Kobe and I kind of have our own definition of like what’s an ace, like what’s a true ace, who’s a number one, what constitutes a number two. So we say that and I know that sometimes confuses people. So, um, for me, what a what a true ace is is a guy that you absolutely are worried about, like in a playoff series, for example, like Trick Scooble, right? You are game planning around that guy specifically, whether it’s Scooble, whether it’s Paul Skins, Garrick Crochet, maybe you want to throw Yamamoto or Christopher Sanchez in there as well. Uh, but really skins, Scubble, and Crochet. To me, those are like the three and Zack Wheeler when he’s healthy. Those are like the four guys that like I’m planning around them. The aces are so good that they impact games they’re not even pitching in. Yeah, exactly. Whereas like I don’t view Hunter Brown, Cole Reagan’s, those guys in the same light, but those guys are still number ones. They’re ones. Yeah. Yeah. So I I I hope that makes sense. And then, you know, you just kind of go down the list. There isn’t really like a specific cut off point for like, you know, a one and a two. Like, oh, the ones are like the top 20 guys and then the twos are, you know, 21 through 40 and all. It’s not really like that. It’s just No, because if that were true, then there would be 30 number ones in baseball and there there isn’t. Like, I know technically there is, but there isn’t. You know, like you said, there’s four or five aces. Uh there’s probably, I don’t know, 10 number on’s. uh number TW’s there’s probably only like 20 or 30 of them. So yeah, there’s a ton of to me like you start with the number five and you work your way up. The number five is a guy that I’m hoping goes five innings and gives up four or less. Like that that’s really what I’m hoping. Uh so, you know, there’s plenty of number fives. Number four is just a little bit better than that. It’s just kind of a vibe, you know. It really is just kind of like, hey, how do I feel about this guy, you know, pitching in against, you know, other pitchers uh that are sim like when school’s on the mound, it doesn’t matter who you’re throwing, you don’t have a good shot to win that game unless you’re the 2025 Mariners apparently. Um, so yeah, like it just doesn’t matter. Whereas like Logan Gilbert is probably going to outdo most other pitchers in this league, but if he’s going up against Garrick Cole, like he’s probably going to make a mistake or two and probably not going to get away with it. And that mistake or two could end your game. Like aces are so good that if your pitcher if your pitcher makes a mistake, the game could be over right there. Like so it really again aces are are a unique brand. Number ones are less than that. I would say Christopher Sanchez is a number one. Number ones get like sai young boats. Uh number two Christopher Sanchez is really good. So he I think do it again and then and then we’ll talk. But like I like number twos get Sai Young votes. Number threes might get a tenth place vote every once in a while. Fours are are just like two and a half win pitchers I think and and fives are kind of just they’re high four or mid four erra type of guys. So like it’s not really statistical. There’s and sometimes when we talk about like this guy’s a number three or whatever we’re talking more about stuff and like command and control than actual data. So yeah. Yeah, it’s a bit of a, you know, um it’s a bit of when when we assign pitchers, you know, they’re they’re an ace, they’re a one, they’re a two. It’s not uh scientific, at least not for us. Just like quickly going down the list here, like so again, I would say the aces are Scoo Skins, Crochet, like those type of dudes. The ones are like the Logan Webs and and the Max Freeds and the Hunter Browns and the Cole Reagans of the world. Then the number twos, I would say, are like Freddy Peralta. And then there’s like, you know, the lowend twos like high-end threes that are like Joe Ryan. Joe Ryan, Ranger Suarez. Yeah. Framber. Framber. I think I’ I’d put in that range as well. Yep. Um Kirby, Nick Paveta. Usually this year, Paveta was more like a low-end one to a two, but uh but typically like I’d put Paveta in there. Yeah, Evaldi. Evaldi is is a one. Aldi this year was an ace, but availability bit of a problem there. So, you down a peg or two. Yeah. So, yeah. Uh, so yeah. So, hopefully that clears that up because I know some people do get confused when we when we use that terminology and that’s just that’s just our personal uh definitions of what those guys are. That’s not based on anything. That’s just us. That’s just how we feel about those guys. And we have a Kobe and I have a pretty like similar definition of, you know, what aces are, what number ones are. Yeah. When Ty and I are talking like he says that guy’s a two, I know exactly what type of pitcher he’s talking about. Like Yeah. Uh so it really is kind of a a beauty in the eye of the beholder type of thing. But like to me, like just to kind of go down the list here for the Mariners, just to put it in those terms, uh I would say Brian Woo is a two, highend two, maybe a one. Uh on a certain day, I would say Logan Gilbert’s after the year he just had probably a a mid two with number one ceiling. Uh, George Kirby is a two or a three, somewhere in that range depending on what the what the day is. Uh, I would say Miller is probably a four overall, but he could be a number three. Uh, Castillo is a four, I think, is how I would uh maybe even a lowend three for Castile because he’s so dependable. Yeah. Yeah, I’d say Castillo is a lowend three. And then like Miller to me has like the ceiling of A2. Like we’ve seen it. Um but yeah, I think he was a two for 2024 statistically speaking. Yeah. And he was and he was a two for a good chunk of the postseason as well. Yeah. Sure. Two, three. Yeah. Yeah. Uh unfortunately during the regular season this year, he was like a six or a seven. Yeah. So, like, by the way, just perfect example of this, Emerson Hancock is a six. He’s not a five, he’s a six. So, like that’s just which is to say minor league depth. Put him in the minors. If he has to make some starts for you because of injuries, fine. Whatever. He might help you out of the bullpin at some point, but like not a guy you want to even consider starting playoff games. Like, yeah, aces, ones, and twos, they’re starting games one and two of the playoffs. All right, got a few more of your questions to answer in just a moment. But first reminder, this episode of the Locked Ones podcast is brought to you by Game Time. NFL season is back and there’s nothing better than being in the stadium surrounded by fans cheering on your team. But let’s be honest, getting tickets can be a hassle. 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As always, if you want to hear from me and Colobby even more, and help support the show, we have a Patreon. It’s called Control the Zone. And on there, we talk Mariners, Seahawks, all that good stuff. For more information, go to patreon.com/controltheone. Link in the description of this episode. Matthew wants to know, “What were you guys’ thoughts on non-tendering Gregory Santos? It felt like that was going to be the case after your interview with Ryan Dish.” Yeah. Um, not surprised after talking to Debbish. I mean, the u the Mariners just don’t really have much of a tolerance for guys that they feel are just not really putting the work in, right? We’ve seen it with Luis Aras, Kyle Lewis as a guy that they felt wasn’t putting, you know, enough work in to get back. Um there’s been many instances of this uh in the in the Dotto uh era where they just, you know, if you’re not putting in the work, we’re going to cut ties. We’re going to move on. Jesse Winker. Mhm. Also kind of Gino Suarez after 2022. They were not thrilled about how he came into camp in 2023 and they were willing to move on as a result at the end of the year. Yeah. Yeah. I think Dvish said something about that uh after the trade happened. So, yeah. So, yeah, it doesn’t it doesn’t come as a as a surprise. Um, like if if he had not talked to Dish about that and that had not been reported beforehand, then yeah, I would have been a little surprised by that just because like what it’s $20,000 more than the league minimum that he I think or that he was going to get projected to get. I think if we hadn’t talked to Dish and that news came out, I would have been like they must be upset with him about like how he worked his way back though. I think I would have come to that conclusion because it increase, right? And we talked about this, you know, when they were setting up the the playoff in the taxi squad. It’s like Gregory Santos isn’t even on the taxi squad. Yeah. Like so very clearly the Mariners were just done with that relationship and uh yeah, it’s not surprising. It just kind of follows up everything that they’ve they’ve done in recent years. If they think a guy’s not putting in the work, they think he’s, you know, maybe not a bad influence is probably not the right word, but like they’re not going to put up with they’re going to move on from guys who they don’t feel are are, you know, committed and are putting in the work and all that. And and, you know, that’s not even talking about the guys that have been, you know, privately uh have been told like, you got to step it up, man. You you you really have to do some work. And we’re not going to tell you who those players are. We don’t know all the players, uh, but we’ve heard some things about some guys, but whatever. They they put in the work, you know, and I feel like everybody gets like one like, hey, look, we’re not really thrilled with this. We need you to do this. And if they don’t do it, then the Mars are going to try and find a way to move on. They’ve done it pretty much every time. All right. Zach wants to know, are you surprised that the M’s moved Luke Haymon this quickly? The system catcher depth is still solid with Grant Jay, Josh Karen, and Luke Stevenson, but a college catcher with some hype seems like a lot for a reliever with clear red flags. So, talking about the Alex Hoppy uh trade, the reliever that the Mars got from the Red Sox for their uh 14th round draft pick, Luke Haymon, out of the University of Florida uh this past year. Um yeah, Haymon was a top 20 guy on our on our list. Um we liked him. There was some probability there, but at the end of the day, I mean, he’s a 14 14th round pick. I’m not losing sleep over that. It also says Hoppy has a real ch we think Hopp has a real chance to help us as soon as 2026. Heymon is a couple years away and we signed Cal Raleigh to an extension. We have Harry Ford currently. We spent a first round pick on Luke Stevenson. We still have Grant Jay. We still have Josh Karen. Now Grant Jay might wind up in a corner, but uh right, but whatever. I mean, Haymon might too. Like it’s just one of those things. Haymon is probably a backup catcher long term. Yeah. Uh and you have an opportunity to add a player that you think has high leverage ceiling and I think the Mariners believe that uh about Hoppy and it’s a guy who could help you as early as this year. These are the type of moves you make. And this is why you draft this is why you take the 14th round seriously because you never know what could happen. And by the way, if Hoppy stinks and you know, uh, Haymon is like a solid backup catcher, you know, who’s going to care? Nobody. Nobody’s going to care because the Mariners, by the way, there’s one thing you should there’s one thing you should count on the Mariners to do. They can develop some catching. Like, it’s not just Cal Raleigh. Look at what they did to Nola. Look at how they held Tom Murphy. I mean, obviously Harry Ford and and now they have Luke Stevenson. Like, the Mariners can identify and develop catching. They’re pretty good at it. Pretty consistently good at it. So, don’t worry about it. It It’s It’s whatever. I didn’t know who Luke Cayman was four months ago. I’m not gonna shed a tear about it. To be fair, I also didn’t know who Alex Hoppy was three days ago. So, no. You know, whatever. But, uh, no. To to me, what’s most interesting about that deal is that Hoppy was rule five eligible. M the Mariners probably felt that they weren’t going to be able to get him, that he wasn’t going to be able to to fall to where they were picking and so they made him a priority. And not just that, but they also made it so they don’t have to keep him on the 26-man roster the whole time without, you know, running the risk of having to give him back to the Red Sox. Yeah. Now he’s just in the organization. They can do whatever they want with him. They can do whatever they want with with his options. So, yeah. Um, so, so that to me just says more about like how they feel about Hoppy, um, them prioritizing him, all that, and the cost to me. Like, yeah, we had Haymon a bit higher than most people. Uh, but like it’s a 14th round pick. All right, last question of the day here comes from Ryan. Who are your top five realistic choices for left-handed and right-handed bullpen options to acquire? Well, I don’t I don’t have a top five. There are just so many names. I I could not possibly condense that down to a uh to a top five, at least not on the spot. So, I’m just going to give you a bunch of names that I like. The the left-handed reliever side of things is uh is interesting to me because like, you know, we just did our our division uh by division trade preview uh series and like we talked about quite a few of these guys. It just depends on like what shelf are the Mars going to be shopping from in that regard. And are they going to look to address kind of like both of the things that they’re looking for, a high leverage arm and a lefty? Because like it’s been reported that they they want both, right? They want a high leverage arm and they want a lefty. Well, you could just do both of those things in one move. One one player could fill both of those those needs, right? So, you know, if that’s the case, then that would be like Adrien from the Padres’s. Is he even available? Who knows? Garrick Clevenger. that’s going to cost quite a bit. Are the mayors willing to pay that price um for for two years of him? Yeah. Matt Stum, like is Dave Dumbrosski actually going to be realistic and reasonable with his with his asking price? There’s also Jose Alvarado and Tanner Banks there as well. Um you know with a Braves listen on like Dylan Lee. So I just I have a bunch of question. There’s a lot of guys that I like. There’s a lot of lefty relievers specifically on the trade market that I like or specifically guys maybe they’re not on the market but like specifically guys you would have to trade for if you’re going to acquire them that I like. Uh and then there’s like a couple of guys uh in free agency um as well like Danny Koul and and Hobie Milner, you know, the the two Rangers lefties uh that are free agents now. Uh and then righties, there’s a billion guys. Um, you know, again, I would keep an eye on the Rockies cuz the Mars did quite a bit of work on them leading up to the deadline. Um, I would keep an eye on like Juan Mahia, Jimmy Hgate, those guys. Yep. Yeah. The righties, there’s a ton, you know, and to try and narrow it down to five like a top five just it’s impossible. Well, I don’t have a top five. Sorry. No. Like, no. That just top five what? Right-handed relievers that might be available. I don’t know because we can’t even say like, oh, well, Pete Fairbanks. Like, are the Mariners going to spend 11 12 million bucks on a reliever? Probably not. But they’re also making it a priority. So, might they? I don’t know. Like, it’s one of those things. There’s just, you know, you’re better off just asking about like specific guys. But like because the Mariners aren’t going to shop, I think that’s just my assumption. at the Hellley, you know, certainly not the Diaz Suarez, but probably not the Hley, probably not the uh Helley might wind up getting a a contract to start. Yeah. Yeah. From the Tigers. From the Tigers. Yeah. Interesting. Teroo’s a lefty, but uh got our high leverage bulpin arm here. Ter school. Yeah. Yeah, but you know, like Chris Martin is a is an interesting guy. Uh if he’s going to pitch, we don’t know. Yes. But like, yeah, whatever. The the lefties are the guys that you’re probably going to have to trade for. It’s not a great class of them in the free agent market right now. Uh the righties, it’s just kind of like who do you like? Take your pick. Uh and who are you willing to spend the money on? Because like, yeah, it’s really easy to point to like Paul Sewald and be like, “Oh, I want Paul back.” Like not great last year, but do you even want to spend Kyle Finnegan money? Like, if you’re not gonna spend Diaz Suarez money, do you want to spend Finnegan money? Do you want to spend, you know, Fairbanks money or Yeah. I mean, there’s there’s a couple guys that I’ve mentioned here on the show and on on the Patreon as well that I just I I would be down to take a shot on like Michael Copek. Yeah. Um Jacob Junis. Um I like Sean Armstrong. And then there’s always guys that you could take a shot on. Like I wouldn’t mind them taking a shot on Alexis Diaz. Uh but uh I I’ll tell you the one I’ll give you two righties in trade. Uh Matt Festa. Yes, that Matt Festa. And Edwin Yeda uh is Yada is a guy who misses a ton of bats. He’s got plenty of years of club control. He does it a little bit differently than other guys in the bullpin. And that is something that I wouldn’t mind adding. I wouldn’t mind if the Mariners went out this winter and they were like, “Yeah, we have enough sinker slider guys. Let’s go get forcing curveball. Let’s go get somebody who throws straight over the top instead of this low threequarters that we really like or let’s go get somebody who throws below three/ quarters. Let’s go get a a submariner.” Like, let’s mix up the looks a little bit because yeah, obviously, you know, Munoz and Bizardo and Brash, they don’t have the same stuff, right? They don’t throw from the same. I get that. But it’s all pretty similar. It’s two seamers and it’s sliders. Uh and so it’s one of those things where it’s like some variety is nice. Like give this guy give these teams a different look. We saw in the playoffs how nice it could be to be like, oh well this is a guy you haven’t seen or like for the last three innings you’ve watched guys throwing from the you know 28 degree arm angle and they’re all throwing 98 mph two seamers with wipeout sliders. Like eventually you pick that stuff up and if you see it every single day for five days in a row, it’s a lot easier to hit. So how about hey, here’s a guy throwing straight over the top and he’s throwing 95 mph fast balls up in the zone and then he’s got a 126 curveball that he works over the top of that. Like I think those are the type of things, those little changes that you can make to the bullpen where it’s not the same profile every single arm that comes out of your pen. I would like to see them add and that’s why I like youa who does throw from a lower arm slot but his big out pitch is a change up which is different than than what you have in this bullpen. So I do think that you know the Mariners probably going to prioritize the sinker slider guys. They’re really good at that and that’s what they like. That’s their bread and butter. But I think there’s some some merit to mixing things up and that’s why a guy like Devin Williams would be interesting. But I’m not giving Devin Williams three years which is probably what he’s going to get. So yeah, I think the trademark is where you’re going to get the lefty. Uh but I I kind of with Tai I think why not just you know get both at the same time because the lefties that we just talked about the the Stros and the Clevengers like and they are high leverage and they’re lefties and so you just knock that out and cross out two and then maybe maybe if you get a like if you get a Clevenger right in trade or whatever you get a strong pick the lefty right maybe then you are willing to go out into free agency and spend $6 million or whatever on whoever you think Ryan Stannic is, like whoever you think the undervalued asset is. I think that makes more sense to do it that way. So, we’ll see. All right, that is going to do it for our show. Thank you so much for joining us here on the Lockdown Maris podcast, part of the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day for Colobby Patnode. I’m Titan Gonzalez. Be sure to give us a follow on Twitter at l_mmers. You can follow me at tidingales and colobby at cpad11. That’s CPAT11. We’re also on Blue Sky. 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