Yahoo Sports senior MLB analysts Jordan Shusterman and Jake Mintz discuss why the Seattle Mariners rotation could once again lead the league in fewest runs allowed. Hear the full conversation on the “Baseball Bar-B-Cast” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.
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I do think that while we have no idea that, that they will be notably healthier than they were last year, I do think that the talent here is still elite, and I think that they are still playing in one of the pitcher-friendliest ballparks that we have.
And, I am still going to– I, I feel pretty good about the floor here.
So with– I’m very curious where you go with pick number two, but I’m gonna keep it simple.
Mm-hmm.
I will take the homer pick.
I’m wearing my Arkansas Travelers hat in honor of not only their pitcher-friendly Major League ballpark, but also their even pitcher-friendlier double A ballpark.
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But that is my number one pick.
Seattle Mariners.
There you go.
If you had asked me before I prepped for this where I thought the Mariners ranked in 2025- Mm-hmm.
In run- Mm-hmm.
In, excuse me, in runs.
Runs allowed, per game.
I would not have said 17th.
They finished 17th in baseball in runs allowed per games, and came within- Mm-hmm you know, f- two innings of going to the World Series.
Their offense was way better than you remember, and their run prevention was way worse.
Now, why was it so low?
You’re right, a lot of it was related to injuries and a lot of like what– it was probably a lot of Logan Evans starts.
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Yeah.
Mixed in there.
Yeah, Logan, we, Emerson Hancock, and we, we got a couple.
But again, they, they were not awesome on the road, and that is half of their games, so I realize that.
But they were unbelievable- Yes at home.
So it is kind of a balancing act.
They have to get better on the road for this to be a great pick