Luke Raley had essentially a lost season in 2025, but perhaps his hot spring will carry momentum in the 2026 regular season. If it does, that could be a big win for the M’s.
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Lost year for him.
Lost year for him.
I think absolutely important for him this spring to right the ship and feel good about what he’s doing heading north, and I think he’s gotta feel that way.
I think absolutely important for him this spring to right the ship and feel good about what he’s doing heading north, and I think he’s gotta feel that way.
So don’t tell me that the spring training results don’t matter, because I think for some players they do, and Luke Raley, I hope, I believe, is kind of test case 1A in that, in it working positively in your favor.
So don’t tell me that the spring training results don’t matter, because I think for some players they do, and Luke Raley, I hope, I believe, is kind of test case 1A in that, in it working positively in your favor.
Luke Raley’s gonna play a lot for the Mariners, at least early in the season, right?
Luke Raley’s gonna play a lot for the Mariners, at least early in the season, right?
Him and Dom Canzone, the platoon role between right field and DH against right-handed pitching.
Him and Dom Canzone, the platoon role between right field and DH against right-handed pitching.
He’s gonna see a lot of at bats early, and if he takes this into the regular season, then you’re looking at much more likely to ha- or being much more likely to have the Luke Raley that you had in 2024.
He’s gonna see a lot of at bats early, and if he takes this into the regular season, then you’re looking at much more likely to ha- or being much more likely to have the Luke Raley that you had in 2024.
On the other side of things, basically everything I said about Luke Raley, I think the inverse applies to Victor Robles.
On the other side of things, basically everything I said about Luke Raley, I think the inverse applies to Victor Robles.
Last year was a lost season for him.
Last year was a lost season for him.
Victor Robles also was great in 2024.
Victor Robles also was great in 2024.
2025, he played just 32 games.
2025, he played just 32 games.
He missed all time from, you know, April 10th or whatever until the end of August.
He missed all time from, you know, April 10th or whatever until the end of August.
Then he got suspended for the throwing the bat at the pitcher thing in Triple A.
Then he got suspended for the throwing the bat at the pitcher thing in Triple A.
He didn’t come back until September from that, and he played 32 games total.
He didn’t come back until September from that, and he played 32 games total.
He hit 245.
He hit 245.
He had a homer.
He had a homer.
He wasn’t the same on the bases.
He wasn’t the same on the bases.
He didn’t play particularly well in the playoffs.
He didn’t play particularly well in the playoffs.
So last year was basically a lost year for Victor Robles.
So last year was basically a lost year for Victor Robles.
You would’ve hoped that he could’ve come in and then asserted himself this spring in the way that Luke Raley has, and it’s gone the opposite way for him
You would’ve hoped that he could’ve come in and then asserted himself this spring in the way that Luke Raley has, and it’s gone the opposite way for him