Any love for the Mariners?

Ace_of_Spades · 02-27-10, 05:02 AM

Thats a spot on number for Seattle imo. I do believe they will win the division.

Morrisbettor · 02-27-10, 05:19 AM

Don't you think it will take being more than 3 games over .500 then?

Carseller4 · 02-28-10, 12:19 AM

Any team with Milton Bradley is going to need all the help they can get.

Morrisbettor · 02-28-10, 12:47 AM

Yeah, that is the one move they made that I hate

The J Man · 02-28-10, 01:41 AM

Their offense still has a long way to go if they're going to be a World Series caliber team. Their pitching is fantastic though. A win in the AL West wouldn't surprise me.

dodger33 · 02-28-10, 02:05 AM

Name a better 1 2 in the MLB... if those two stay healthy they have a great chance to win. also with chone and ichiro at the top of the lineup they can kill teams with small ball.

ttwarrior1 · 02-28-10, 02:05 AM

i like the figgins pickup, alot of sb on that team too

MendozaLine · 02-28-10, 02:27 AM

Lackey, Beckett is a pretty good 1 2.

Originally posted by dodger33

Name a better 1 2 in the MLB... if those two stay healthy they have a great chance to win. also with chone and ichiro at the top of the lineup they can kill teams with small ball.

jinkh82 · 02-28-10, 03:31 AM

this could be a great team for this year..

Terrapin Station · 02-28-10, 01:17 PM

Mariners drastically improved this Winter. The AL West is going to be one of the toughest divisions in baseball. Like someone else mentioned, 83.5 wins seems spot on for a total. I'd think about going with the over though.

coanwe · 02-28-10, 01:50 PM

Originally posted by dodger33

Name a better 1 2 in the MLB... .

Beckett-Lester, Webb-Haren, Carpenter-Wainwright...imo. The Mariners should edge out Texas to win the west if Rich Harden goes down as expected.

pinnerpsk · 02-28-10, 01:56 PM

Originally posted by coanwe

Beckett-Lester, Webb-Haren, Carpenter-Wainwright...imo. The Mariners should edge out Texas to win the west if Rich Harden goes down as expected.

Uh...Have you ever heard of the Angels?

fastpitch_45 · 02-28-10, 02:55 PM

Over 83.5

fastpitch_45 · 02-28-10, 03:12 PM

Over 83.5

whatsgood5 · 02-28-10, 03:14 PM

I think they can win about 90 games this year. Should have a pretty good pitching staff with Felix and Lee. Not sure how their offense is looking this year though.

EXhoosier10 · 02-28-10, 05:18 PM

Who are their pitchers after Felix and Lee?? Bedard has question marks, rowland-smith isn't very experienced at all, and do they have a 5 yet? Ian Snell leaves a lot to be desired IMO. There offense isn't very scary either. Ya Figgins and Ichiro will get on, but do they have too many people to drive them in? No, not really. They'll be average-ish, at most a little above average if Milton gets back on track (which I think he could, Seattle is a lot different than SEA). Lots of questions here, 83.5 seems good to me

Morrisbettor · 02-28-10, 07:03 PM

They had the best era in the AL last year without Lee so I think the roation will be fine.

EXhoosier10 · 02-28-10, 07:55 PM

you think lee will have a 2.6 ERA after moving to a new league to compensate for washburn? Don't believe it

dodger33 · 02-28-10, 08:05 PM

I think hitting is their question mark. Not much power at all and drops off after the 4 hole.

cb8720 · 02-28-10, 08:21 PM

Ichiro-Figgins at the top of the order is going to be a huge pain in the ass for opposing pitchers, and obviously the 1-2 punch in the rotation and the defense speak for themselves. The M's could definitely use a power bat but they are well-equipped to win the West with the Angels seemingly regressing. Texas will be right there as well. Should be a great race.

mlb · 03-01-10, 01:52 AM

Think they will be improved but will struggle to keep pace with the overall speed power and pitching of the al .. They are no where as deep as they need to be as well

Morrisbettor · 03-01-10, 04:52 PM

I don't think he will have a 2.6 era, but as the number 2 started behind Felix it doesn't need to be that low.