The 2016 Seattle Mariners (Official season edition)

[Crizilla]

6 walk off homers this year.. 2 for Lind, 2 for Martin, 1 for Lee....other one was...?

 

[Hawk-Lock]

6 walk off homers this year.. 2 for Lind, 2 for Martin, 1 for Lee....other one was...?

I'm pretty sure it was Chris Iannetta.

 

[Thepeelsessions]

6 walk off homers this year.. 2 for Lind, 2 for Martin, 1 for Lee....other one was...?

I'm pretty sure it was Chris Iannetta.

It was. Against Tampa Bay in extra innings

 

[IndyHawk]

Interesting. Looks like we may be sellers. Anyone know anything about the guy we are getting in return?

These are good players the M's are getting while the Cubs get that LH relief they needed badly.VBomb is the main piece and would be starting on the Cubs if not for Rizz at 1B.The guy is a hitter with power,I'm glad the M's got him because he is ready to play in Seattle right now and will pay off for years.This is not another Smoak I can tell you that.Blackburn is a year or two off but may be better than some already in Seattle like Cishit.

 

[IndyHawk]

As some may know I^m near Chicago and the Cubs are my NL team but the M's are my first and favorite.I thought would add the link to a Cubs site I go to a lot so others can read what they think of the trade/comments ect. http://www.chicagonow.com/cubs-den/2016 ... vogelbach/

 

[Hawk-Lock]

As some may know I^m near Chicago and the Cubs are my NL team but the M's are my first and favorite.I thought would add the link to a Cubs site I go to a lot so others can read what they think of the trade/comments ect. http://www.chicagonow.com/cubs-den/2016 ... vogelbach/

As of now, the Cubs are my favorite team from the NL. Last year got a chance to go to two games at Wrigley. I love the Cubs chances of winning it all, but they need to add an arm or two to the pen (Montgomery will help), and they need Arietta to get back on track.

 

[IndyHawk]

As some may know I^m near Chicago and the Cubs are my NL team but the M's are my first and favorite.I thought would add the link to a Cubs site I go to a lot so others can read what they think of the trade/comments ect. http://www.chicagonow.com/cubs-den/2016 ... vogelbach/

As of now, the Cubs are my favorite team from the NL. Last year got a chance to go to two games at Wrigley. I love the Cubs chances of winning it all, but they need to add an arm or two to the pen (Montgomery will help), and they need Arietta to get back on track.

Nice on the games,it's a lot better place now due to a lot of upgrades.Arietta pitched great last night.

 

[hawksfansinceday1]

Frankly, I'm a bit concerned about all of the "Felix is back" talk. We still need to wake the bats up, and traditionally, we haven't done much of that as a team behind him. Just because our best pitcher is back is no reason to get complacent. We need to give him some run support for a change.

The run support over the years for Felix is pathetic. He didn't look good today at all, could just be the rust but we will see. I'm a bit worried about him in general. I think Dipoto is going to be faced with some tough decisions this offseason. If he doesn't think we can contend for a World Series within the next two years, then I think it would be smart to deal Felix and possibly even Cano.

IMO, no one will take Cano's contract. He's an M until it runs out.

 

[Glasgow Seahawk]

I liked montgomery kind of bummed. I thought we were moving away from power hitters hence why got rid of trumbo? So why are we getting another in?

Not complaining just wondering the reasons.

 

[Crizilla]

unbelievable about Kyle Lewis. The curse continues.

 

[Atradees]

This guy had a .425 OBP. He looks like a bad man to me.

We'll see how Montgomery does away from Safeco.

I like the deal.

 

[Hawk-Lock]

unbelievable about Kyle Lewis. The curse continues.

Man that sucks. I'm wishing him a good and speedy recovery. I think he could be the Adam Jones we decided to trade away .

 

[sutz]

This guy had a .425 OBP. He looks like a bad man to me.

We'll see how Montgomery does away from Safeco.

I like the deal.

This has more of a 'building' vibe than a 'fire sale' vibe IMHO. Haven't given up on the season yet.

 

[Chapow]

6 walk off homers this year.. 2 for Lind, 2 for Martin, 1 for Lee....other one was...?

I'm pretty sure it was Chris Iannetta.

All 4 guys picked up by Dipoto in the off season. That looks like +6 wins to me. Very nice work by Mr. Dipoto.

 

[Chapow]

This guy had a .425 OBP. He looks like a bad man to me.

We'll see how Montgomery does away from Safeco.

I like the deal.

This has more of a 'building' vibe than a 'fire sale' vibe IMHO. Haven't given up on the season yet.

Agreed. Vogelbach is only 23 and has a chance to be very good for a very long time. 1st base was going to be a pretty big question mark going into next season and this trade very well may have answered that question for next season and for many seasons to come. I like Montgomery and I think he has done a good job for us and I'm not real happy to see him go, but at the same time, I am really liking this trade because of what we got in return. You gotta give up something of value to get something of value in return.

Vogelbach, a second-round draft pick in 2011, fits the profile Dipoto has talked about since becoming general manager. At 23, he is a career .290 hitter with a career .389 on-base percentage in the minors.

This season, in Class AAA, he is hitting .318 with 16 home runs, 64 RBI and a .425 on-base percentage. He will join Class AAA Tacoma.

“He rakes,” Dipoto said. “He rakes everywhere he’s ever been. He’s an elite strike-zone controller with well above-average power. He has absolutely tormented right-hand pitching, especially this year.”

http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mari ... -the-cubs/

 

[hawksfansinceday1]

6 walk off homers this year.. 2 for Lind, 2 for Martin, 1 for Lee....other one was...?

I'm pretty sure it was Chris Iannetta.

All 4 guys picked up by Dipoto in the off season. That looks like +6 wins to me. Very nice work by Mr. Dipoto.

Yeah but -5 for signing Cishit and putting him the closer role where he's blown 5 saves. I'm reserving judgement so far. Seems to be able to identify quality hitting but pitching (Miley anyone?), remains to be seen.

 

[Hawk-Lock]

6 walk off homers this year.. 2 for Lind, 2 for Martin, 1 for Lee....other one was...?

I'm pretty sure it was Chris Iannetta.

All 4 guys picked up by Dipoto in the off season. That looks like +6 wins to me. Very nice work by Mr. Dipoto.

Yeah but -5 for signing Cishit and putting him the closer role where he's blown 5 saves. I'm reserving judgement so far. Seems to be able to identify quality hitting but pitching (Miley anyone?), remains to be seen.

So far Dipoto has been hit and miss on his first year. But we can't judge him off one offseason. Jury is still out on Dipoto. I don't want to give him a pass if we finish with a better record than last year, simply because we vastly under-achieved in 2015.

 

[hawksfansinceday1]

So far Dipoto has been hit and miss on his first year. But we can't judge him off one offseason. Jury is still out on Dipoto. I don't want to give him a pass if we finish with a better record than last year, simply because we vastly under-achieved in 2015.

Completely agree. He'll get at least 5 years and ought to cuz it's baseball. We'll see.

 

[Chapow]

6 walk off homers this year.. 2 for Lind, 2 for Martin, 1 for Lee....other one was...?

I'm pretty sure it was Chris Iannetta.

All 4 guys picked up by Dipoto in the off season. That looks like +6 wins to me. Very nice work by Mr. Dipoto.

Yeah but -5 for signing Cishit and putting him the closer role where he's blown 5 saves. I'm reserving judgement so far. Seems to be able to identify quality hitting but pitching (Miley anyone?), remains to be seen.

OK, that's a fair point.

I also think it's fair to point out that every single full time closer will blow some saves every once in a while.

And no, that is not a defense of Cishek and his performance this season. I cringe every time that guy enters the game.

I think Diaz is going to be our closer in the near future and I think he's going to be a damn good one.

 

[Glasgow Seahawk]

Cant help but feel that nelson cruz will be gone before the deadline to a desperate team, possibly smith as well.

I dont think anyone touches canos contract right now but if we dont make the play offs this year I think we deal felix and consider dealing cano if someone wants him at that point.