US EditionAfter Disappointing Finish to Banner Season, Ample Roster Decisions Await Hungry Mariners
Dan Wilson defended his bullpen strategy that favored Eduard Bazardo for his quick readiness despite criticism after Bazardo allowed a decisive homer in the ALCS Game 7 loss.
- On Monday, Dan Wilson chose Eduard Bazardo over Andrés Muñoz to face George Springer in Game 7, and Bazardo surrendered a three-run homer turning a 3-1 lead into a 4-3 deficit.
- Bazardo's season-long role as a 'pivot' reliever explains the pick, as he needed roughly 7-8 pitches to get game-ready while the bullpen plan was reviewed an hour before first pitch but the seventh inning sped up.
- The postseason numbers show a stark Bazardo–Muñoz contrast as Eduard Bazardo had an 'unbelievable' season and allowed his third postseason homer, while Andrés Muñoz had not allowed a hit or run.
- Dipoto publicly defended Wilson's in-game decision despite ongoing Mariners social media reactions, saying, `I don't want to answer for him` while Wilson still faces ridicule after Monday's Game 7 loss.
- The Mariners must decide on key free agents and roster moves, including Eugenio Suárez and Josh Naylor, with Jorge Polanco holding a $6 million option for next year as the franchise aims to sustain its success.
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“It just uhh … didn’t go our way.” That was how Seattle Mariners manager Dan Wilson responded to a reporter asking if he regretted not bringing in Andrés Muñoz during the seventh inning of Game 7 of the ALCS. That’s certainly an unsatisfying explanation for a decision that will live long in the memories of Mariners fans, as high-leverage managerial decisions that go wrong in the postseason tend to. But what was Wilson supposed to say, exactly? M…
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After disappointing finish to banner season, ample roster decisions await hungry Mariners
Dan Wilson has shed his playoff mustache after the Seattle Mariners were eliminated by Toronto in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series.
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SEATTLE — A freshly shaven Dan Wilson, who shed his playoff mustache after the Seattle Mariners were eliminated by Toronto in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, was carrying the weight of just how the franchise was to its first World Series three days later. “Like I told the team after the game, it does sting,” the manager said Thursday. “I’m not sure how long the sting’s going to last. For a lot of us, it’s a tough way to go out…
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