Dipoto: "It's been a pretty quiet offseason, and I think that's reflective of a team that didn't have a whole lot of holes to fill. And you know we we feel great about our farm system, we feel great about the stability in our team, and we feel like our offense doesn't get enough credit for the things that they do well."
Rob Manfred says there is “buzz” around adding a "Golden At-Bat" rule to Major League Baseball, per @jaysonst.
This rule would allow a team to choose one at-bat in every game to use their best hitter regardless of where they're at in the lineup.
MLB fans: Can you remove blackouts?
Manfred: You wanna pitch clock?
MLB fans: No, we want to end...
Manfred: Say no more, we'll add a ghost runner in extra innings.
MLB fans: What?
Manfred: Ever heard of a golden at bat?
MLB fans: [turns on football game]
Mariners chairman John Stanton has promised to increase player payroll for 2025, per sources.
How much, exactly, remains unclear.
What is clear: The M's do not intend to dive into the deep end of the free-agent pool this winter.
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I’m sorry. I know I said I would not harp on it. But I can’t get over the size of the font on the jerseys. It’s hideous. What moron made that decision? Setting the game back 50 years. This must stop tonight.