Long time viewer, posted once in 9 years during the Q trade talks and this thought is only conjecture. I listen to MLB Network on XM while awake during the season. Listening today on XM, I heard Ferrin mention the Mariners were looking for a LHB as an OF. This reminded me of an interview with Dipoto probably after the playoffs where he mentioned something to the effect of, Winker was having a difficult time adjusting to Seattle or to the team. I just glanced to locate the info and read something similar but not specifically what I’m confident I heard (Dipoto, CYA). If the Mariners are looking for a LHB OFer, why ? Because he wasn’t a fit w/ the team, maybe won't be ready for 2023 ? They already have Haggerty, Trammell and Winker as LHB OFer’s (Kelenic not even included in the LHB mix as Mariners may offer him as trade bait as he’s not ready and this is their window). As RHB they now have Teoscar locked in 1 OF spot.
Played ball in college and baseball is my only passion so hopefully my Christmas wish, worst case is someone from the F.O. reads Sox Talk as if his health will be ok by spring training (not a Kelly, “he’ll be fine by June 1st”), make an offer, it may not take as much if we get ahead of the game, a bargain for 8 mil for 2023 only, of course depending on his physical ? Career .375 OBP off his worst year .344 and worth the gamble for a bounce back year. BTW, we know on the cheap is the Sox M.O. but this I can handle.