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If he were let go and had success elsewhere, perhaps there might br a few people upset by that. But every one of his detractors would be happy to be wrong if he were to figure it out and turn into a productive player, myself included.

Lets hope the scarcity of save opportunites keeps him so burried at the end of the bench we forget he's even on the roster...

The only 'Designated' that best fits Vargas is Designated For Assignment.

Decent in 2023, rather mediocre last season. He can cover all 3 OF spots, but spends most of his time in LF. I guess he's a solid depth signing, but not sure he offers much as a flip candidate either.

Albert Belle's contract was almost 30 years ago. It would be silly to hold that up as some shining example, since it was probably the last time JR paid top dollar for a premiere FA. It is the outlier, and not JR's norm. We don't know when, or if, Jerry will approve of a higher overall budget again either. History up until the past few seasons suggests he will, but with the Ishbia news, Jerry very well might want to keep payrolls low as team control changes hands. None of us know how he will operate for the next few years.

My thoughts exactly.

Bring back the diamond sock and they are perfect.

I don't believe so. He was added to the 40 man last November but has never been on the active roster. They'll burn an option but no MLB service time.

There's also Dom Canzone, who they seem intent on finding regular AB's, and Haniger's corpse taking up a roster spot. DH is fairly wide open, but I get the sense they will rotate guys through over finding a regular. I would take Robert over anyone not named Julio, but Seattle ownership is cheap and the FO seems content with what they have. I just don't see them pursuing Robert before the deadline, if at all.

Mariner’s OF is already pretty crowded. They have the prospects but I just don’t see them making a splash at this juncture.

There was mention of a Score interview a few pages back. My guess is that the story has gotten enough attention that JR wants to quash the speculation. Or he really loves destroying our hopes and dreams. Not that both can't be true.

Oh tray, don't stop never stopping.

Everything he says publicly these days feels like a leverage play.

And they’ll get way more with less control than Getz did🤦🏽‍♀️

If Rojas isn’t at 3B it’s basically a wasted roster spot. I hope Venable doesn’t try to shoehorn a bad defender in at 3B.