6:41pm: Crawford is starting his rehab project sooner than anticipated, as Tacoma Rainiers broadcaster Mike Curto relayed this night that the shortstop can be within the Rainier’s lineup this night batting second and taking part in shortstop.
6:00pm: The Mariners parted methods with longtime supervisor Scott Servais earlier this week, and the now ex-manager spoke with reporters on the membership’s beat (together with MLB.com’s Daniel Kramer) yesterday concerning his time in Seattle and the membership’s resolution to half methods with him.
Servais indicated throughout his remarks that he had beforehand thought that if the membership missed the playoffs this yr, that would result in the top of his nine-year tenure because the Mariners’ supervisor. Even, so Servais expressed shock on the membership’s resolution to half methods with him midseason, noting (as relayed by Kramer) that his “expectation was that [he’d] get to complete out the yr” whereas additionally including that he first heard of his dismissal through information alert on his telephone previous to his in-person assembly with Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto, an expertise that Servais described as “alarming.”
The 57-year-old was first employed to steer the Mariners again in 2016. Servais had a 681-642 report throughout his time on the helm of the Mariners, good for a .515 profitable proportion even supposing his groups made the postseason simply as soon as again in 2021 and by no means received the AL West beneath his steerage. Regardless of that relative lack of on-field success, Servais acquired votes for the AL Supervisor of the 12 months award thrice throughout his tenure with the Mariners, together with a third-place end in 2022 and a second-place end behind two-time winner Kevin Money again in 2021.
Per Kramer, Servais indicated to reporters that he hopes his cut up with Seattle received’t mark the top of his managerial profession. At the least one job alternative is about to be accessible this winter after the White Sox fired supervisor Pedro Grifol earlier this month. Grady Sizemore is at present appearing because the membership’s interim supervisor, though White Sox brass have already indicated that the membership expects to search for a long-term resolution outdoors of the group. There’s additionally some stage of uncertainty within the Rockies dugout because the membership waits till after the season to debate the way forward for supervisor Bud Black amid what formally turned the membership’s sixth consecutive shedding season yesterday with their 0-3 loss to the Yankees.
Extra from round Seattle…
- The membership was dealt a little bit of an damage scare earlier at this time when outfielder Victor Robles was struck by a pitch on his proper hand throughout at this time’s recreation in opposition to the Giants. He exited the sport after the incident, however the membership happily introduced shortly thereafter that x-rays had come again destructive on the previous prime prospect’s hand and that he had been recognized with a proper index finger contusion. The 27-year-old has impressed with a .280/.340/.413 slash line and a 14-0 report on the basepaths in 50 video games with the Mariners since signing with them again in June, and whereas shedding their leadoff hitter for any period of time will certainly be a blow, Seattle is a bit higher outfitted to deal with an absence from Robles after younger phenom Julio Rodriguez returned to heart subject yesterday. The 23-year-old has been again from a current excessive ankle sprain for 2 weeks now however had been relegated to DH-only duties till yesterday, when he was lastly cleared to return to the sector. That kicked Robles over to proper subject, which now figures to be coated by some mixture of Mitch Haniger, Dominic Canzone, and Luke Raley as he nurses his injured finger.
- Whereas it’s doable that at this time’s finger contusion may maintain Robles out of the lineup in the intervening time, the Mariners did obtain some refreshing damage information yesterday when reporters spoke to shortstop J.P. Crawford as relayed by MLB.com’s Harm Tracker. Crawford took batting follow on the sector yesterday and, in dialog with reporters afterwards, indicated that he may start a rehab project early on this subsequent coming week. Crawford has been out for simply over a month now whereas nursing a fractured pinkie finger. The 29-year-old was within the midst of a down season when bitten by the damage bug, with a .204/.299/.347 slash line in 77 video games this yr, and switch-hitting rookie Leo Rivas has impressed in 26 video games whereas protecting for the membership’s common shortstop. Nonetheless, Crawford’s return ought to enhance the membership’s total infield combine by permitting Rivas to assist carry the load at second and third base alongside Jorge Polanco and Josh Rojas.
