Hello from the desert! I answer some of your questions as well as some of my notes from my first few days at Mariners camp. Enjoy and upgrade to paid subscription today!
Questions for the pod if you’re looking for specifics to talk about:
1. We recently heard about Emerson Hancock being asked to try a bunch of new pitches this off-season. Could expanding his arsenal up his quality as a starter or is being a solid SP5 pretty much all that we can expect from him at this point?
2. It was encouraging to hear about how Gabe Speier is looking so far. If the Mariners see two viable lefty options for the pen between Speier, Saucedo, and Pomeranz, do you think they might keep developing Brandyn Garcia as a starter or do you think they’re committed to trying him out as a bullpen arm for this year no matter what?
Questions for the pod if you’re looking for specifics to talk about:
1. We recently heard about Emerson Hancock being asked to try a bunch of new pitches this off-season. Could expanding his arsenal up his quality as a starter or is being a solid SP5 pretty much all that we can expect from him at this point?
2. It was encouraging to hear about how Gabe Speier is looking so far. If the Mariners see two viable lefty options for the pen between Speier, Saucedo, and Pomeranz, do you think they might keep developing Brandyn Garcia as a starter or do you think they’re committed to trying him out as a bullpen arm for this year no matter what?