A number of end-of-season injury updates are provided by the Seattle Mariners, including one on a former Cy Young winner.
Before 2024, the Seattle Mariners have given numerous injury updates on a number of important players.
The Mariners President of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto’s remarks during the team’s post-season press conference were the main topic of discussion, but the team also gave various injury updates before the summer.
-Marco Gonzales started ten games prior to suffering an elbow injury. His ERA was 5.22 and he was 4-1. Despite not having a lot of “stuff,” he has been a fantastic pitcher for the Mariners, going 65-49 with a 4.14 ERA in his career. Having him back will add depth to the bullpen or potentially in a swing role at the end of the rotation.
Emerson Hancock is one of the Mariners’ top pitching prospects. He made three starts this year before going down with a shoulder issue. He had a 4.50 ERA in those 12.0 innings. Similar to Gonzales, he can provide depth at the back end of the rotation or could potentially be used as a trade piece to get some offense.
–Evan White was the Mariners’ everyday 1B in the 2020 season and at the start of the 2021 season. He won a Gold Glove in 2020 but hasn’t been healthy since being injured in 2021. He’s a total wild card at this point. Still just 27 years old, he has the upside to help the Mariners both offensively and defensively, but no one knows if he can stay healthy enough to do it. He’s a career .165 hitter in 279 at-bats.
After just one appearance this year, Robbie Ray underwent Tommy John surgery. The pitcher, thirty-two, only tossed 3.1 innings. Before the 2022 season, he signed a contract with the Mariners, having earned the Cy Young Award with the Blue Jays in 2021. Again, he shouldn’t be depended upon, but if he returns healthy, he can aid the Mariners in their second-half drive the following season.
One of the Mariners’ best bullpen arms in 2022 was Penn Murfee, and another promising prospect, Easton McGee, made one start this year before requiring Tommy John surgery.
