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 determination to half methods with him.
Servais indicated throughout his remarks that he had beforehand thought that if the membership missed the playoffs this 12 months, that would result in the top of his nine-year tenure because the Mariners’ supervisor. Even, so Servais expressed shock on the membership’s determination to half methods with him midseason, noting (as relayed by Kramer) that his “expectation was that [he’d] get to complete out the 12 months” whereas additionally including that he first heard of his dismissal by way of information alert on his cellphone 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 guide the Mariners again in 2016. Servais had a 681-642 document throughout his time on the helm of the Mariners, good for a .515 profitable share even supposing his groups made the postseason simply as soon as again in 2021 and by no means gained the AL West underneath his steerage. Regardless of that relative lack of on-field success, Servais acquired votes for the AL Supervisor of the 12 months award 3 times 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 break up with Seattle gained’t mark the top of his managerial profession. No less than one job alternative is ready to be obtainable this winter after the White Sox fired supervisor Pedro Grifol earlier this month. Grady Sizemore is presently performing 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 degree 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 dropping season yesterday with their 0-3 loss to the Yankees.
Extra from round Seattle…
- The membership was dealt a little bit of an harm scare earlier at this time when outfielder Victor Robles was struck by a pitch on his proper hand throughout at this time’s recreation towards the Giants. He exited the sport after the incident, however the membership luckily introduced shortly thereafter that x-rays had come again unfavorable on the previous high 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 document on the basepaths in 50 video games with the Mariners since signing with them again in June, and whereas dropping their leadoff hitter for any period of time will certainly be a blow, Seattle is a bit higher geared up 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 latest 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 sphere. That kicked Robles over to proper subject, which now figures to be lined by some mixture of Mitch Haniger, Dominic Canzone, and Luke Raley as he nurses his injured finger.
- Whereas it’s potential that at this time’s finger contusion might preserve Robles out of the lineup in the intervening time, the Mariners did obtain some refreshing harm information yesterday when reporters spoke to shortstop J.P. Crawford as relayed by MLB.com’s Damage Tracker. Crawford took batting observe on the sphere yesterday and, in dialog with reporters afterwards, indicated that he might 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 harm bug, with a .204/.299/.347 slash line in 77 video games this 12 months, 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.