Locked On Mariners - Daily Podcast On the Seattle Mariners - Are There Any UNTOUCHABLE Seattle Mariners Prospects This Winter? | Mailbag Monday

Episode Date: November 3, 2025

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For more information, go to patreon.com forward slash control the zone. Link in the description of this episode. Let's open up the mailbag and answer some of your Marriss questions like we do here every Monday. And by the way, at the end of the show, we'll be spent on the helm and Ed Helm. for our top five Tuesday topic. So if you want to know what's coming your way tomorrow, be sure to stick around for that. Darren McCack and Enjoyer is going to kick us off here on Mailbag Monday.

Once to know what the World Series over. Who on the 40 man do you see stay on the 40 man? Who you see being non-tendered, outright at DFA, et cetera. Anyone in the farm that needs to be added to protect from the Rule 5. If so, do you protect them or not? Love the show. We love Ty and Colby. not Darren McCack and Ty and Colby have replaced.

No, no, I like the order that it was. I mean, I guess we'll start with the easy one, though, the Rule 5 protections, right? Yeah. So who's eligible this year, Ty? So everyone from the 2021 draft class, that's the easiest place to start here. But obviously the biggest names from that draft class, Harry Ford, Bryce Miller, Brian Woo. They're all on the roster already. So you don't have to worry about them.

So from that class, it's more like Michael Morales, Spitzer, Packard, Cullen Davis, Jimmy Joyce, guys like that. Morales and Packard, I could see, potentially. There's also some stragglers like Tyler Cleveland, who had a pretty good year this year. He's Rule 5 eligible.

Victor LaBrata. He's had a, you know, solid last couple years down with the minors. And he seems pretty close to getting a cup of coffee in the majors. He seems like, you know, a fourth, fifth outfield type he's someone that I could definitely see get drafted in the rule five by someone yeah um like you know a rockies or a white socks or someone like that I could definitely see them taking a flyer on LaBrada uh so I think that's it I might be missing someone but that's all that I found

researching for this question uh so is there anyone that I mentioned that you would add to the roster I thought uh Labrata maybe by the way the Mariners right now they're 40 man is only at 37 and that's including the the 260 man guys getting added so they don't actually have to DFA anybody and that also does include not or that also doesn't include Garber that accounts for them declining his option so they'll be at 37 right now they're technically at 35 while they decide on the option for Munoz obviously they'll pick that up and the polo uh thing obviously they will decline that or well polo will decline that we think think. So it could be at 37. They could be at 36, but they don't have to DFA anybody right now. They're in fine shape that way. As for the, you know, as for the Rule 5 or whatever, I think Morales is an interesting one. I could see a team try and snag him and use him as a number five starter, really see what he looks like in spring training because you could always just give the player back. You don't have to keep him.

But I don't think I would add him if I were the Mariners. He had a very mediocre year last year. His ceiling is probably a number five starter. It's not the worst idea in the world if they add him. It's not something I think they have to do, though. Victor LaBrata, fourth outfield type, maybe. Like you said, I think you could see a team maybe snag him and try and sneak him through. Like, he's a pretty good base runner.

Started to develop a little bit of power. And there's always a couple relievers that are interesting. Tyler Cleveland also Staten Wraith. It's pretty interesting as well. Both kind of sidearmers, you know, decent performers in AA. Somebody might take a shot on them. Michael Hobbs, somebody that might also be of interest. But yeah, I think really it comes down to it's Morales and it's Labrata.

Maybe the Mariners protect one of their relievers. Yeah. I think Cleveland is someone not a team. might take a shot on. I agree. In Seattle, I think they like him. So I think they do add anybody to protect them from the Rule 5. It'll probably be a reliever. You know, I think they're okay losing Morales. I think they're okay losing Victor LaBrata. But yeah, there's some interesting calls here. Morales, that would be, that's going to be an interesting one, I think. But it's probably the biggest name. that you have to worry about in terms of like rule fives is morales looking at the uh merrizzar ab eligible

players you asked about guys that could potentially get non-tender we already kind of talked about this uh when we looked at the our projections what two weeks ago um but yeah trin thornton like obviously he's going to get non-tendered uh coming off of his Achilles injury i think they want to bring him back though and you know oversee his his recovery and all that and obviously he's meant a lot to the to the clubhouse and all that. So I think they would want to keep Thorny in involved in some way, but just not at 2.5 million,

which is what he's projected to make. Taylor Sousa at $1.1 million, probably going to get non-tendered. Jackson CoR at 800K, maybe, but I think they just pay that. I mean, that's what, like, $20,000 over the league minimum. So I think they just pay him that.

Um, so two guys at maximum, I think, get non-tendered sauce and Thornton. And then, uh, looking at the 40 man, uh, just, you know, looking at like, who are the easiest lovers to pull here. We do this every year. It's kind of like, you know, if you, once the 40 man gets filled, like, go ahead. I just, I have a question. Go ahead. Who the heck is Domingo Gonzalez?

Uh, they picked him up from. Atlanta in like September Offaway Bruce Okay Because yeah I saw his picture on the floor I was like who is this

Well there you go He's he's one of the guys here that Once the 40 man is filled And you know you're looking at like who Who's gonna be a corresponding move here to make room for this guy that we just trade it for We just signed Domingo Gonzalez is one of those guys Blas Castanio as another one of those guys

Jonathan Diaz Troy Taylor, obviously, with the way that his year went. And then after hitting Dom-Kan zone in the scrimmage game before the ALDS. Smart Taylor. Yeah, yeah. Rylent Thomas. Yeah. Yeah, I don't see too many, like, obvious, obvious guys on the position player front.

But there also, there also really aren't a lot of guys on the position player front on the 40-man in general. I mean, Jackson Coar, Casey Legamina also throw them on there. Yeah, they're kind of like the second tier, guys. Yeah, yeah, yeah. The Mariners aren't in any danger of running out of room on the 40, man. So don't worry about it. Even like Ryan Bliss, they'll add Ryan Bliss back. They'll add, well, Santos, we assume.

We can't imagine they're not going to tender Gregory Santos when he's basically going to get league minimum. So, yeah, but. there's probably six or seven guys right there that they could just cut. Nobody would blink an eye or, you know, bat an eye twice at. So there's no real danger of somebody being squeezed off the 40 man that you're worried about. All right. Well, you will answer more of your questions here in just a moment. But first, a reminder of this episode of the Locktime Airs podcast is brought to you by Fandul and Dewar.

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Just Colt Emerson and Kate Anderson? Yeah. I mean, like obviously it depends on, you know, what trade target was. we're talking about but like yeah if we're talking about for one year of terrick scubel for example i'm not entertaining anderson or emerson and that deal i'm willing to talk about anyone else just not those two guys uh now if it's for like a certifiable hosea perennial yeah yeah if it's for a perennial all-star like MVP candidate type of player for like you know a couple of years at least of that guy

then sure i'll talk about col emerson and kate anderson yeah it's all relative um but i think you know just in the spirit of the question like who do we think might be available via trade this winter and and all that like who's realistic i wish i wish i could say jose ramirez is on that list but he's kind of a pipe dream but it is cleveland so you know you can't rule it out entirely but probably not um yeah so yeah short of like that type of player yeah i think it's emerson i might be it uh you know and i like yeah what what if though it's like we say you wouldn't even trade them for like one year of terrick scubble what if it's scubble and you know Spencer torkelson or whatever and then it's like okay well that kind of changes things you

know but i think just in general just playing somewhat in the realm of reality i would say Emerson is definitely untouchable. Anderson, pretty likely untouchable. Yeah, yeah. And then I would really like to not trade Sloan or Furmello, but I will. So I guess the answer is one, one and a half.

Like, I guess. I'd say Anderson is firmly in the same category as Emerson. I don't think he's in the same category. He's close. So like, yeah, like no more than two, though. Like those are, that's it. those two guys. Everybody else I'm willing to entertain as much as I would like to not trade

Farmello or Sloan for the right player. I'll do it. Seattle, Serge wants to know if Harry Ford stays put on the MLB roster, how will the mirrors actually utilize him? I would love to hear at some point over the course of this offseason, or maybe it's once, you know, everyone gets to spring training that Harry Ford spent this winter working on his outfield defense or maybe he works somewhere in the infield or something like that.

because like right now he's probably the backup catcher but with his elite on base skills that he put on display in the Myers that's potentially a bat that I'm going to want in the lineup pretty consistently and not just on a backup catcher basis especially when he's going to be behind the best catcher in all of baseball so the more you can do right the better and so if it winds up like hey like Harry Ford actually we feel comfortable that he can play multiple positions and now we've we brought Mitch Garber back or we've traded for some backup catcher to kind of fill that role more traditionally that would be ideal to me yeah he's not going to be as good as this guy but Dalton Varsho was a catcher yeah who turned himself into a premier defensive outfieler now it's ridiculous to think like Harry Ford's a good enough athlete to do that, but like you shouldn't expect that. I'm just saying like the idea that you can't play catcher and play in the outfield.

That's not true. Like a very good example is Varsho. To be fair, Varshael wasn't really that good of a defensive catcher anyways. Like Harry's a better defensive catcher than Varshow was, but whatever. I would be shocked, honestly, if we don't get video at some point this winter, uh, Harry Ford in a facility or, or Harry Ford in a, you know, just, I mean, I think he lives in Georgia in the offseason, just out at a high school field, shagging fly balls, working on that. I'd be pretty surprised if we don't get that.

So his primary role is going to be the backup catcher. But if he can hit a little bit, then I think the Mariners will want to move him around, try and get the bat and line up more than they try to get Mitch Garber. They're not going to do it via the DH. So I think you're going to see Harry learn how to play some corner outfield. And, you know, right field is kind of a natural choice. you need a good athlete out there in right field in Seattle. Harry's got a really good arm.

So, yeah, I think where if he does survive, I think he'll be the primary backup. But he'll also get time in a corner outfield spot. I don't want to say regularly, but I think he probably plays three, four times a week. And maybe only one of those starts as a catcher. Yeah. But yeah, his primary focus will be as a backup catcher.

Dustin wants to know is a weird thinking right field is more of a need than bullpen. The thing I like, well, I don't want to say like. The thing we should remind ourselves is that when you get into July, right, you get to the trade deadline, there are always outfielders available. There are always corner outfielders available. And they're always pretty cheap. relievers, if you need like a premier high leverage reliever like the Mariners kind of did this deadline, it's going to cost you a lot, even if you only get them for two months. Like two months of an average right fielder is going to cost you Michael Morales.

Two months of a, you know, seventh, eighth, ninth inning guy is going to cost you Ty Pete and Teddy McGraw. You know, it's just one of those things where it's more expensive. So I think for that reason, I would still prioritize the bullpen over the outfield, but they absolutely need help in both. There's no question about it. They should set out to try and do both. But if I had to pick big time bullpen upgrade, big time right field upgrade,

I'd rather take the bullpen arm because if the probable platoon of Canzone or Rayleigh and Robles should fail in right field, I'm going to be able to go out and get a, you know, whatever. I, you know, trying to think of a corner out. Harrison Bader. I'll be able to go get that guy at the deadline because Harrison Bader types are available every year. Cedric Mullins, you know, another one. So yeah, I think for that reason, I'd still prioritize, but I think you're right to point out that right field is a need because I think it is.

Yeah, it is. It is because right now with how the roster is set just like today. And obviously this might very well change. but today like domkin zone who is by far your best hitting right fielder in 2025 he's your dh we have a few more of your questions to answer here in just a moment but first a reminder of this episode of the lockdown airs podcast is brought to you by game time NFL season is back and there's nothing better than being in the stadium surrounded by fans cheering on your team but let's be honest getting tickets can be a hassle between cues logins, screens and prices jumping at checkout. It's frustrating. That's why I use GameTime, the app that gives the advantage back to fans. Game time is fast, easy, and backed by the game time guarantee.

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Swipe, tap, ticket, go, download GameTime today. And you're listening to the Locktime Errors podcast. It's Mailback Monday. Let's get back into your questions. Rayleigh fan wants to know who is most likely to have a big bounce back year out of all the injured mariners from this past season. Well, considering your name, I assume that you're hoping that we say Luke really, which is very possible. Considering that Luke really was. Yeah, that's what I was about to say.

Thanks, Colby. I was, you know, getting in there. You know, let's just cut the BS. Let's just answer the question. Bryce Miller is the answer. Yeah, Bryce Miller, it's so easy because he has. the lowest part of clear and we already kind of saw the bounce back start to happen in the

post season. But yeah, it could be really. It could also be really because Braley was awesome in 2023 and 2024. And he had to deal with oblique and back issues all year long. Like, yeah, of course. So it's very easy to point to that and go. Like, that's just a, you know, a

lost year. He also has a whole like offseason to get his eyesight fixed. Remember the whole thing about wearing glasses and he was picking out too much spin then and he felt like, that hurt him actually, which weird, but whatever. So yeah, it does feel like Rayleigh's a pretty good bet to bounce back to some degree, but also the Mariners might move on from him.

So we'll see. I kind of hope not, but also it makes sense. So whatever. But yeah, the answer is Bryce. Like, I suppose technically, could we pick Kirby and Gilbert? Yes, of course. Because, like, they didn't end the year hurt. But I guess neither did Bryce technically.

so neither did Bryce and Bryce isn't getting surgery either so yeah the answer is Bryce yeah it's very easily Bryce but yeah like you easily say Logan you could easily say George uh you could say Luke Rayley uh there are quite a few good options for this let me throw you a dark horse for this one okay Matt brash sure a full year removed from Tommy John is typically when guys get all the way back sure yeah just brash was good this year certainly at some moments though uh but you Yeah, I still, I think the answer is Bryce Miller. Erud wants to know. Does Logan need to ditch the splitter,

at least throw it less? Seemed to me that his inability to consistently locate that pitch led to the long at bats and inefficiency, or it could be completely wrong because it is nasty. No, I think the issue is pretty clearly the slider. Yeah. It's a pitch that got smoked. I think components hit over,

or they slugged over 500 against it this year. And that's because he just can't locate it well. the splitter generated a 50% whiff rate this year you're not ditching that yeah no could you rework the pitch mix a little bit to throw it a little bit less because we do know splitters are well it's believed that splitters are really tough on the elbow and we know that logan has an elbow issue so could he throw it less sure but then he needs to have another secondary pitch because really that's the only one he had because the slider was terrible. So yeah, either he needs to fix the slider or he needs to come up with a curve ball or something.

He needs to rework the knuckle curve back into his arsenal, whatever it is. But yeah, I think it's the breaking balls that are the problem here. And also fastball command could be a little bit better. But I am willing to attribute some of his command. It's funny to say a guy had command issues when he had like a sub two based on ball for nine. But he did. He didn't always put the ball where he wanted it. well command issues go both ways right it could lead to walks or it could just lead to pitches

getting you know left over the heart of the play like he did often with a slider which again led to the 500 plus slugging percentage against it yeah i don't think he needs to ditch the splitter i think he needs to find a breaking ball a good one i think that's the problem agreed all right so before we get out of here we're going to spend the uh the helm and the ed helms for our top five Tuesday topics for tomorrow's episode. Last week, obviously Colby tackled the helm topic, which was the

top five storylines for the Maris had in into the off season. I tacked the Ed Helms topic, which was top five Marisette. So we're going to switch roles this week. I'm going to tackle the helm. So let's see what I'll be doing tomorrow. Spin that wheel. Easy say, Jack.

Reasons for optimism in 2020. that's definitely a topic that I should tackle rather than coldier that's pretty fitting I think that's disrespectful boy but you sure got a hard list didn't you? Yeah

reasons for optimism for a team that just went to game seven of the ALCS and is scheduled to bring back all of its key players well most of its key players well Naylor and Polo are coming back I'm not worried about it all right so now let's spend the Ed Helms for

Colby's topic tomorrow. See what you get. Looking like, oh, this one you came up with. Home run props. So things like the Trident, the Blue Jays jacket, all that stuff. For example. Boy, I wonder what number one will be. I kind of feel like you should do a list where the Trident is excluded, but.

What my number one? I mean, the Trident is like unequivocally number one. Spoiler alert. Yeah. There you go. maybe I'll do a top six so you get the six through two and then the trident will definitely be one and that's going to do it for a show again we'll see you guys tomorrow

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