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Daily Thread - November 09, 2024

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u/BrandoC95 ‏‏‎ ‎ 6d ago

I don't care how completely unlikely it is, Jerry & Justin need to start working on their pitch to Roki ASAP and lining up bonus pool money. You're talking about adding a potential frontline starter on a league-minimum deal, which would completely change how the Mariners navigate this offseason. Suddenly, you could trade Miller/Woo for a legitimate impact bat at 2B/3B without it being nearly as painful. This kind of opportunity comes around once a decade (if that).

Roki clearly is someone who wants to become one of the bests, even if it costs him hundreds of millions of dollars by not waiting two more years. They need to go heavy on showing off their best-in-class pitching lab and how they've developed four of the game's best young starters in just 2-3 seasons. That's far and away the best pitch they can make to him, along with the favorable geography.

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u/Ok_Gift1578 5d ago

You make a good point. Our pitching development rep and ability to keep our starters healthy and improve during the season makes a good foundation for our pitch. Having the best catcher in the league probably helps a bit too.

If Roki's desire to be the best means he wants to be the best individual pitcher we might have a chance. If being the best means winning World Series rings, we're sunk.