Seattle Mariners: Injuries and ineffectiveness – What Jerry Dipoto needs to do
Jake Fraley
Jake Fraley is off to one of the weirdest starts in Major League history. He has been on base 10 times in 19 plate appearances for an over .500 on-base percentage. Only one of those times was a hit. He’s 1 for 10 (.100) with eight walks and a hit-by-pitch.
Unfortunately, on a diving catch in left field, Fraley strained his hamstring. This is going to make the next set of roster moves very interesting. The player replacing Fraley on the roster is Braden Bishop, who was already on the 40-man roster and part of the travel squad (though they are at home right now).
Seattle put him on the taxi squad for the purpose of replacing players that might be impacted by COVID-19. This isn’t COVID, but it is a roster opening. Even though Bishop is the replacement, M’s fans can’t help but wonder when Kelenic gets the call. More on that shortly.
Jarred Kelenic
For Mariners fans, waiting for Kelenic has been like waiting for Christmas. They have to be patient just a bit longer. He is nine days away from resetting the service time clock, which gets the Seattle Mariners an extra year of control over his contract.
With Kyle Lewis and Jake Fraley already on the IL, the M’s are running out of outfield options. Kelenic’s time is coming. Hopefully, his debut will come soon enough to make a difference.
Servais reiterated that they wouldn’t get away from their development plan with Kelenic or Gilbert due to injury or open roster spots.
— Ryan Divish (@RyanDivish) April 7, 2021