Seattle Mariners: Scott Servais Part of the Solution….right?
Chris Phillips
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Not ready yet
Now, going back to Sunday’s game in Boston. Paul Sewald is the Seattle Mariners’ best reliever. He entered the game in the ninth inning and left the game without allowing a single run. In the top of the tenth, the M’s take the lead. So, one would think that Sewald would stay out to finish off Boston and avoid a sweep. Especially knowing that Seattle is starting a series against Oakland. No, need to replay the painful bottom of the tenth inning again.
So, these two moves that pretty clearly affected the outcome have me wondering if Servais isn’t the man for the job? Now, I’m not saying he needs to be fired immediately. But, again, I don’t have an issue giving Munoz a shot to close out a major league game. It’s not easy to do, and it’s very easy for us fans to say, “closing out an MLB game is easy.” Especially since many fans probably never made it beyond grade school or high school baseball.
Again, I don’t expect Servais to be fired any time soon. The earliest would be after the season, and I’m not convinced even then. At least as of right now. This 2022 Seattle Mariners team, when healthy, might be the most complete roster he’s managed. He’s done a good job navigating the team’s struggles and injuries.
It’s not fair to Scott Servais, who managed a crappy team to 90 wins in 2021 and was given too little by management in 2022.
But reading some tea leaves, have a feeling he’s going to need a very good next month.
— Mariner Muse (@MarinerMuse) May 22, 2022
However, the Seattle Mariners are expected to be competing for the playoffs this season. So far, this season is not looking like it will be the year the playoff drought ends. Now, there is still plenty of time for it to turn around. However, everyone needs to be part of the solution and not part of the problem.