First pitch to the visiting Mariners will be thrown by the anonymous TBD.
Can't wait!



Does any Mariner player have more forum nickname variations than this dude?
Another guy that's flipped the switch, last 30 days, 343/ .410/ .343 `/.753
Minor league numbers suggest Rocker is an aggressive strike thrower who needs to find some nuance to keep big league bats more off balance. Among the 289 arms with at least 30 innings this year, only 10 have allowed higher hard-hit rates than Rocker.
Really, he has the opposite problems from Leiter, but they are not equally worrisome. Organizations build their pitching philosophy around breeding starters who, if they err, err toward too many strikes. The Mariners, the Twins, the Rays—they’re lousy with these guys.