Mariners 3, Diamondbacks 0
MARCH 24, 2021•ASSOCIATED PRESS
One spring audition remainingDunn's Wednesday outing against the Cubs will represent his final spring opportunity to make a case for the No. 6 role in the starting rotation, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.
ImpactDunn will pitch a day ahead of his primary competitor for the job, Nick Margevicius. Dunn has arguably been narrowly outperformed by his teammate, as he's offset a solid 3.52 ERA with some trademark control issues that have led to six walks. Kramer notes that whichever pitcher loses the job battle will still be slated for starts at some point, considering innings will be monitored carefully across the rotation, especially early in the season.
MARCH 24, 2021•ROTOWIRE
One more chance in job battleMargevicius is slated to pitch Thursday against the Athletics, his final spring opportunity to make a case for the No. 6 role in the starting rotation before Opening Day rosters ar...
ImpactMargevicius will follow his primary competitor for the job, Justin Dunn, who'll pitch Wednesday against the Cubs. Margevicius has arguably outperformed his young teammate, allowing just two earned runs and posting a stellar 10:1 K:BB across nine innings in his three Cactus League appearances thus far. Kramer notes that whichever pitcher loses the job battle will still be slated for starts at some point, considering that innings will be monitored carefully across the rotation, especially early in the season.
MARCH 24, 2021•ROTOWIRE
Could serve as emergency catcherFrance, who's solidified his starting designated hitter role this spring with a .417 average (15-for-36), five home runs and 10 RBI across 15 Cactus League games, could serve as th...
ImpactNot that there's any doubt about France's job security, but this news only serves to increase his utility to the Mariners and could allow manager Scott Servais more flexibility with how he utilizes primary backstops Tom Murphy and Luis Torrens. France has experience behind the dish and served as a catcher as recently as last season at the Padres' alternate training site before his trade to Seattle at the deadline. In addition to DH and a possible occasional appearance at catcher, France is also slated to back up at every infield spot except shortstop.
MARCH 24, 2021•ROTOWIRE
Images from the Brewers' spring training victory over the DodgersThe Brewers hit three home runs in the first inning and defeat the Dodgers in a Cactus Legue game, 9-6.
MARCH 24, 2021•JSONLINE.COM
Solid effort versus champsSheffield allowed two earned runs on four hits and three walks over 4.2 innings in a Cactus League win over the Dodgers on Monday. He struck out five.
ImpactDaniel Kramer of MLB.com reports Sheffield worked up to 78 pitches in what was his penultimate start of spring, Sheffield's trademark location issues were mostly under control Monday, although two of his walks did come with two outs. The left-hander lines up to take the mound for the final time before Opening Day this coming weekend.
MARCH 23, 2021•ROTOWIRE
Scratched from lineupLewis was scratched from the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Diamondbacks after running into the wall Monday against the Dodgers, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.
ImpactThe Mariners reportedly aren't concerned about any particular injury with Lewis but still wanted to give him a day to recover. Sam Haggerty will slide to center field in his absence, with Jake Fraley entering the lineup in right.
MARCH 23, 2021•ROTOWIRE
