The Seattle Mariners President of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto shared some insight on how the team will be constructed in 2025; Including the role of utility player Luke Raley.
The Seattle Mariners infield has been identified as a core in need of improvement by fans, media personalities even the team's front office members.
The Mariners' bats at first, second and third base struggled for most of the year. First base saw some improvement with the platoon of trade acquisition Justin Turner and slugger Luke Raley during the second half of the year. But that was a small sample size and that duo might be a thing of the past with Turner being a free agent."We signed Victor Robles to a contract extension, he'll line up in . He'll share some time with Luke Raley, who had a really nice year for us.
Raley had a career-best season in his first year in the Pacific Northwest. He hit .243 with 22 home runs and 58 RBIs in 137 games played. His homers, RBIs and games played were all single-season career highs.Raley's biggest weakness was against left-handed pitching. He hit just .189 with two homers and four RBIs against southpaws.
Last year was a good example of how effective a player Raley can be in the lineup. But there aren't too many running mates who are better at first base than Turner. Dipoto emphasized on ESPN Baseball Tonight that Seattle is looking for a first baseman that "matches well" with Raley. And that might be the key for the former Tampa Bay Ray to continue to be effective in 2025.The Seattle Mariners President of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto went on the ESPN Baseball Tonight podcast to talk about the team's finances this offseason.
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