According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, major league scouts are reportedly alarmed by what's going on with Seattle Mariners' star Julio Rodriguez.
' star Julio Rodriguez, and apparently, opposing scouts are concerned by what they are seeing as well.Scouts are alarmed by Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodriguez’s dramatic drop-off in power.“He just doesn’t seem like the same guy," one veteran scout said. “I can’t see it lasting, but something’s not right."third home run of the season
on Saturday in a loss to the Nationals. He now has 15 RBI and a slightly higher OPS, but the point still remains that people in the sport are concerned about Julio. A two-time All-Star and a two-time Silver Slugger, Rodriguez is likely to figure it out , but the M's need him to figure it out faster than he is right now. With Mitch Garver, Ty France, Jorge Polanco and others struggling, the M's can't afford to have their best overall player slumping this way also. Seattle enters play on Sunday at 27-26 and losers of four straight.
Rodriguez has run a strikeout rate of nearly 30 percent this season, doesn't take many walks, and has really struggled getting to the inside pitch, but he maintains that he's going to continue working and will figure it out. The Mariners will play the Nationals in the series finale on Sunday at 10:35 a.m. PT before returning home for a series with the Houston Astros.Continue to follow our Inside the Mariners coverage on social media by liking us on
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