The Seattle Mariners will likely be with out their longtime shortstop J.P. Crawford, who was positioned on the 10-day injured record Monday afternoon.
According to a team announcement, the Mariners have recalled infielder Ryan Bliss from Triple-A Tacoma to take Crawford’s place on the energetic roster. Bliss is not being introduced as much as begin instead of Crawford, however will seemingly be a bench bat for supervisor Dan Wilson.
In 51 video games whereas in Tacoma, Bliss hit 4 factors above the Mendoza line (.204) and struck out 60 instances in 211 at-bats. The 26-year-old has seen 45 video games within the main leagues with the Mariners, batting .210 and hitting three dwelling runs.
The Mariners will miss Crawford, as he has been considered one of their predominant run producers. The Gold Glove winner (2020) is third on the workforce in dwelling runs (10) and is their seventh-best RBI hitter (23), which is not saying a lot, with heart fielder Julio Rodriguez having simply 9 extra RBI (32).
Crawford has additionally been the Mariners’ second-best participant behind Randy Arozarena (.376 on-base proportion) for getting on base (.356 on-base proportion) and their greatest participant at drawing walks (34, which is seven greater than Arozarena, 27).
J.P. Crawford’s touchdown on the injured record permits Colt Emerson to begin extra at shortstop for the Mariners
No person likes to see gamers get injured, however when accidents happen, they create alternatives for others. Within the case of the Mariners, rookie Colt Emerson will now have an open runway to be the on a regular basis shortstop.
A main shortstop, who would be the future on the six spot within the infield — the Mariners signed the 20-year-old to an eight-year ($95 million) extension earlier than he even stepped foot on a serious league area — Emerson has been largely enjoying third base (15 begins) since he debuted.
Emerson has 5 video games (4 begins) at shortstop after Crawford supplied to publicly transfer to 3rd base so the Ohio native may get began. Crawford is the Mariners’ longest tenured participant, and his phrase carries a variety of weight within the Mariners clubhouse.
Transferring to his pure place may additional assist Emerson unlock his bat, as he at the moment has a .619 slugging proportion (21 at-bats) this month. In 33 video games at shortstop in Tacoma, Emerson dedicated one error in 281 2/3 innings.
