Should the Mariners plug Frazier in at second, it would give them the ability to move Abraham Toro, acquired last year from Houston before the trade deadline, to his natural position of third base.ĭipoto said as of now the Mariners view Frazier as their starting second baseman, while also fitting with Seattle’s goal of having positional flexibility with significant chunks of its roster. His strikeout rates would be good in any era, really.”ĭefensively, Frazier has primarily played second base or left field throughout his career. In an era where strikeouts are prevalent, he doesn’t strike out. “Adam, to me, is one of the better strike-zone managers in baseball,” Dipoto said. The Mariners had eight players appear in more than 90 games last season and all struck out at least 99 times. 267.īut Frazier puts the ball in play, having never struck out more than 75 times in a season. In 57 games with the Padres, Frazer batted.
He was traded to San Diego in late July and faded over the final two months. He spent last season at Single-A Modesto.įrazier got off to a fast start last season with Pittsburgh, batting. Rosier was a 12th-round pick in the 2021 amateur draft out of UNC Greensboro. He split time between Double-A Arkansas and Triple-A Tacoma last season. Kerr was added to the Mariners’ 40-man roster just last week. The Padres acquired left-handed reliever Ray Kerr and outfielder Corey Rosier. We can continue to add to our team because Adam is so versatile.” “We felt like adding Adam made us a deeper team without stopping us from doing anything else we would have wanted to do,” Dipoto said. Dipoto said the club is having ongoing conversations with multiple free agents and made contract offers to a couple, one of which he called “notable.” Seattle is expected to be active this offseason after it went 90-72 this year and fell just short of its first playoff appearance since 2001. Get on base any way I can,” Frazier said. “That’s how I feel I can impact the team play good defense and try to hit the baseball. Frazier’s versatility means the Mariners can still be aggressive with other possible transactions should another middle infielder become available. The move cost Seattle two minor leaguers, but it addresses one of the team’s biggest needs entering the offseason adding a middle infielder to pair with shortstop J.P.
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