Has there even been an off-season like Seattle had? Gone is 1B Johnny 'Big Stick' Swope, gone is SP Jacob Stokes, gone is SP Joey 'Last Resort' Seymour, gone is RP Khalil Corey, gone is SP Tom Sellers, gone is LF Dave Maldonado, gone is closer Kevin Hurley, gone is SS Antonio Melendez...and in the end it came out to a loss of 41.3 WAR. They did get CF Tom Stark from Windy City via trade who will hit .230 with 15 HR's, 45 SB's and have a +10 ZR in center. They also picked up closer AJ Ingle who will have 35 saves with a 3.25 ERA. The big news this season though will be the emergence of two young future stars. 1B Fitzpatrick Fisher is going to win the IL New Brew after hitting .290 with 50 HR's and LF Charles Farris is going to hit .270 with 40 HR's. With perennial stars RF Jimmy Jeffs hitting .305 with 25 HR's and SS Nehemiah Daniel hitting .270 with 20 HR's the Pilots will score a lot of runs. Pitching wise though who steps up? SP Manabu Hamada will go 16-8 with a 3.50 ERA and SP Danny Ley will go 13-10 with a 3.30 ERA but after that we're not sure what will happen. If the GM 'stays pat' look for Seattle to win 81 games and miss the playoffs for the first time since 2021. We're not exactly sure he will though.
I'm really excited for this season. Lots of new players, lots of departures, and a new power in the division.
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