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With Seattle Mariners star catcher Cal Raleigh dealing with an injury that placed him on the injured list (IL), the baseball world is wondering if the team will make any moves to rectify the situation. As Raleigh lands on the Mariners' IL , this MLB insider gives insight into what the team is likely to do with the trade market.
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Speaking on "Foul Territory," MLB insider Ken Rosenthal would speak about Seattle's plans now that Raleigh has been put on the IL with an oblique issue. While some may believe that the team would go after another catcher, Rosenthal believes the ball club won't make a move.
"I don't expect them necessarily to make a move, and remember they did trade Harry Ford in the offseason to the Washington Nationals ," Rosenthal said. "They're sitting on Mitch Garver right now, who they resigned because they wanted him to be the backup to Cal Raleigh , Cal Raleigh wanted him to be the backup as well, and they've got [Jhonny] Pereda, who is a strong defensive catcher, as the backup to Garver if that's how they're going to play it, they'll probably split time with both of those."
Ken Rosenthal continues on the Mariners' plan with Cal Raleigh
Rosenthal continues about the Mariners and mentions how rare it is for a catcher to be traded in the middle of the season, especially with the adjustments that have to be made at the position going from team to team. This prompted him to bring up the shocking Patrick Bailey trade made recently.
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"So I don't necessarily see them making the move. We just did see a starting catcher get traded, a highly unusual trade, especially in May, Patrick Bailey went from the Giants to the Guardians," Rosenthal said. "So, I don't know that they're going to replace him, I don't know that they can replace him, probably what happens here is they simply wait for him to return."
It remains to be seen if the Mariners go after a catcher or stay put, as the team currently has a 22-23 record, second in the AL West.
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