Punchless M’s Need To Start Exploring Trade Options
A three-game sweep at the hands of the Colorado Rockies, and all of a sudden the Mariners — who had a 30-30 record when they landed in Denver — are now three games under .500 and suddenly looking like a losing ballclub once again.
First, there was a three-game set in Baltimore, where the M’s took two out of three from the Orioles. All well and good, until you take into account the fact that the Mariners only scored 11 total runs in those three games, in a stadium (Camden Yards) that is generally thought of as a hitter-friendly park.
The offense only got worse in Colorado, where pop-ups are known to turn into home runs at a startling rate. In the three games against the Rockies, the Mariners scored a total of eight runs, including just one in yesterday’s loss. One could attribute part of the power shortage to the lack of a DH in the National League park, but at this point that’s more an excuse than anything else.
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