Mariners Under Fire! Former MLB Reliever Rips Seattle Inactive Offseason
Former major league reliever Trevor May raised an interesting point on the most recent episode of the “Marine Layer” podcast.
Popular Mariners “X” user @MarinerMuse transcribed the quote, which questions the M’s organizational urgency.
I liked Trevor’s perspective on the dormant offseason relative to the message sent by firing Scott Servais:
“When you do nothing after you fire your manager, it tells me it was a lip service move. There was no intention to change anything, really. They just needed a scapegoat.”
The Mariners fired Servais last August amid a two-month skid that saw them go from first place in the American League West to out of the playoff picture entirely. The M’s ended up missing the playoffs by one game, replacing Servais with former catcher Dan Wilson.
This offseason, the M’s made just two major league moves, signing infielders Donovan Solano and Jorge Polanco to one-year deals. To May’s point, the M’s elected to sit out free agency with regards to all the big names, including Alex Bregman, Pete Alonso, Juan Soto and Anthony Santander, making fans wonder how invested the organization really is in winning.
May, a Washington native, spent nine years in the major leagues actually playing, but he was around the majors for a decade. He pitched six years for the Twins, but missed all of 2017. He then pitched two years for the Mets and one for the A’s.
While mostly known for his work as a reliever, he did serve as a starter early in his career. He started 16 games for the 2015 Twins.
