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... one third less production ... in one third the playing time.
Ichiro, Olivo, Ryan, Figgins and Kawasaki literally have 1/3 of all the plate appearances for the Mariners this year. Four of those guys have an OPS that begins with '5'. Ichiro, bucking the trend at .671 is forcing Kawaski to double down in an attempt to get to .4-something.
What all of these guys have in common is they are over 30.
These guys are NOT helping the youngsters in any way shape or form.
The GM puts together a roster that is as minimalist on veteran talent as is comprehensible and the current manager STILL manages to hold onto his world view that the kids cannot succeed without "veteran leadership" to the extent that he's willing to just piss away 1/3 of the PAs for the team on the Easter Bunny belief that somehow Olivo & company are somehow making things better.