For those of you who can’t read all the hundreds of comments in the links posts every day, we’re hoping to isolate some of the most interesting conversations from the Moose Tracks and open them up to broader discussion, giving a little more space and time to issues that we feel especially deserve conversation. Yesterday, commenter USSDumper (an excellent username, indeed) posed this question:
Who of the following players would help the Mariners most by putting up a 3-4 win season next year:
- Cole Young
- Luke Raley
- Colt Emerson
- Ben Williamson
- Victor Robles
- Bryce Miller
- Dom Canzone
I really
enjoyed the conversation that stemmed from this prompt in the Moose Tracks, which gave me avenues to think about that I wouldn’t have originally taken into consideration—like the idea that a 3-4 win season from Colt Emerson not only helps the Mariners at a supposed position of weakness, but also potentially pays dividends down the line with an extra draft pick. My gut reaction, given yesterday’s injury news about Logan Evans, is to pick stability in the rotation with Bryce Miller. But honestly, I can see an argument for any player on the list. It was such a good conversation that I felt it deserved better than being buried in a links post on a Friday morning.
So, going forward, if this is something you’re interested in—even if not this particular prompt—please participate here. Maybe we’ll do this weekly, or semiweekly. In a time when authentic conversations are becoming less common in online spaces, we don’t take our community for granted, and we want to give space for the organic ideas brought up by community members to grow.
