PEORIA, Ariz. — When you look at the list of nine players on the 40-man that are dealing with some sort of known injury (below), it can be a little overwhelming for Mariners’ fans. Particularly when the names of Felix Hernandez, Nelson Cruz and Robinson Cano are part of it.
Given all of the injury issues last year, starting with Drew Smyly’s “soggy” left arm and the 21 other disabled list stints for 15 other players, the health of the Mariners, or complete lack thereof, has been reduced to an un-funny joke or twitter meme.
So when both Cruz (quad strain) and Andrew Romine (partial shoulder subluxation) exited Tuesday’s Cactus League game with injuries, how did manager Scott Servais not slam his Mariners’ cap — featuring the possibly-cursed upside trident logo — into the ground, throw his hands up in the air in disgust and scream obscenities at the baseball gods?