Being a rookie would mostly suck. It’s gotta feel a lot like the first day at a new school where you don’t know anyone, except for your entire school day is broadcast on ROOT Sports Northwest.
Facing Major League competition for the first time is already a tall ask, and now they have advanced nerd numbers to show just how bad you truly are? Not for me. I’ll stick to my Sporcle quizzes please and thank you.
Since the turn of the century, there have been 13 Mariner rookies to post a negative bWAR in 150 plate appearances or more.