As much sense as it made for the Mariners to throw Emerson Hancock on Thursday, both getting extra rest for the Big 3 and lining them up to face the Rangers, I have to say I’m a little disappointed. It robbed us of a Logan Gilbert-Nathan Eovaldi matchup, which would have been fun since I think Eovaldi is the pitcher most similar to Gilbert. He throws the same arsenal with the same great, but not elite, command. They even get to pretty similar results. There are differences of course, with Eovaldi having a better splitter and worse slider, but it’s a very similar package, and it would have been fun to see them face off.
Mariners Game #74 Preview: 6/16/24, Texas at Seattle
