ARLINGTON, Texas — Maybe by now most Mariners fans have grown numb to it, given the sheer quantity of injuries that have inundated this organization dating back to last season. Still, the sight of manager Scott Servais and athletic trainer Matt Toth going to the mound to see if reliever Juan Nicasio was ailing should have brought out some sort of visceral reaction to even the most emotionally-hardened fan.
A few pitches into the eighth inning of Friday night’s 6-2 win over the Rangers, pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre thought that Nicasio looked a little off with how he was throwing the ball.