Leading into spring, there was potential to see a tight race for the Mariners backup job. In the end though, what we got was a barn burner. Horse #3 (Tuffy Gosewisch) was the long shot, but he stumbled right out of the gate and never recovered (2-for-22 this spring with 9 K and 0 BB). Horse #2 (Freitas) kept pace all the way through the final turn. But down the back stretch lost steam and the favorite (Mike Marjama) earned the victory pulling away.
FINAL RESULTS
WIN: Mike Marjama
PLACE: David Freitas
SHOW: Tuffy Gosewisch
And with that, I can collect on the trifecta bet I never made and announce the top two levels of the organizational depth chart have been set at the catcher position – well, maybe.