Roughly three weeks ago, we didn’t know if there would be a baseball season in 2022. Even if the season happened, we didn’t know if über-prospect Julio Rodríguez would be on the Opening Day roster.
Fast forward…
April has just barely rolled around and Julio has already stolen the stage. This organization has built him up for years, vibin’ with him and promoting him to the fanbase more than any prospect since Junior.
But the Mariners face a dilemma: Do they keep Rodríguez on the big league roster for Opening Day, or do they keep him down in AAA for approximately three weeks (or more) in order to delay his eventual free agency by one year?