Mariners' Pitching Dilemma: Too Many Stars

0:00On April 18th, Bryce Miller is back with the Mariners at T-Mobile Park, tossing some catch as his last step before Minor League rehab start. He'll take the mound Saturday with Triple A Tacoma after dealing with a left oblique strain since late February. General manager Justin Hollander says they'll use the full 30-day pitchers get for these assignments to ramp up his workload properly. Meanwhile, Seattle's staring down a sweet dilemma. They've got more than five solid starters ready to go once Miller returns. Emerson Hancock's been lights out filling in, with a 2.28 ERA over four starts, a sky-high strikeout rate, and holding hitters in. Check, fans are buzzing about shaking up the rotation, even eyeing Luis Castillo, despite his recent rough patches, but that's not happening. He's there. Workhorse and top earner, at $24 million, $150,000 a year. The Mariners staff leads the majors in wins above replacement and innings pitched, sitting 7th in ERA.

1:00Miller reports his oblique feels 100% now, no more nagging issues, and he's just focused on attacking like its game day. Hollander put it best, if they're sorting this out in a month, count it as a blessing. They'll cross that bridge when the rotation's overflowing with. Talent. This has been MLB News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.