J.P. Crawford

J.P. Crawford is back, hopefully for good. Meanwhile, a pair of NL East players are hit with PED suspensions.

Crawford will make his spring debut, albeit as the DH instead of his usual shortstop position. The 31-year-old has battled a "minor" shoulder issue ahd should be fine by the team the regular season rolls around. It's likely Crawford's last year as the starting shortstop for Seattle with Colt Emerson taking over in 2027.

Crawford (shoulder) is starting at designated hitter and batting fifth in Tuesday's Cactus League contest versus the Angels.

Howdy everyone! The Mariners certainly uh .played a spring training game yesterday, tying the Royals 8-8. It s still that period of Cactus League play where almost literally nothing that happens matters and only like 30% (don t quote me on that) of at-bats taken or pitches thrown are by people who will meaningfully contribute to the MLB [ ]

The concern level is reportedly low, and Crawford dealt with a shoulder injury in spring training last year, but then hit .289/.423/.378 in 29 games in March and April. We're not overly worried, but we're also not overly interested for fantasy purposes.