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Should the Mariners just release Sexson?
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Sexson is hitting just .212 with nine home runs and 26 RBI. He hasn't hit a home run in June. July begins Tuesday. His last home run was on May 24. He had five RBI in June, two in one game and three in another. In the other 19 games he had none.
Sexson went 4-for-18 (.222) on the just completed road trip with one double and three RBI. He's getting mercilessly booed by the home fans after every out he makes. He's collecting $15.5 million this season.
Conventional wisdom was such that this nine-game road trip appeared to be final test for Sexson. If it was, he flunked. The club desperately wants him to contribute, to lead, to put a couple hits together. He hasn't.
It wouldn't surprise me if his release came Monday, as much for his lack of offense as it would be for interim general manager Lee Pelekoudas' need to take decisive action. Pelekoudas wants the permanent GM. He didn't waste any time in making his first big decision, canning manager John McLaren just before the road trip. Now Pelekoudas can show his personnel decisiveness with a Sexson jettison. If he gets the OK, he won't hesitate.
The problem is: Who replaces him? Jose Vidro is hitting .215 and is facing the same kind of scrutiny. The club hasn't tested Jeff Clement or Kenji Johjima enough at the position for any kind of comfort level. Anyone else is just temporary. Rainiers' first baseman Bryan LaHair is not particularly ripping it up (.254, 12, 46).
With a 31-50 record and 17 1/2 games out of first place with exactly half the season left (81 games), does it matter? Is there someone better? Probably not. Is he a distraction? No more than Erik Bedard or Miguel Batista. Has he given up? No.
If releasing him is addition by subtraction, you need to figure out who or what is the addition.
Topics: Richie Sexson , Lee Pelekoudas
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