Seattle Mariners: They can stagger the suspensions

Seattle Mariners - Major League Baseball announced Monday that 12 Mariners and Angels were to be disciplined

following Sunday's incident in Anaheim where benches were cleared. This led to an on-field brawl. Each one of Seattle's

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players is sure to be appealing. They have been advised that the Mariners can spread the suspensions so that

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they don't lose the three of them for the same stretch. The club can't replace players on the 40 man roster. This

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means that players who are suspended will be left shorthanded. These three Mariners players were the only ones

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to be ejected in Sunday's 2-1 defeat. Despite the appeal process, Monday's announcement is still a disappointment for

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the Mariners. They are currently without key contributors Ty France and Mitch Haniger, as well as Kyle Lewis

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due to injuries. Crawford, Winker, and Rodriguez are their top three bats, ranking among Seattle's top 5 in wins over

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replacement among position players according to FanGraphs. On Monday, Luis Torrens, catcher, was placed on

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the 10-day injured-list after sustaining left shoulder inflammation in the fight. The Mariners began a seven-game

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