GLENDALE, Ariz. -- There’s a more pointed strategy for Julio Rodríguez this spring to ensure that he surges out of the chute once the regular season begins: Keep the at-bats coming. The Mariners’ star ...

He couldn’t do it. “I think Julio put a lot of that pressure on himself early,” Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto said. “And a lot of it, frankly, didn’t come from him.