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Can Edgar save the Mariners?

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Mark Matassa
Edgar

Not as a player, but as a coach? When even a relentlessly glass-half-full guy like Seattle Times sports columnist Larry Stone has doubts, a normal fan has to wonder. Mariners legend Edgar Martinez has joined the team as its new hitting coach, with much speculation that he’s there to help struggling star Robinson Cano. More likely, Stone says, Edgar’s first project will be weak-hitting catcher Mike Zunino. “The sky might not be falling,” Stone concludes, “but the storm clouds are gathering.”

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