THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: The moves have started in some sort

Maybe the problem isn’t the “Batter’s Eye” at T-Mobile Park.

Or a marine layer chilling the hitters.

I mean, teams coming to town have to deal with these potential problems, too.

If the Mariners strike out too much, or struggle to hit with runners in scoring position, the issue might simply be they can’t find the strike zone.

They go up hacking at pitches that make manager Scott Servais roll his eyes.

A lot of the Mariner hitters' step in and swing like they’re playing a high school game.

If fans watch these guys swinging at butterflies and want to throw furniture across the family room, imagine how club executives feel.

Picture Jerry Dipoto, who busted his rear end to pitch (unspectacularly) in the major leagues, checking his blood pressure every time one of the Mariners screws up something they should have learned in Little League.

Jerry has to defend writing massive checks for these guys, simply because they’re in the big leagues.

Here’s a point we might consider as the Mariners set all-time records for strikeouts: Maybe the club has had enough.

Perhaps they’re acting on what they see.

LET ME toss out a scenario.

I’m not saying it’s a cinch that this is happening, more like I’d like to believe it.

After the Mariners snapped their five-game losing streak by beating the Astros on Sunday, Servais delivered a speech worthy of Gen. George Patton.

“Whether we won or lost the game today, it’s about how we went about it,’’ Servais said.

“We really competed hard. The number of guys in the lineup grinding through at-bats, finding a way to put the ball in play to make things happen.

“That’s what it’s going to take. You’ve got to grind, you’ve got to fight, you’ve got to scratch, claw. That’s what it’s going to take to win.”

Bottom line: You’ve got to play winning baseball, and take every at-bat as though you’re going to war.

Servais knows that the Astros may have more offensive talent, and especially that they have big-game experience.

But baseball is a game of small margins, and he wants the Mariners to fight and tip the balance.

It may not be a coincidence that the club asked waivers on Ty France Sunday night.

Here’s a guy who has been a mainstay in the middle of the Mariners order for four years, made the All-Star team in 2022 and always has had the tools to hit.

Ty’s is having an ugly season (31 RBI while batting somewhere between third and fifth), but so are plenty of his teammates.

Maybe this is a view from the upper deck, but it’s looked like Ty is just going through the motions.

Or, as Servais would say, he has not scratched and clawed to get a key run across the plate.

They might be tired of it.

ON THE other hand, Dipoto was willing to sign Victor Robles off the MLB scrap heap, and Servais is happy to play him.

Robles was signed originally by the Nationals, and was considered every bit an exciting a prospect as Juan Soto.

A combination of injuries and struggles have kept this first-round draft choice from exploding as Washington hoped, and finally he was released this spring.

Seattle grabbed him.

Robles has the ability to star at every phase of the game, but so far it hasn’t happened.

Most Mariner fans probably expected that this was a guy who’d be around for a few weeks and disappear.

However.

What the Mariners noticed immediately was that Robles worked like crazy to give his skills a chance.

He’s out at early batting practice every day.

Robles could be a diamond in the rough, and the Mariners want to give him some polishing.

So far, it’s paid off.

Dipoto and Servais signed Robles because they didn’t have a right-handed hitting outfielder to face left-handed pitching.

But then, Robles hardly got to see any lefties.

“Victor’s been great,” Servais said. “There was a stretch where we didn’t see any left-handed pitching, so we fired him out there (against right-handers) and got him rolling.

“He’s worked really hard to make some adjustments.

“He’s got good tools and the ball jumps off his bat. He’s got a really good approach right now and he makes things happen. And that’s what we’re looking for right now offensively.”

In 25 games with the Mariners (and spending endless time with the batting coaches), Robles is hitting .390 with an absurd 1.053 OPS.

He can also run like a deer, and he’s already stolen seven bases without being caught for Seattle.

Who knows where it all goes?

For now, Victor Robles is on the Mariners roster and Ty France is not.

You’re tempted to draw a conclusion.

Email: scameron@cdapress.com

Steve Cameron’s “Cheap Seats” columns appear in The Press four times each week, normally Tuesday through Friday unless, you know, stuff happens.

Steve suggests you take his opinions in the spirit of a Jimmy Buffett song: “Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On.”