It's no secret that 35-year-old Rob Refsnyder has struggled since signing a one-year deal with the Seattle Mariners this offseason. 

Brought into hit left-handed pitching, Refsnyder is hitting just .132 this season with two homers and four RBIs. He has an OPS+ of just 33. 

Of course, his playing time is sporadic, and he has just 53 at-bats on the campaign. But there are still some noticeable things going on under the hood. For instance, his BABIP is just .135, suggesting there's some bad luck involved. But on the other hand, his hard-hit rate is just 35.9 percent, down from his career rate of 42.1.

Mariners fans have grown frustrated by his lack of production, and the use of platoons in general, but those who have covered Refsnyder for years continue to believe that he'll turn this around.

Olney was a guest on Thursday's edition of the 'Refuse to Lose Territory' podcast and said the following:

"So I think it's harder for young players who are used to — let's face it — as you come up as an amateur, when you're playing in the minor leagues, you start your career, typically you're playing every day.

For Rob Refsnyder, it's business as usual. This is what he's been.

And I will tell you this: while his numbers early in this year are not great, I think they'll turn around. And I know this: just talking with folks with other American League East teams. They're shocked that the Red Sox let Refsnyder go. They thought he was really effective in that role for them.

Given the amount of money that it cost Seattle to sign him, they couldn't believe that the Red Sox passed on bringing him back.

Even though his early results have not been good, I can tell you a lot of folks with other teams respect what he can do when he's right."

Bradford was a guest on Friday's edition of the podcast and he spoke about Refsynder, who he has experience covering for years at WEEI in Boston:

"I'm obviously surprised his numbers are so low, and the Fenway Park thing is just part of it.

The overall fact was that they had that dynamic, where against lefty pitching, between him and Romy Gonzalez, it was like it wasn't just, 'hey, this is a better option against lefty pitching. This is putting Shohei Ohtani against lefty pitching. 'That's how good they were. Close to a 1.000 OPS against lefty pitching. So when a team like the Mariners say, 'we need that, we want that,' like, how can you behoove them for doing that?

I couldn't tell you exactly why it's taken a turn for the worse.

I suspect that he probably will figure it out, but then you ultimately have to figure out, you know, it's like with a lot of these teams, we're mid May, you get to June, is this the best fit? Can we find a better fit? And maybe it's just not working for whatever reason in Seattle, with the coaching staff, with the park, whatever it is, maybe you have to turn things over. Maybe you have to try something new in that respect.

But I'll come back to it, Brady. I'm just surprised because this wasn't a product of Fenway Park. This was a product of a good hitter who had a very specific skill set, who, by the way, took a long time in his career to figure that out.

My guess is that he'll turn it around.

But as I said, you get the rubber meets the road time. You got to adjust the roster like, you got to adjust the roster."

The Mariners will take on the San Diego Padres this weekend for a three-game set at T-Mobile Park. There are no lefties scheduled to start for San Diego, so Refsynder's at-bats will likely all come against one of the best bullpens in baseball.

You can listen to the most recent 'Refuse to Lose Territory' podcast, featuring Rob Bradford of the 'Baseball Isn't Boring' podcast here, and you can also watch the episode on YouTube.

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