SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Those anxiously waiting on Julio Rodr¨ªguez's status for the Opening Day roster will have to wait a little longer, but J-Rod kept that crowd entertained with yet another marvel on Sunday.

His 115-mph homer in his first spring at-bat and the inside-the-parker he legged out were impressive, but J-Rod one-upped himself by going 3-for-4 and finishing a triple shy of the cycle before being pulled for a pinch-runner in the seventh inning during Seattle¡¯s 10-8 win against the Royals at Surprise Stadium.

When the dust settled, Rodr¨ªguez brought his Cactus League slash line to .419/.471/.839, leading the team by a mile with a 1.310 OPS. Overall, he¡¯s gone 13-for-31 in 12 games, with just two remaining before the Mariners head to Minnesota for Opening Day on Friday.

Will he be on that charter? As if it wasn¡¯t a likelihood already, after Sunday¡¯s epic showing, it¡¯d be a shock if he wasn¡¯t.

However, manager Scott Servais said earlier Sunday that the club is still in the process of having conversations with the players that won¡¯t break camp, and that those likely won¡¯t wrap until after Monday¡¯s game against the D-backs. He indicated that roster battles for the final spots in the bullpen will go to the final day, Tuesday, meaning it¡¯s possible that the club could hold out announcing their position-player contingent until then, too. The Opening Day roster isn¡¯t formally due until the morning of.

¡°We¡¯re still working,¡± Servais said. ¡°We will go right to the end on the bullpen situation. I¡¯d like everything cleared and cleaned up by end-of-day [Monday] is my hope.¡±

J-Rod¡¯s unconfirmed status certainly will make the final days of an already exciting Mariners camp all the more interesting as the club heads into a season of expectations after a 90-win campaign in 2021.

But before looking ahead to the future, the present is worth unpacking more.

At the site of his most notable homer last spring, Rodr¨ªguez?mirrored that missile with a solo shot to the deepest part of the right-center-field berm. There was no Trackman data immediately available Sunday, but one team official humorously offered, ¡°best estimate is ¡®hard¡¯ and ¡®far.¡¯¡±

Take a look:

Then compare it to the one at this very venue last spring:

Eerily similar, yeah?

Arguably the most impressive component to Rodr¨ªguez's power is his ability to drive balls with authority beyond the deepest part of the opposite field; with all that top spin, they just keep carrying. That¡¯ll play at T-Mobile Park.

After J-Rod, Kelenic unloads
J-Rod¡¯s long ball on Sunday might not have even been the afternoon¡¯s most impressive homer, as one inning later, Jarred Kelenic unloaded a two-run shot to straightaway center that likely exceeded 430 feet.

Kelenic finished 2-for-3, having also ripped a single to center in the fourth. Both hits were against lefties -- Daniel Lynch and then Amir Garrett -- who were particularly tough on him in his rookie year. He had a .490 OPS against southpaws compared to .695 against righties.?

Kelenic hasn¡¯t stood out in the box score this spring, he¡¯s hitting .233/.281/.367 (.648 OPS) after Sunday, but he¡¯s felt solid about his approach.

¡°Jarred has been in a good spot all spring,¡± Servais said. ¡°He doesn¡¯t have a ton of hits, but his at-bats have been really good. He [had] hits off the left-handers today, which is great to see. He¡¯s going to have a good year.¡±