2018 Remarkable! Season Preview – Seattle Mariners

by | Feb 26, 2018 | Baseball

 

2017 Record: 78-84 (T-3rd in AL West)

The Seattle Mariners made a splash this offseason when they traded for speedster Dee Gordon. Since he is blocked at second base by Robinson Cano, Gordon will transition to the outfield, something he hasn’t done in his seven years in the MLB. Check out the rest of our Remarkable! notes below:

 

Starting Pitchers

 

James Paxton
  • He allowed an OPS of .602 (552 PAs) in the 2017 season (Rank: 6th of 160 qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .766).
  • He allowed a slugging percentage of .221 (19 Total Bases / 86 ABs) vs left-handed batters in 2017 (Rank: 1st of 155 qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .444).
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of 60.6% (57/94) against James Paxton on curves and sliders in 2017 (Rank: 12th of 141 qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 47.2%).

 

Felix Hernandez
  • He threw off-speed pitches 55.7% of the time (770/1,382) in the 2017 season (Rank: 8th of 158 qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 41.8%).
  • He recorded 34 of his 78 strikeouts (43.6%) with his changeup in 2017 (Rank: 6th of 59 qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 22.5%).

  • Opponents batted .180 (18-for-100) against Felix Hernandez‘s changeup in the 2017 season — 10th best among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .247.

 

Mike Leake
  • He allowed an OPS of .854 (160 PAs) when he’s behind in the count in the 2017 season — best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 1.072.

  • He walked 13 of 392 right-handed batters (3.3%) in the 2017 season — 2nd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 6.6%.
  • Opponents batted .322 (99-for-307) against Mike Leake‘s fastball in the 2017 season — 3rd worst among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .275

 

Erasmo Ramirez
  • He allowed an OBP of .268 (321 PAs) vs right-handed batters in the 2017 season — 2nd best among non-qualified SPs in MLB*; League Avg: .328.

  • He threw off-speed pitches just 28.7% of the time (347/1,209) vs right-handed batters in the 2017 season — 2nd lowest among non-qualified SPs in MLB*; League Avg: 41.2%.
  • Opponents had a line drive rate of just 17.5% (24/137) against Erasmo Ramirez in the 2017 season — 3rd lowest among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 22.8%.

 

Marco Gonzales
  • He threw off-speed pitches 63.3% of the time (50/79) with RISP over the last 30 days of the 2017 regular season (5 Games) — 3rd highest among non-qualified SPs in MLB*; League Avg: 45.3%.
  • Opponents had a miss rate of just 18.8% (12/64) against Marco Gonzales on non-fastballs over the last 30 days of the 2017 regular season (5 Games) — 5th worst among non-qualified SPs in MLB*; League Avg: 30.4%.

 

*Includes innings thrown as a reliever

 

Relief Pitchers

 

2017 Bullpen Ranks

Stat # Rank
AVG .244 14th
OBP .315 T-11th
SLG .399 9th
OPS .713 9th
BB% 8.7% 10th
K% 22.5% 16th
GB% 42.4% 26th

 

Edwin Diaz
  • Opponents in the heart of the order batted .160 (13-for-81) against Edwin Diaz in the 2017 season — tied for 5th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .239.
  • He struck out 36.1% (44/122) of left-handed batters he faced in the 2017 season — 9th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 24.4%.
  • He allowed a slugging percentage of .087 (4 Total Bases / 46 ABs) on elevated fastballs in the 2017 season — 3rd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .356.

 

Juan Nicasio
  • Right-handed hitters had a line drive rate of 28.6% (34/119) against Juan Nicasio in the 2017 season — 4th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 20.5%.
  • He allowed an OBP of .252 (127 PAs) vs left-handed batters in the 2017 season — 11th best among 117 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .317.
  • He allowed a slugging percentage of .222 (14 Total Bases / 63 ABs) on inside fastballs in the 2017 season — 13th best among 113 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .408.

 

Nick Vincent
  • He had a strike rate of 70.6% (667/945) in the 2017 season — 4th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 64.0%.

  • He recorded 47 of his 50 strikeouts (94.0%) with his fastball in the 2017 season — highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 48.1%.
  • Left-handed hitters had a miss rate of just 16.3% (34/209) against Nick Vincent in the 2017 season — 3rd worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 26.6%.

 

Marc Rzepczynski
  • He walked 14 of 54 right-handed batters (25.9%) in the 2017 season (Rank: 242nd of 242 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 8.6%).
  • Left-handed hitters had a groundball rate of 75.4% (43/57) against Marc Rzepczynski in 2017 (Rank: 2nd of 225 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 45.4%).
  • Opponents had a line drive rate of 6.9% (2/29) against Marc Rzepczynski with two strikes in 2017 (Rank: 1st of 214 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 20.8%).

 

James Pazos
  • He threw his breaking pitches for a strike just 51.0% (122/239) of the time in the 2017 season — lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 61.7%.

  • He allowed a slugging percentage of .163 (7 Total Bases / 43 ABs) on breaking pitches in the 2017 season — 11th best among 142 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .320.
  • Hitters chased 44 of James Pazos‘ 109 elevated fastballs out of the zone (40.4%) in the 2017 season — 9th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 29.3%.

 

David Phelps – out for season
  • He allowed an OBP of .290 (138 PAs) with two strikes in the 2017 season — 8th worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .231.
  • Opponents had a chase percentage of just 22.3% (106/476) against David Phelps in the 2017 season — 6th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 29.7%.

 

Hitters

 

2017 Offense Ranks

Stat # Rank
AVG .259 T-10th
OBP .325 15th
SLG .423 19th
OPS .749 17th
BB% 7.9% 23rd
K% 20.5% T-9th
QAB 2593 15th
wOBA .330 15th

 

Jean Segura
  • He grounded into 14 double plays in 71 opportunities (19.7%) in the 2017 season — 3rd worst among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 11.2%.
  • He batted .500 (44-for-88) when the pitcher is behind in the count in the 2017 season — best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .361.

  • He had a groundball rate of 54.6% (242/443) in the 2017 season — 9th highest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 43.5%

 

Robinson Cano
  • He had a Well-Hit Avg of .254 (105/414) against RHP in the 2017 season — 3rd best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .181.
  • He had an OPS of just .632 (343 PAs) when the bases are empty in the 2017 season — 7th worst among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .791.
  • He slugged just .298 (53 total bases in 178 ABs) against LHP in the 2017 season — 13th worst among qualified hitters 145 in MLB; League Avg: .455.

 

Mike Zunino
  • He had an OPS of 1.752 (67 PAs) when the pitcher was behind in the count in the 2017 season — 3rd best among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 1.103.

  • He pulled 55.9% of fastballs he’s put into play (62/111) in the 2017 season — 2nd highest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 39.5%.
  • He slugged .583 (91 total bases in 156 ABs) on elevated pitches in the 2017 season — 2nd best among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .362.

 

Kyle Seager
  • He had a line drive rate of just 17.9% (85/474) in the 2017 season — 6th lowest among full-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 22.2%.
  • He grounded into 6 double plays in 129 opportunities (4.7%) in the 2017 season — 7th best among full-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 11.2%.
  • He chased just 21.2% of breaking pitches out of the zone (99/466) in the 2017 season — 10th lowest among full-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 32.2%.

 

Dee Gordon
  • He had a groundball rate of 60.2% (341/566) in the 2017 season — highest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 43.5%.
  • He averaged just 3.45 Pitches per Plate Appearance (2,401/695)  in the 2017 season — 2nd lowest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 3.90.
  • He had a Well-Hit Avg of just .070 (46/653) in the 2017 season — 2nd worst among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .179.

 

Nelson Cruz
  • He slugged .685 (176 total bases in 257 ABs) on fastballs in the 2017 season — 5th best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .507.

  • He drew 35 walks in 172 PAs (20.3%) against LHP in the 2017 season — 3rd best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 9.4%.
  • He had an OPS of 1.032 (152 PAs) when leading off an inning in the 2017 season — 3rd best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .804.

 

Ben Gamel
  • He slugged just .290 (53 total bases in 183 ABs) versus relief pitchers in the 2017 season — 4th worst among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .431.
  • He batted .364 (36-for-99) on inside fastballs in the 2017 season — tied for 10th best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .283.
  • He had a Well-Hit Avg of just .100 (12/120) against LHP in the 2017 season — 11th worst among 145 qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .172.

 

Mitch Haniger
  • He slugged .667 (36 total bases in 54 ABs) on low pitches in the 2017 season — 6th best among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .405.
  • He had an OBP of .372 (313 PAs) against RHP in the 2017 season — 17th best among 176 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .325.

 

Ryon Healy
  • He drew 23 walks in 605 PAs (3.8%)  in the 2017 season — 5th worst among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 9.1%.
  • He slugged .640 (110 total bases in 172 ABs) on inside pitches in the 2017 season — 6th best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .470.

 

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