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Players to hit 60 HR for the first time and where they finished in the MVP race that season: 1927 Babe Ruth: Ineligible to win MVP 1961 Roger Maris: Won MVP 1998 Sammy Sosa: Won MVP 1998 Mark McGwire: Lost to Sosa (2nd) 2001 Barry Bonds: Won MVP 2022 Aaron Judge: Won MVP 🤔…
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Imagine this scenario for the Mariners Julio Rodriguez is a FA after 2027. Cal Raleigh is a FA after 2027. Andrés Muñoz is currently a FA. Luis Castillo would’ve been a FA after 2023. J.P. Crawford would’ve been a FA after 2023. Thank God for those extensions, right?
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Good morning everyone, today is the day. Kade Anderson is my #1 Mariners prospect. Anderson is equipped with four above average pitches with his slider and curveball being at least 60 grade pitches. His changeup has been a nightmare for right-handed hitters and his fastball, while it won’t blow anyone away, has some deception to it. Moving from a MiLB ball to a MLB ball might bring the specs of his fastball down a bit, it shouldn’t hurt much. He’s a consistent strike thrower and can locate all four pitches inside the zone and out if he so chooses. Coming off of arguably the greatest MiLB pitching season ever, it’s hard not to be extremely excited about Kade Anderson. For a franchise that has watched Logan Gilbert, George Kirby, Emerson Hancock, Matt Brash, Bryce Miller, and Bryan Woo all come through the organization and become top rated prospects, Kade Anderson is easily the most polished of them all. I haven’t been this excited for a Mariners debut since George Kirby was promoted and just like that start, I am going to miss a chunk of the game. Enjoy the day, everyone. Debuts like this don’t come around often.
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Brock Rodden is my #19 Mariners prospect. A switch hitter, Rodden does it differently from each side. On the left side, Rodden has solid swing decisions and gets the ball in the air to the pull side, which is great considering his Max EV from the left side this year is a paltry 107.4 MPH. He’s going to whiff, but his consistent ability to elevate from this side of the plate gives him some intrigue. From the right side, Rodden becomes a completely different hitter. His chase rate jumps 9% and his ability to elevate vanishes. Instead, he consistently makes more contact both in and out of the zone. This is definitely his weaker side as there’s no threat other than potentially an annoying at-bat. He strikes out considerably less from this side, but he also walks significantly less. Lastly, his defensive versatility will be of great value in Seattle, especially for a team with bad defense almost everywhere. He’ll probably suit up everywhere other than first base and catcher. Rodden won the 2024 MiLB Utility Gold Glove award. Welcome to Seattle, Brock Rodden!
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Taylor Ward away from Camden Yards: .249 AVG | .376 OBP | .418 SLG | 129 wRC+ .350 xwOBA | 46.5 Hard Hit% | 9.7 Barrel% Taylor Ward at Camden Yards: .244 AVG | .390 OBP | .278 SLG | 105 wRC+ .343 xwOBA | 32.9 Hard Hit% | 1.8 Barrel% What the hell was going on in Baltimore?
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🔱 Dominic Canzone Long Post 🔱 When the Mariners acquired Canzone last month in exchange for Paul Sewald, most people had never really heard of him. He wasn’t a top prospect and he wasn’t lighting the world on fire. Here’s a quick recap on his numbers with Triple-A Reno this season: .354 AVG, .431 OBP, .634 SLG, 13.2 K% 12.8 BB%, .449 wOBA, 16 HR, 150 wRC+ Canzone never had a wRC+ lower than 107 at any stop in the minor leagues and for his entire minor league career, he had a .933 OPS with a wRC+ of 134. He can hit. Of course, minor league numbers ultimately mean next to nothing once you get to the major leagues. Arizona called him up in July and started playing nearly every day, mostly as a platoon bat. Here are his numbers as a Diamondback: .237 AVG, .293 OBP, .368 SLG, 19.5 K% 4.9 BB%, .290 wOBA, 1 HR, 80 wRC+ Not all that great, and that’s what most people saw when Seattle acquired him for their star reliever. Here were his expected stats: .283 AVG, .336 OBP, .476 SLG .353 xwOBA, 90.3 MPH Average Exit Velo That .353 xwOBA is better than Justin Turner, Josh Naylor, Francisco Lindor, Jake Burger, and many other players. When Canzone arrived to Seattle, he struggled in his first 20 plate appearances and his expected numbers weren’t much better either. His average exit velocity in this stretch was 85.2 MPH. His K% hit 20%, which Canzone had only had 2 lengthy stops in the minors where his K% was 20%. People were frustrated at the lack of production from Canzone (and Rojas). Ever since that slow stretch, in where he’s accrued 50 plate appearances, his stats: .283 AVG, .340 OBP, .478 SLG, 12.0 K% 8.0 BB%, .352 wOBA, 2 HR, 129 wRC+ These numbers are very similar to his expected numbers when he was with Arizona. Here’s the best part: his expected stats during this stretch are MUCH better. .329 AVG, .382 OBP, .598 SLG .418 xwOBA, 90.2 MPH Average Exit Velo That .418 xwOBA, if had over a full season, would rank 6th in all of baseball behind Aaron Judge, Ronald Acuna Jr., Corey Seager, Shohei Ohtani, and Yordan Alvarez. Obviously the samples on all of these stretches aren’t the biggest, but Canzone is a hitter. He’s hit everywhere he’s been and his underlying numbers have backed it up, outside of a short slump once he arrived to the Mariners. Many people didn’t give Canzone a chance when he first got here because of who we gave up to get him. People labeled him a “AAAA hitter” before seeing him. Time will tell what Canzone ends up becoming, but his future looks bright. Enjoy this Dominic Canzone moonshot.
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OHHHHHHH PLAYOFF KIRBY IN GAME ONE AND I WILL BE THERE TO WITNESS IT AGAIN
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- The Ichiro & Felix Era - The Cano & Cruz Era - The Playoff Pushes - The No-Hitters - The Big Moments - The Clincher - “Hey Now” He’s been *the* voice of the Mariners during my life as a fan. One day, he’ll be in the Mariners Hall of Fame. Thank you for everything, Dave Sims.
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