Seattle Mariners: June Offense and Pitching MVP Awards
JP Crawford is the only Nominee for June Offensive MVP
This was a no-brainer as the Gold Glove shortstop put up his best offensive month as a Major Leaguer. J.P. Crawford batted .352 for the month, was among the American League leaders in hits, average, OBP, and OPS. His efforts offensively forced M’s manager Scott Servais to move him to the top of the line-up. His numbers as a leadoff hitter gave the Seattle Mariners lineup a spark. When leading off a game Crawford has a .883 OPS and in 26 at-bats only struck out 6 times.
If there was one critique of Crawford, it isn’t his fault though. The Seattle Shortstop was on base 48 times and only scored 17 runs. Lack of run production is a problem that has plagued the Mariners all season. While they have the third-highest slugging percentage with runners in scoring position, they’ve had runners in scoring position the least among all MLB teams. Only Mitch Haniger was close to a 50 percent ratio of on-base/runs scored as he scored 14 times while getting on base 29 times.
Ty France was the runner-up as June’s Offensive MVP. The first/second baseman had a slash line of .276/.357/.510/.867 with 5 home runs and 12 RBI. But it wasn’t close, Crawford ran away from the pack and ended Haniger’s two-month streak of winning the monthly award.
Previous Winner April – Mitch Hanger
Previous Winner May – Mitch Haniger
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