Seattle Mariners: Stock Up, Stock Down 5/2-8/22
Hitters (Stock Down)
Jesse Winker – The Seattle Mariners traded for winker with the expectation that he’d be a reliable left-handed power bat. He’s currently sitting on a single home run for the year, which was hit this past week. Last week he hit .192, scoring 2 runs, with 2 doubles, 1 RBI, 1 walk, and 3 strikeouts.
Eugenio Suarez – Suarez is the other player Seattle got from Cincinnati along with Winker. Billed as another power bat but from the right side of the plate. He certainly lived up to his power reputation, socking 3 home runs, with 6 RBIs, 4 runs scored, and 10 strikeouts,
Suarez put up those numbers all while hitting .167. This is a perfect example of the type of hitter he’s been over the last couple of years. He is Mr. Three True Outcomes.
Jesse Winker tried doing play-by-play for his pitcher and it backfired 😭 pic.twitter.com/2q9O92MBgp
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Pitchers (Stock Down)
Robbie Ray – Ray has been anything but ace-like over his last few starts. In his most recent start, he went 6.2 innings against Tampa Bay, allowing four runs, walking one, and striking out five. The Seattle Mariners could have really used one of Ray’s 2021 Cy Young performances to end their losing streak. Is he or someone else the team’s number two man in the rotation?
Logan Gilbert – Well we all knew he couldn’t keep it up forever. And it’s unfair to put him on this list considering how great he’s been in the year. However, Gilbert easily had his worst start of the year on Friday night. The future ace didn’t have his usual great stuff as he gave up 4 runs in 5 innings, walking 3, and striking out 6. Most concerningly is this marks his third consecutive game with 3walks or more.
Matt Brash – No surprise here, especially since he was demoted to Triple-A after his last start. He went 3 innings, walking 4, striking out 3, and allowing 4 runs
While back on the farm, Brash will get acclimated to the bullpen. At this point, it remains to be seen if his future is as a reliever or a starter. It should be noted if robot umpires were used or if the human umpire was better at his job, Brash’s last outing might have gone differently. A missed strike three call against Houston extended the inning and brought in a run.