Seattle Mariners: Stock Up, Stock Down 5/2-8/22
Pitchers (Stock Up)
Penn Murfee – He is now up to 6.2 innings pitched without allowing a hit. Not only are opposing batters hitless against him, Murfee only walked one batter. Last week he pitched 4.2 innings, walking the aforementioned 1, and striking out 7. He could be this year’s Paul Sewald?
Wyatt Mills – Another Seattle Mariners reliever who had an impressive week. Mills pitched 4.2 innings, allowing 1 run, with 4 K’s, and no walks. After last season’s horrible performance, he’s off to a good start in 2022.
Chris Flexen – Another candidate who is up for consideration as the Seattle Mariners’ number two starter. He’ll face off Monday night at home against Philadelphia. Is he the new Mariners’ Felix Hernandez? Flexen has pitched well but only gets on average one run of support per game.
If Flex needs advice on how to pitch knowing he’ll get limited runs scored in support he can give King Felix a call. In his previous start against Houston, Flexen went 5 innings, allowing only a solo home run, walking 3, and striking out 2.
George Kirby – Another one of the Seattle Mariners heralded rookies made his major league debut yesterday. Some fans questioned whether bringing Kirby up to pitch in the Majors so soon was a good idea, considering he had yet to pitch above Double-A. Definitely, a valid concern considering what happened to Brash.
Kirby left no doubt about his ability to pitch at the MLB level, at least for one start. He spun himself, and his mom, a gem for his debut on Mother’s Day, pitching 6 shutout innings, scattering 4 hits, with 0 walks and 7 strikeouts. In a word Kirby was dominant. He’s projected to get his next start against the Mets in New York.
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George Kirby's Disgusting Stuff. 😲 pic.twitter.com/CuRFzMcJvL
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) May 8, 2022
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