Seattle Mariners Three Stars of Week 2 (April 5-11)
Joe Swenson
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Star #1: Kyle Seager
.348 avg, 1.075 OPS, 8 RBIs (tied for 7th MLB), 2 home runs, and a stolen base.
Before we get into the contract debate and the loyalist vs. the strategist conversation, let’s take an unbiased look at Kyle Seager’s performance. Would he have been the #1 star for the week if he hadn’t had a 4-for-4, 2 home run game, including the three-run wall scraper off of former Mariners closer Alex Colome? Probably not. His performance in this one game put him over the top. That and most of the Mariners were mediocre last week.
Admittedly, I’m still critical of his contract situation and the value it has. It was one game, and the rest of his season has been poor. Without the four-hit, 2 home run game, he is below average at his position. However, most people don’t take the context of Seager’s performance; they look at how one game has instantly changed his value.
After all, it’s not very often that a player nearly singlehandedly wins a game in baseball. There is value in that. As far as saying Seager is worthy of the M’s picking up his 2022 option after one game? Well, that’s very reactionary and quite shortsighted. Let’s wait and see if his suddenly hot hitting continues against the Orioles and the Astros this week.
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Joe Swenson is a lifelong Seattle sports fan, owner, writer, director, and producer for Broken Arts Entertainment and co-host of the sports podcast In The Clutch.