Seattle Mariners - The Covid-19 Years (2020-2029)  
   
 

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        2020 3 27 33   2023 3 88 74                         Decade  
        2021 2 90 72   2024 2 85 77                         Click  
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  Titles: Top Mariners Players of the Twenty Twenties  
  2022 - WC def Toronto; ALDS Lost to Houston  
  Pitchers:  
  Ballpark: Logan Gilbert (9.94) -  29  
  Safeco Field  George Kirby (7.19) -  24  
  Marco Gonzales (3.52) -   21  
  Team Name: Paul Sewald (4.02) -  18  
  Mariners Chris Flexen (4.63) -  17  
  Luis Castillo (6.17) -   17  
  Owner:  Bryce Miller (4.6) -  13  
  Consortium led by John Stanton and Jeff Smulyan Andres Munoz (4.15) -  11  
    Robbie Ray (2.07) -  8  
  General Managers: Drew Steckenrider (2.21) -  6  
  Jerry DiPoto (2020-2021 GM 2022-2025 President) Justus Sheffield (-0.99) -   5  
  Justin Hollander (2022-2025) Yusei Kikuchi (1.77) -   5  
     
  Managers: Catchers:  
  Scott Servais (2020-2024) Cal Raleigh (11.14) -  29  
  Dan Wilson (2024-2025) Luis Torrens (1.02) -   7  
    Tom Murphy (2.05) -   5  
  Hall of Famers:  
  None First Basemen:  
    Ty France (8.37) -   23  
  Rookie of the Year:     
  Kyle Lewis (2020) Second Basemen:  
  Julio Rodriguez (2022) Dylan Moore (6.8) -   26  
       
  MVP ShortStop:  
  None JP Crawford (15.74) -  41  
       
  Cy Young: Third Base:  
  None Eugenio Suarez (6.12) -  12  
    Kyle Seager (3.03) -   10  
  No Hitters:    
  None Outfield:  
    Julio Rodriguez (15.82) -  46  
  Notable Events: Mitch Haniger (4.22) -  13  
    Jarred Kelenic (0.02) -  7  
  2020 - Seattle's streak of having good seasons with winning records in even Luke Raley (3.2) -   7  
  numbered years was stopped at three in '20 as they finished a poor 27-33. Victor Robles (3.2) -  6  
  But Seattle has bounced back and had back to back ninety win seasons in    
  21 and '22. Notable Events:  
    2024 - Seattle will contend for a playoff spot this year   
  □   Current ownership group led by John Stanton and Jeff Smulyan has owned    
  the club since '16.  Ownership has stuck by GM Jerry DiPoto and manager 2024 - The Mariners were carried by their pitching in '23 giving up 89 runs  
  Scott Servais thru some growing pains, but has been rewarded for it's patience. less than the league average. The hitting was just about league average.  
  Sort of a middle pockets ownership team. It looks like they'll spend when they're The Mariners in the offseason focused on getting more consistent hitters and  
  ready to pounce on talent that will get them to the next level and the  replaced OF Teoscar Hernandez, OF Jared Kelenic, 3B Eugenio Suarez,  
  management team they've put in place is starting to produce results. 2B Kolten Wong and DH Mike Ford with 2B Jorge Polanco from the Twins,   
    3B Luis Urias from Boston, former Mariner OF Mitch Haniger from the Giants,   
  □   Seattle hired Jerry DiPoto on as GM in '15. He was retained after the John OF Luke Raley from Tampa and C/DH Mitch Garver from Texas.  
  Stanton led ownership group took control of the club in '16. DiPoto took a minute Offense:  
  to bring success to the Mariners, but two consecutive 90 win seasons  □ C Cal Raleigh, 27, '18 draft 3rd round pick, 30 75 .232  
  in '21 and '22 has the Mariners pointed in the right direction. □  1B Ty France, 29,  '20 Trade from San Diego, 12 58 .250  
    □  2B Jorge Polanco, 30, '24 Trade from Twins, 14 48 .255   
  □  Scott Servais has been Seattle's manager since '16 when DiPoto became GM. □ SS JP Crawford, 29,  '19 Trade from Philadelphia, 19 65 .266  
  Like DiPoto, it took a minute, but Servais has now presided over consecutive  □  3B Luis Urias, 27, '24 Trade from Boston, 2 13 .225  
  ninety win seasons.  □  OF Mitch Haniger, 33, '24 Trade from SF, 6 28 .209  
    □  OF Julio Rodriguez, 23, '17 IFA, 32 103 .275  
  2023 - There's some young talent on the roster so the Mariners look to be in the □  OF Luke Raley, 29, '24 Trade from Tampa, 19 49 .249  
  mix moving forward. Houston has been a powerhouse lately so there's a high □  C/DH Mitch Garver, 32, '24 FA from Texas, 19 50 .270  
  bar to hurdle for the Mariners to become a legitimate contender for the Division.  Pitchers:  
    Seattle had a nice core of three starters last year. A couple of home grown  
  2023 - The Mariners dropped two games in the standings to 88-74 from high draft picks have done really well in Logan Gilbert and George Kirby.  
  the previous two seasons, but that was enough to miss the wild card. Luis Castillo, who has had an up and down career was up last year.  
  They were in it to the last day and finished one game behind Toronto and The Mariners have lots of decent candidates to fill out the last two   
  two behind World Series champs Texas. Seattle actually improved on their spots led by another former high draft pick rookie Emerson Hancock and  
  runs differentials from the previous two seasons and, based on those, would a rookie last year who pitched well in Bryce Miller. It was a mystery at the  
  have finished at 91-71 and made the post season. A shaky bullpen was a  time and still remains a mystery as to why Jerry DiPoto traded away closer  
  big culprit in the discrepancy as they were losing the close ones.   Paul Sewald to Arizona. Ironically, that move may have cost Seattle a post  
  Seattle's runs scored are around league average. It's the pitching that  season spot while cementing Arizona's post season spot. Andres Munoz  
  makes the Mariners contenders for the post season each year. took over the closer role last year and did well. He will close this year.  
    □  RHP George Kirby, 26, 1st Round pick in '19 draft, 13-10 3.35  
    □  RHP Luis Castillo, 31, '22 trade deadline from Cincinnati, 14-9 3.34  
    □ RHP Logan Gilbert, 27, '18 draft 14th overall pick, 13-7 3.73  
    □  RHP Emerson Hancock, 25, '20 draft 6th overall pick, 0-0 4.50  
    □  RHP Bryce Miller, 25, '21 draft 4th round pick, 8-7 4.32  
    □  RHP Andres Munoz, 25, '20 Trade from San Diego, 4-7 2.94 13 saves  
    □  RHP Matt Brash, 26, '20 Trade from San Diego, 9-4 3.06  
       
    2025 - The Mariners appeared poised to make a playoff run in '24 but their  
    hitting sabotaged them. The pitchers did their part giving up 52 less runs  
    in '24 than '23, but the hitters dropped off a whopping 82 runs in '24.  
    Trading away 3B Eugenio Suarez to Arizona and letting OF Teoscar  
    Hernandez go to LA as a FA were disasters. Mitigating it somewhat was the  
    acquisition of Luke Raley in a trade with Tampa. Meanwhile, guys the Mariners  
    were counting on like CF Julio Rodriguez, 24, and SS JP Crawford, 30,  
    regressed badly, particularly Crawford. Rodriguez's numbers were not that  
    far off from '23, but he was expected to improve and carry the team, and he  
    didn't. Only slugging C Cal Raleigh, 28, held up his end of the bargain in '24.  
       
    2025 Hitting:  
    C Raleigh needs to keep hitting, CF Rodriguez needs to turn the arrow upward,  
    SS Crawford needs to come back from the abyss, OF Arozarena needs to  
    turn it back around. 1B Raley, OF Robles, and  3B Moore need to keep   
    hitting like they did last year. That's a lot of if's.  
    And, it wouldn't hurt if some of their youngsters would come through.  
    Cole Young maybe this year, Harry Ford maybe next year,  
    the others probably at least a couple years away.  
    □ OF Harry Ford, 22,  '21 draft 12th overall pick  
    □ SS Cole Young, 21, '22 draft 21st overall pick  
    □ SS Colt Emerson, 19, '23 draft 22nd overall pick  
    □ SS Michael Arroyo, 20, '22 IFA  
    □ OF Lazaro Montes, 20, '22 IFA  
       
    2025 Pitching:  
    Seattle gave up 104 runs less than the league average last year.   
    That's elite. And they are young. Pitching will keep them contending  
    no matter what the hitters are doing.  
    The six starters combined for a 59-50 mark, they are all healthy, and, outside  
    of Luis Castillo, 32, are all still in their mid twenties.  
    Logan Gilbert, George Kirby, Bryce Miller, Bryan Woo and Emerson Hancock.  
    Closer Andres Munoz, 26, and righty Colin Snider, 29, are both elite out   
    of the pen altho' the rest of the relievers are pretty mediocre.