Through August 15, the @Mariners were 7.5 games out. Just 9 games later they are now tied for first.
That's the largest deficit erased by any MLB team in fewer than 10 games to reach first (alone or tied) since the Dodgers made up a 7.5-game deficit in 8 games in August 1982.
The @Mariners extend their winning streak to 5 games and improve to a season-high 13 games above .500 (68-55).
Seattle has won 8 of its last 9 series and secures a season series win vs. Houston (7-2) for the first time since 2018 (10-9).
Working on a Felix for HOF case. Here's his MLB rank over 2006-2015
fWAR: 1st
bWAR: 2nd
IP: 1st
FIP: 1st
K: 1st
Complete Games: 4th
Shutouts: 2nd
Quality Starts: 1st
"Ultra Quality Starts" (>= 7 IP, <= 2 R): 1st
Pretty clearly the best pitcher in the sport for 10 seasons.
Dominic Canzone in his limited 41 MLB plate appearances:
90.3 EV
46.7 HardHit%
.283 xBA
.353 xwOBA
.412 xwOBACON
19.5 K%
13.3 Barrel%
40.0 Sweet Spot%
90.4 Z-contact%
.276 BABIP
That xwOBA would rank 2nd on the Mariners behind only Tom Murphy
We’ve acquired OF Dominic Canzone, INF Josh Rojas and minor league INF Ryan Bliss from the @Dbacks in exchange for RHP Paul Sewald.
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Getting a MLB ready 25 y/o outfielder with a 1.065 ops in AAA, a rising middle infield prospect who put up a 1.008 ops in AA, and a 2B/3B/OF coming off a 3 WAR season last year with 3 more years of club control for a 33 y/o reliever is great value no matter how you look at it
JP Crawford’s 128 wRC+ ranks 2nd among shortstops and is higher than:
Fernando Tatis Jr
Nolan Arenado
Pete Alonso
Rafael Devers
Vlad Guerrero Jr
Marcus Semien
Francisco Lindor
Wander Franco
Manny Machado
Tom Murphy: "That was the most emotion I've ever seen out of Logan. You could really tell that it meant a lot to him. And what he doesn't know, it meant even more to the team."