Broken Bats

M’s currently lead the league in BB’s, so i imagine they’ll look to work on the chase rate and improve his plate discipline, with the hope being that Edgar Martínez and Kevin Seitzer can have a similar effect on him that they’ve had on the rest of the lineup so far this year.

06.05.2025 20:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

his chase % is way up since his peak in 2023 - 36.8% vs 28.2% - and his barrel % and average exit velo are down as well. swing speed is down but only slightly, from 71.3 in ‘23 and ‘24 to 70.9 so far in 2025.

06.05.2025 20:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

want to be excited about this as lots of people have been quick to point out the Robles comparison, but it’s hard to say what the plan is if the M’s see him that way, as opposed to a depth piece.

06.05.2025 20:46 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

loving the more aggressive approach from #mariners hitters against skubal today !!

02.04.2025 21:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

pov: you watched a lot of late-2000’s #mariners baseball

02.04.2025 01:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

still no official #mariners presence on here, but my god fellow ryan bliss believers we are UP

27.03.2025 20:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

NEW BASEBALL BITS. Let's explore Bryan Woo's fast ascension from bad college reliever to great MLB starter. LINK: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCvD...

23.03.2025 18:04 — 👍 76    🔁 11    💬 2    📌 0

never forget 2018 mitch 🫡 #mariners

23.03.2025 18:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

bonus subway video ad

21.02.2025 01:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

ohtani ECC (bank?) ad

ohtani Seiko ad

another ohtani “dream idea passion” ad

ohtani One by Kosé ad

seriously though he is everywhere

21.02.2025 01:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

ohtani Beats™️ ad

ohtani tea ad

ohtani tea ad highlighting mlb tokyo series 2025

ohtani ad “dream idea passion”

broken bats has been in japan on a special assignment: Ohtani-watch

21.02.2025 01:26 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Cautiously optimistic on Polanco this year, he’s had ups and downs over his career and it felt like he was under-performing in 2024, so I lean towards expecting positive regression.

Curious to see how he performs at 3B, small sample size in his career but defensively it’s been his worst position.

03.02.2025 20:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

can’t wait to see this banner in person

31.01.2025 22:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Looking to 2025, I’m interested to see if new hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, who pushed a more swing-happy #braves offensive philosophy after joining their coaching staff in 2015, will aim to do the same in Seattle, and whether that can produce the same kinds of results.

23.01.2025 19:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 1

Where this fell apart is in what the offense produced in addition to the free bases. While those four other teams also managed above-average OPS, the #mariners finished in the bottom 1/3rd.

Other teams with more aggressive strategies, like the #astros, successfully sacrificed walks for slugging.

23.01.2025 19:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

In one sense, the #mariners were in good company here - the #yankees, #dodgers, #brewers, and #diamondbacks all finished bottom 10 in the league in swing rate, and collectively led the league in walks. We like getting on base for free! However -

23.01.2025 19:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Thread on #mariners hitting last season:

While leading the MLB in strikeouts in 2024, they also finished 4th in walks. Especially earlier in the season, the hitting philosophy and approach was very passive - protect the plate, wait for the right pitch, and take the walk if that’s what comes to you.

23.01.2025 19:19 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

a screenshot of a @notabigjerk tweet that originally says "i'm not falling for that hot take. that's clearly someone with a fetish for getting yelled at. i refuse to participate in that kind of perversion." i crudely edited the screenshot to say "i'm not falling for someone not voting ichiro in the the hall of fame. that's clearly someone with a fetish for getting yelled at. i refuse to participate in that kind of perversion."

21.01.2025 23:27 — 👍 576    🔁 153    💬 5    📌 4

this is exactly what the #whitesox paid Josh Rojas ☹️

13.01.2025 22:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Solano is a totally solid every-day type infielder, and honestly i like the signing given where we’re at, but this a move made by a team hoping for 90 wins

13.01.2025 21:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

picture of Dylan Moore

we have Hye-seong Kim at home

03.01.2025 20:24 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Quick graphic on new #Mariners hitting coach Kevin Seitzer. During his tenure with the #Braves, their team OPS rose for six (!) consecutive seasons starting with his takeover in 2015:

01.12.2024 21:58 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

no official #mariners account to repost on here, but broken bats would like to say a fond farewell to sam haggerty and will always remember his 4+ WAR pace performance in the back half of 2022 🫡

23.11.2024 03:04 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Some things I’m thinking about re: Cal Raleigh changing management:
The optimistic read is he wants to talk an extension, which Boras generally counsels his pre-FA clients against. Clearly this is what most Mariners fans are hoping for.

21.11.2024 23:25 — 👍 59    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 0

Broken Bats | Post

The season is over and Dan Wilson is here to stay as the Mariners’ manager. I dive into the changes we saw in the team’s hitting after the swap:
brokenbats.blog/blogposts/th...

22.11.2024 02:09 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0