Sodo on some ST storylines

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Sodo on some ST storylines

Post by D-train » Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:20 pm

I like they bring up a competition for LH platoon in LF but some of the other stuff they mention is just weird.

https://sodomojo.com/posts/top-3-spring ... s-mariners
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Re: Sodo on some ST storylines

Post by harmony » Tue Jan 24, 2023 3:16 am

D-train wrote:
Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:20 pm
I like they bring up a competition for LH platoon in LF but some of the other stuff they mention is just weird.

https://sodomojo.com/posts/top-3-spring ... s-mariners
The Sodo Mojo piece mentioned a potential Spring Training surprise in lefty Gabe Speier, who has been on the 40-man roster since November when the Mariners claimed the reliever off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

Perhaps the Mariners prefer five years of the 27-year-old Speier, who will earn the league minimum the next two seasons, over 32-year-old lefthander reliever Andrew Chafin, the free agent whom MLB Trade Values projects with a two-year, $18 million contract.

The 2022 numbers for Speier and Chafin:

GS 17 G, 19.1 IP, 2.33 ERA, 3.78 FIP, 18.2 K%, 6.5 BB%, 0.1 fWAR, 0.7 bWAR
AC 64 G, 57.1 IP, 2.83 ERA, 3.06 FIP, 27.6 K%, 7.8 BB%, 0.9 fWAR, 0.3 bWAR

The 2023 FanGraphs projections for Speier and Chafin:

GS 36 G, 36 IP, 3.71 ERA, 3.86 FIP, 22.3 K%, 7.8 BB%, 0.1 WAR
AC 64 G, 64 IP, 3.65 ERA, 3.67 FIP, 23.8 K%, 8.3 BB%, 0.6 WAR

Over his brief MLB career Speier has limited lefthanded hitters to a .170/.265/.322/.587 line in opponents' 68 plate appearances, although the split was less favorable last season.

Speier has one minor league option remaining.

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Re: Sodo on some ST storylines

Post by D-train » Tue Jan 24, 2023 3:05 pm

harmony wrote:
Tue Jan 24, 2023 3:16 am
D-train wrote:
Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:20 pm
I like they bring up a competition for LH platoon in LF but some of the other stuff they mention is just weird.

https://sodomojo.com/posts/top-3-spring ... s-mariners
The Sodo Mojo piece mentioned a potential Spring Training surprise in lefty Gabe Speier, who has been on the 40-man roster since November when the Mariners claimed the reliever off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

Perhaps the Mariners prefer five years of the 27-year-old Speier, who will earn the league minimum the next two seasons, over 32-year-old lefthander reliever Andrew Chafin, the free agent whom MLB Trade Values projects with a two-year, $18 million contract.

The 2022 numbers for Speier and Chafin:

GS 17 G, 19.1 IP, 2.33 ERA, 3.78 FIP, 18.2 K%, 6.5 BB%, 0.1 fWAR, 0.7 bWAR
AC 64 G, 57.1 IP, 2.83 ERA, 3.06 FIP, 27.6 K%, 7.8 BB%, 0.9 fWAR, 0.3 bWAR

The 2023 FanGraphs projections for Speier and Chafin:

GS 36 G, 36 IP, 3.71 ERA, 3.86 FIP, 22.3 K%, 7.8 BB%, 0.1 WAR
AC 64 G, 64 IP, 3.65 ERA, 3.67 FIP, 23.8 K%, 8.3 BB%, 0.6 WAR

Over his brief MLB career Speier has limited lefthanded hitters to a .170/.265/.322/.587 line in opponents' 68 plate appearances, although the split was less favorable last season.

Speier has one minor league option remaining.
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