High Tides | Seattle Mariners (MLBTS25)

[James]

National League Standings, 6/5/2025
National League East
1. Philadelphia Phillies, 43-18, - GB
2. Atlanta Braves, 32-30, 11.5 GB
3. New York Mets, 31-31, 12.5 GB
4. Washington Nationals, 30-32, 13.5 GB
5. Miami Marlins, 21-40, 22.0 GB

National League Central
1. Milwaukee Brewers, 36-27, - GB
2. Cincinnati Reds, 32-31, 4.0 GB
3. Chicago Cubs, 31-30, 4.0 GB
4. St. Louis Cardinals, 26-35, 9.0 GB
5. Pittsburgh Pirates, 26-36, 9.5 GB

National League West
1. Los Angeles Dodgers, 39-23, - GB
2. Arizona Diamondbacks, 34-27, 4.5 GB
3. San Francisco Giants, 29-33, 10.0 GB
4. San Diego Padres, 25-35, 13.0 GB
5. Arizona Diamondbacks, 22-40, 17.0 GB

National League Wildcard
1. Arizona Diamondbacks, 34-27, +3.0 GB
2. Atlanta Braves, 32-30, +0.5 GB
3. Cincinnati Reds, 32-31, - GB
4. Chicago Cubs, 31-30, - GB
5. New York Mets, 31-31, 0.5 GB

National League Leaders, 6/5/2025
Average
1. Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers - .358
2. Willson Contrearas, St. Louis Cardinals - .352
3. Will Smith, Los Angeles Dodgers - .348
4. Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies - .345
5. William Contreras, Milwaukee Brewers - .344

Home Runs
1. Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies - 23
2. Pete Alonso, New York Mets - 21
3. Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers - 16
4. Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers - 15
5. Juan Soto, New York Mets - 14

RBI
1. Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies - 61
2. Teoscar Hernandez, Los Angeles Dodgers - 53
3. Rhys Hoskins, Milwaukee Brewers - 49
4. Pete Alonso, Oakland Athletics - 47
5. Willson Contreras, St. Louis Cardinals - 45

Wins
1. Chris Sale, Atlanta Braves - 8
2. Ranger Suarez, Philadelphia Phillies - 7
3. Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Los Angeles Dodgers - 7
4. Bryan Hudson, Milwaukee Brewers - 6
5. MacKenzie Gore, Washington Nationals - 6

Saves
1. Matt Strahm, Philadelphia Phillies - 21
2. Ryan Helsley, St. Louis Cardinals - 18
3. Edwin Diaz, New York Mets - 17
4. Kevin Ginkel, Arizona Diamondbacks - 17
5. Trevor Megill, Milwaukee Brewers - 16

ERA
1. Erick Fedde, St. Louis Cardinals - 1.53
2. Nick Pivetta, San Diego Padres - 1.82
3. Shota Imanaga, Chicago Cubs - 1.83
4. Paul Skenes, Pittsburgh Pirates - 2.07
5. Aaron Nola, Philadelphia Phillies - 2.26

Strikeouts
1. Dylan Cease, San Diego Padres - 82
2. Paul Skenes, Pittsburgh Pirates - 80
3. Kodai Senga, New York Mets - 77
4. Chris Sale, Atlanta Braves - 76
5. Freddy Peralta, Milwaukee Brewers - 74

Players of the Month
Pitcher: Matt Strahm, Philadelphia Phillies: 2-0, 0.61 ERA, 12 SO
Player: Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers: .404 AVG, 7 HR, 19 RBI
Rookie: Trenton Brooks, San Diego Padres: .323 AVG, 2 HR, 11 RBI

[James]

Mariners Continue to Retool as June Arrives
Ryan Divish -- Seattle Times Beat Report

The Seattle Mariners had an inconsistent May. There were highlights like taking three out of four games from the division leading Astros in Houston but also lowlights like losing the series to the below average Athletics on the road. The Mariners went 13-14 in the month of May and currently see them sitting at 30-30. They still are in the hunt for the playoffs but if they don’t start making improvements soon that window will quickly close. Let’s take a look at some of the top headlines for the Mariners

Is Randy Arozarena on His Way Out?
A couple of years removed from some great seasons in Tampa Bay and we are seeing a hard regression for Randy Arozarena. In 54 games so far he is hitting a slash line of .168/.271/.249, 3 home runs, and 9 RBIs with a -1.6 WAR.

The Cuban set the baseball world ablaze when he won the ALCS MVP in 2020. He then posted seasons in 2021 and 2023 with a 4.0 and 4.7 WAR respectively. Winning rookie of the year in 2021 and making the AL all-star team in 2023.

The 30 year old finds himself on the bench with his struggles and replaced by Dominic Canzone. Canzone is only 27 years old with just over a year of MLB service. Canzone is currently hitting .224/.309/.469 with 3 home runs and 6 RBI in 49 games.

Arozarena currently is being paid 11.3M a year and will have 2026 as an arbitration year before hitting free agency for the first time in 2027. With his struggles he might not be as valuable as a player to trade and there is the chance that his contract can be lowered in arbitration in the off-season.

The Mariners also have the option of sending him down to the minors in order for him to get back in the groove. The Mariners have some tough choices to make with Arozarena because something needs to happen, you can’t spend 11.3M a year for a guy riding the bench or hitting below the Mendoza line.

Julio Back Into the 3 Spot
Manager Dan Wilson noted that one of the big things about his tenure would be a reshuffling of the lineup on a roughly monthly basis. This would allow for players to demonstrate their value and then the reshuffling would be based on several statistical analyses.

One of the big surprises we saw at the beginning of May was Mariners superstar center fielder Julio Rodriguez dropping all the way down to the bottom spot of the lineup. Julio at the time had a .234/.261/.414 slash line with 4 home runs and 15 RBIs. The only other players with a worse average were the struggling Randy Arozarena and Cal Raleigh. Raleigh did have an increased production with 8 home runs and 21 RBIs when compared to Rodriguez.

Since then Julio has raised everything in his slash line up to .255/.288/.439 and added 4 more home runs in the month of May and 9 RBIs. He is currently 2nd on the Mariners in home runs and 3rd in RBIs which puts him in a perfect position to claim his spot back in the order.

With all-star voting already started Julio currently sits in 6th place for AL center fielders and his statistics are similar to top vote getter Cody Bellinger who is posting a .263 average with 6 home runs and 23 RBIs. Moving back into the 3 spot in the lineup should help Julio flourish some more and hopefully get back to the production that saw him win Rookie of the Year in 2022 and make all-star appearances and win the Silver Slugger in 2022, and 2023.

Prospect Report
1. SS Cole Young (21 years old, AA): .249/.321/.333, 1 HR, 19 RBI
2. 2B Colt Emerson (19 years old, A): No stats
3. SS Michael Arroyo (20 years old, AA): .203/.291/.261, 7 RBI
4. C Harry Ford (22 years old, AAA): .214/.272/.365, 5 HR, 22 RBI.
5. CF Jonny Farmelo (20 years old, A): No stats
6. RF Lazaro Montes (20 years old, AA): .230/.321/.286, 1 HR, 13 RBI
7. SP Jurrangelo Cijntje (21 years old, AA): 0-0, 1 SV, 14.1 IP, 5.65 ERA, 16 SO
8. SS Felnin Celesten (19 years old, A): No stats
9. SS Tai Peete (19 years old, A): No stats
10. SP Walter Ford (20 years old, A): No stats

[Chillcavern]

That Switch pitching prospect of yours is getting lit up a bit in AA there.

Team’s scrapped its way to .500 thus far even with Randy and Julio playing kinda ass. Hopefully the team can catch fire a bit here in June for ya.

[Agent]

Right at .500. Let’s hope you can secure some wins & push ahead for a playoff run

[James]

That Switch pitching prospect of yours is getting lit up a bit in AA there.

Team’s scrapped its way to .500 thus far even with Randy and Julio playing kinda ass. Hopefully the team can catch fire a bit here in June for ya.

Yeah, I need to move on some of these prospects. 4 of my top 10 are SS and most of them are in AA and and they are all very young.

Yeah I'm hoping we can get stuff going. I got a method for setting the lineup and I'm mixing it up monthly right now. I think I might start doing it semi-monthly.

Right at .500. Let’s hope you can secure some wins & push ahead for a playoff run

Yeah, it's been an interesting season so far. We are a bit off from the top teams but obviously not horrendous.

[James]

Orioles Complete Sweep in Seattle
Highlight Game: 6/5/2025 - T-Mobile Park, Seattle, WA

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BAL | 3 | 10 | 0
SEA | 1 | 4 | 0
W: Zach Eflin (10-1)
L: Logan Gilbert (6-3)
S: Felix Bautista (16)



Baltimore Orioles
Gunnar Henderson: 2-4, 3B, RBI, R
Jorge Mateo: 2-5, 2B, 2 R
Colton Cowser: 2-4, RBI
Cedric Mullins: 1-3, BB

Zach Eflin: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 SO
Yennier Cano: 0.2 IP, 2 BB
Lucas Erceg: 0.1 IP
Keegan Akin: 1.0 IP, 2 SO
Felix Bautista: 1.0 IP, 3 SO

Seattle Mariners
Victor Robles: 1-4, HR, RBI, R
Dominic Canzone: 1-4, 2B
Luke Raley: 0-3, BB
Donovan Solano: 0-2, BB

Logan Gilbert: 6.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 6 SO
Collin Snider: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO
Gabe Speier: 1.0 IP, 1 BB, 2 SO

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SEA | 6 | 5 | 0
LAA | 2 | 7 | 1
W: Luis Castillo (5-6)
L: Jose Soriano (3-4)
S: Trent Thornton (2)

Luis Castillo (SEA): 6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 7 SO
Jose Soriano (LAA): 4.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO

SEA HR: Cal Raleigh
LAA HR: Jorge Soler
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SEA | 11 | 16 | 0
LAA | 2 | 4 | 1
W: Bryce Miller (5-1)
L: Reid Detmers (3-6)

Bryce Miller (SEA): 7.0 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 7 SO
Reid Detmers (LAA): 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO

SEA HR: None
LAA HR: Mickey Moniak
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SEA | 16 | 22 | 0
LAA | 5 | 9 | 1
W: Matt Brash (1-2)
L: Ben Joyce (4-2)

Bryan Woo (SEA): 6.2 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO
Tyler Anderson (LAA): 5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO

SEA HR: Donovan Solano, Austin Shenton, Ryan Bliss
LAA HR: Logan O'Hoppe, Taylor Ward
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SEA | 2 | 7 | 1
ARI | 3 | 6 | 0
W: Justin Martinez (1-2)
L: George Kirby (4-6)
S: Kevin Ginkel (20_

George Kirby (SEA): 6.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 SO
Corbin Burnes (ARI): 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO

SEA HR: Jorge Polanco
ARI HR: Eugenio Suarez, Josh Naylor
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SEA | 5 | 5 | 1
ARI | 2 | 7 | 0
W: Logan Gilbert (7-3)
L: Zac Gallen (5-5)
S: Andres Munoz (16)

Logan Gilbert (SEA): 8.0 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 6 SO
Zac Gallen (ARI): 4.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO

SEA HR: Cal Raleigh
ARI HR: None
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Mariners Current Record
34-32

Injury Report
None

Upcoming Schedule
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[Agent]

Sheesh you mollywhopped the Angels in the sim

[James]

Sheesh you mollywhopped the Angels in the sim

It's nice to finally pick up some W's.

[James]

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