2021 Seattle Mariners Predictions, Including Home Run Leader, Wins, Trades
The 2021 MLB season is days away. Let's have fun with predictions for the Seattle Mariners.
Kyle Lewis has the best raw power on the roster but he's not likely to beat Ty France at the long-ball game this season.
Mitch Haniger is the most likely Seattle Mariners player to qualify for the batting average of .270 or better.
France is the Seattle Mariners' home run leader for 2021. Haniger is also a big-time candidate here. Taylor Trammell, Dylan Moore and J.P. Crawford are also good bets. Kyle Lewis is a good bet to get at least 600 plate appearances.
Lewis will be the team's home run leader in 2020. He will have 144 strikeouts, which is higher than last year's 29.3%.
Dylan Moore swiped 23 bags in his first 441 PAs in the majors. Lewis is not a great glove but he's about average. He should play 145-150 games and be a 3.5-win or better player.
Marco Gonzales has made 27 or 28 starts this year. He averaged 6.3 innings per start last year, so he's now at 164 innings pitched.
Paxton has the best strikeout percentage, but he's not a sure bet to stay with the team beyond July. Yusei Kikuchi fanned 24.2% of the batters he faced last year. Montero is likely to get the vast majority of opportunities.
Gonzales was No. 13 among starting pitchers in MLB last year with a 2.0 fWAR in just 10 starts. He posted 3.7 f WAR in 2019 (34 starts) and 3,5 in 2018 (29 starts).
Joey Gerber will be called up to the 26-man roster after Opening Day.
Jake Fraley is the first player traded from 40-man roster between Opening Day and July 31. Seattle Mariners need 40 more roster spots.
Kelenic is expected to play in Tacoma for a few weeks before joining the 26-man later in April.
2021 Seattle Mariners Predictions. Seattle will get one player selected to the All-Star team.
The Seattle Mariners are going to hit 162 home runs this season. They hit 60 last year. Haniger will be back from France for the entire season and they will have more power with their youth.
Seattle Mariners will continue to run, but not at the same pace as last year. Seattle will underperform their previous pace.
Haniger, Paxton and Montero are the top three 40-man candidates starting the regular season. Seager is a bit obtuse without unpredictable contract restructure factors.
2021 Seattle Mariners Predictions. Over/under 72.5 Team Wins. Seattle won at 73-win clip last year. On the high side, Seattle could threaten .500.
