Why are the Seattle Mariners so bad to start the 2022 season?
Seattle Mariners have one of the worst records in Major League Baseball. Last season, the team won 90 games and came within one game of breaking a two decades-long playoff drought.
The Seattle Mariners are not good enough to make the playoffs in 2022. The team was expected to be 85-win team before the season. It started the new season 11-6. The club signed Robbie Ray to a five-year, $115 million contract. Jesse Winker and Adam Frazier were traded. Julio Rodriguez and Jarred Kelenic were drafted.
The Seattle Mariners are struggling after three losing streaks. They are on pace for 65 wins this season, but they are projected to win 76.
The Seattle Mariners won 90 games last season but their expected record was 76-86. They had a negative 51 run differential. The team was MLB-best 33-19 in one-run games. The Mariners are closer to the baseball basement than the elite. It's not a sustainable way to win baseball games longterm.
Ray has regressed since his Cy Young season. Winker has been a negative on offense. He hit a home run in 5% of his plate appearances last season, but that mark has plummeted to 1.1%.
Logan Gilbert is the only Mariner with a positive ERA+. Chris Flexen and Marco Gonzales have struggled with command and low strikeout totals. The Mariners are 24th in earned run average and have allowed 61 home runs.
Seattle has the second-youngest group of hitters in MLB. Kelenic struggled to acclimate to the majors last year and was demoted to minor leagues on May 13. Matt Brash, ranked as the Mariners’ No. 4 prospect and No 90 in baseball by MLB Pipeline, was also demotivated. Kyle Lewis, 2020 American League Rookie of the Year, returned to action on 24 May after a devastating meniscus injury to his right knee.
Seattle Mariners have a lot of injuries. Mitch Haniger is injured and probably won't return until July. Tom Murphy is out with a dislocated left shoulder and Abraham Toro with left-shoulder sprain.
The Seattle Mariners are struggling to start the 2022 season. Ty France is having a career-best season and J.P. Crawford improved his batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage. Rodriguez is a rookie who is hitting well for the team.
The Seattle Mariners are expected to finish their remaining games with 58 wins and 59 losses. That's better than their current mark.
