May 28, 2007
Mariners Bats
The Seattle Times notes the Mariners offensive rise in the AL:
After all, they just spent the past week receiving the equivalent of a collective cortisone shot. Three games each against Tampa Bay and Kansas City have not only soothed a once-hurting offense, but boosted it into a powerhouse with the American League's highest batting average.
Seattle ranks sixth in the American League in runs per game at 4.85, exceeding their runs created projection. That's more in line with their .331 OBA, which is 8th in the AL and their seventh ranked slugging percentage. In a low offensive year, the Mariners are doing okay. Seattle unintentionally adopted the Angels playbook. They aren't walking much, but their not striking out, either. With 210, they have the fewest strikeouts in the AL. They're putting the ball in play a lot, and good things are happening.
Posted by David Pinto at
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By the way, the low offensive year is getting less low, or more high, or something. After a weekend of heavy scoring (as opposed to heavy petting) the majors are averaging 9.20 runs per game. A little low compared to 1993-2006 but easily above longer historical averages.
Wouldn't you know, Memorial Day is starting out with little offense. I guess we'll have to wait some more before deciding just how low-scoring the season will be. I still have my suspicions about the ball being deadened, but who knows for sure?