Coming into play on Sunday, the Mariners led baseball in pitches seen per plate appearance, edging out the Yankees, who they’ve been running neck-and-neck with over the past couple weeks. The big difference: Yankees hitters are averaging about 30 more points across the board on batting average, OBP, and slugging. While the Yankees are putting the strikes they see into play at slightly above league average (around 27%), the Mariners rank dead last in MLB in putting their strikes seen into play, at just 24%. Part of that problem is of course their well-documented contact issues; they’re towards the bottom of the league at making contact, just above the Rockies and A’s.
The Mariners are seeing a lot of pitches, but it’s not helping them at the plate
