Seattle Mariners Power Rankings - 2013
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| WEEK | RECORD | RANK | COMMENT | |
| Week 12 | 31-39 | 23 | With Michael Saunders hitting .201 and Raul Ibanez and Mike Morse defensively challenged, Dustin Ackley may soon be back -- to play the outfield. He's hitting .390 in 18 games at Triple-A. -- David Schoenfield, SweetSpot | |
| Week 11 | 27-37 | 24 | After losing in 16 innings to the White Sox on Wednesday, then losing three of four at home to the Yankees and scoring one run in all three losses, the Mariners wasted two more good starts from Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma in the process. Job well done, Seattle offense. -- David Schoenfield, SweetSpot | |
| Week 10 | 24-33 | 25 | Nick Franklin looked good in his first week in the majors, going 4-for-17 and hitting two home runs while drawing more walks (four) than strikeouts (two). But closer Tom Wilhelmsen had a bad week, blowing two saves as the Mariners dropped both games. -- David Schoenfield, SweetSpot | |
| Week 9 | 21-29 | 24 | They had lost eight in a row before Sunday's win. They're last in the majors with a .211 average with runners in scoring position. The starters other than Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma have a combined 6.78 ERA. -- David Schoenfield, SweetSpot | |
| Week 8 | 20-24 | 18 | Right when things were looking positive after taking two of three from the Yankees, the Mariners lost three in a row to Cleveland, including two walk-off losses on Friday and Saturday. Situational hitting continues to be a problem, as the M's are hitting .209 with RISP. -- David Schoenfield, SweetSpot | |
| Week 7 | 18-20 | 19 | Justin Smoak is showing signs of ... well, something, although it's hard to figure out what. He's tied for 10th in the majors with 21 walks and has a respectable .357 OBP, but is still sitting on one home run with six RBIs. Hey, the Mariners' lineup on Sunday had five guys with a .350-plus OBP. When was the last time that was the case for Seattle? -- David Schoenfield, SweetSpot | |
| Week 6 | 15-18 | 21 | Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma are a combined 7-3 with a 1.61 ERA, but the other starters are a combined 5-12, 6.84. Trouble is, none of the much-hyped prospects -- Danny Hultzen, James Paxton and Taijuan Walker -- are ready for the majors, so it's going to be more of Joe Saunders and Aaron Harang for the time being. -- David Schoenfield, SweetSpot | |
| Week 5 | 11-16 | 26 | Kyle Seager's 16-game hitting streak ended on Sunday, but the Mariners received seventh-inning home runs from Jason Bay and Mike Morse (off ex-Mariner Jason Vargas) to win 2-1 and take three of four from the Angels -- putting the M's in third place. -- David Schoenfield, SweetSpot | |
| Week 4 | 7-13 | 24 | The Mariners scored eight runs in six games last week, were shut out twice over the weekend, and haven't won two in a row since the first two games of the season. They rank 28th in runs per game and 29th in batting average. Same old M's. -- David Schoenfield, SweetSpot | |
| Week 3 | 6-8 | 20 | With Michael Saunders on the DL after crashing into the wall, Mike Morse out with a fractured little finger and Franklin Gutierrez needing to rest various muscles, the Mariners played an outfield of Raul Ibanez, Endy Chavez and Jason Bay over the weekend. And they beat the Rangers in two out of those three. -- David Schoenfield, SweetSpot | |
| Week 2 | 3-4 | 19 | Good news: Mike Morse (five home runs) is carrying the offense. Bad news: Dustin Ackley is hitting .150 and has been benched twice for Robert Andino. Don't-panic-it's-still-early news: Felix Hernandez's fastball averaged 88.6 mph on Saturday. -- David Schoenfield, SweetSpot | |
| Week 1 | 0-0 | 21 | Felix Hernandez heads into the 2013 season having pitched 200 or more innings in each of the past five years. -- ESPN.com | |