Series Preview: Oakland Athletics @ Seattle Mariners

by Matthew on Sep 30, 2010 2:45 PM PDT in Seattle Mariners Previews

Seattle: 61-97
Oakland: 77-81

	MARINERS	Δ Ms	ATHLETICS	EDGE
HITTING (wOBA)	-176.4 (30th)	2.5	-7.7 (17th)	Oakland
FIELDING (UZR)	11.9 (11th)	0.0	42.8 (2nd)	Oakland
ROTATION (tRA)	7.0 (16th)	4.3	8.2 (14th)	Oakland
BULLPEN (tRA)	-32.6 (29th)	-2.1	-6.3 (17th)	Oakland
OVERALL(RAA)	-190.1 (29th)	4.7	37.1 (15th)	OAKLAND

Need a rooting interest this weekend? I'm here to help. The primary benefit left to play for is draft position. While that would seem to indicate that rooting for losses would be advisable, it gets trickier. See, the Angels are currently sitting with the 15th worst record in baseball. The worst 15 get their first round pick protected from signing Type A free agents. Therefore if you want to hurt the Angels--as well as do--then you are rooting for the following things:

The Angels to win
The Athletics to lose (they are just one game worse than Anaheim)
The Tigers to lose (the closest team better than Anaheim)
The Dodgers, Marlins and Mets to all lose (to stay worse)

Rooting for the A's to lose means rooting for the M's to win. Luckily, that would not harm our own draft position because the Orioles are playing the Tigers so we're rooting for Baltimore to win anyways. It would maintain the current draft order, leaving us with the two pick and it has a chance to throw the Angels out of a protected first round pick into that most hated of positions, 16th. Also, in a completely meaningless way, it would be nice for some people to have the Mariners avoid a 100-season.

Thu Sep 30, 17:05: Doug Fister vs. Gio Gonzalez*

Fri Oct 01, 17:05: Luke French* vs. Trevor Cahill

Sat Oct 02, 17:05: David Pauley vs. Brett Anderson*

Sun Oct 03, 11:05: Felix Hernandez vs. Dallas Braden*

Obviously Felix's start may not happen. I haven't heard who would take the start in his place, but there's obviously more than a few options. Hyphen, Garrett Olson, possibly others I am forgetting. The other seven guys are uninteresting.

[16:13 UPDATE]: Felix is done for the season.

Doug Fister

Luke French

David Pauley

Felix Hernandez

Pitch	%	Sp	K	BB	GB
Fastball	58%	88	25	65	60
Change	19%	81	35	80	60
Curve	9%	74	45	25	75
Slider	7%	83	35	80	50
Sinker	7%	88	25	55	60
Overall	--	--	20	70	60

Pitch	%	Sp	K	BB	GB
Fastball	56%	87	20	50	30
Change	25%	79	35	60	20
Slider	15%	78	55	45	20
Overall	--	--	30	55	20

Pitch	%	Sp	K	BB	GB
Fastball	42%	89	20	70	65
Change	22%	83	60	45	45
Curve	16%	76	75	25	70
Sinker	12%	89	25	60	60
Slider	8%	83	40	80	75
Overall	--	--	50	45	70

Pitch	%	Sp	K	BB	GB
Fastball	68%	94	75	60	75
Curve	13%	83	60	50	75
Change	10%	88	75	70	80
Slider	9%	87	70	65	80
Overall	--	--	75	65	75

Gio Gonzalez

Trevor Cahill

Brett Anderson

Dallas Braden

Pitch	%	Sp	K	BB	GB
Fastball	53%	92	60	50	35
Curve	29%	78	75	40	80
Sinker	11%	90	40	35	60
Change	6%	83	30	20	70
Overall	--	--	65	25	65

Pitch	%	Sp	K	BB	GB
Fastball	48%	90	25	25	80
Change	24%	81	65	50	60
Sinker	15%	90	45	50	60
Curve	9%	78	55	20	75
Overall	--	--	40	25	75

Pitch	%	Sp	K	BB	GB
Fastball	39%	93	40	40	50
Curve	20%	82	70	70	80
Slider	20%	83	35	55	80
Sinker	14%	91	25	60	50
Change	7%	84	20	55	70
Overall	--	--	40	55	75

Pitch	%	Sp	K	BB	GB
Fastball	58%	87	35	70	55
Change	25%	73	70	75	30
Slider	14%	77	25	65	25
Overall	--	--	45	75	40

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Comments

When you say 16th do you mean 15th?

Or maybe I’m not understanding “getting their first round pick protected from signing Type A Free Agents” means. Is being in the bottom 15 a good or a bad thing?

joey90 - September 30, 2010 reply