Mariners Analysis: Who’s Hot and Who’s Not

May 30, 2015; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Mariners pitcher Charlie Furbush (41) throws out a pitch in the seventh inning against the Cleveland Indians at Safeco Field. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports

Stock Up: Charlie Furbush

Charlie Furbush had a good week, going a strong 2 1/3 innings pitched while giving up just one hit. And while those numbers don’t seem too impressive because of the small sample size in innings pitched, if you take into consideration the month that Charlie Furbush put together, he is well overdue for his first showing on the Mariners Market.

In the month of May, he pitched seven innings out of the bullpen giving up just one hit. Let me say that again, in a month he gave up just one hit! He’s got a 1.42 ERA on the year, and the last time he gave up a run was April 21^st against Houston. He’s been as good as you could possibly be out of the bullpen, and I would love to see Lloyd McClendon go to him more. I know Furbush is known to be a lefty on lefty specialist, but anytime you go a whole calendar month without giving up a run, and just one hit, I think you have to be rewarded for your efforts.

Plus, right-handed hitters are actually hitting worse off Charlie Furbush this year than lefties are. Righties are hitting just .100 (2-for-20) off of him, where lefties are hitting .160 (4-for-25) off of him. Charlie has been phenomenal, and he needs to see his role increased as he had a phenomenal month of May.

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