Mariners Weekly Rundown: Who’s Hot and Who’s Not

May 17, 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA; Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager (15) high fives teammates after beating the Baltimore Orioles 10-0 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports
May 17, 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA; Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager (15) high fives teammates after beating the Baltimore Orioles 10-0 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 6, 2016; Arlington, TX, USA; Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Nick Vincent (50) pitches in the seventh inning against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 6, 2016; Arlington, TX, USA; Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Nick Vincent (50) pitches in the seventh inning against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports /

Fear the Beard

Nick Vincent was an afterthought when the season began, but he has now become one of the most effective righty relievers in all of baseball. The 29-year-old posted a 0.00 ERA across his 3 appearances this week for the Mariners. Vincent allowed 1 hit while striking out 4 and walking none in 3.2 innings of work.

Black Beard is 2-1 on the season with a 1.40 ERA with 1 save through 20 appearances in 2016. Vincent has posted a sparkling 24:2 strikeout to walk ratio across 19.1 innings, while limiting the opposition to just 0.67 walks/hits per inning. Most impressive of all, right-handed hitters are a combined 5 for 44 this season against Vincent.

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Vincent saw some time as the Mariners setup man this week, and I think we could see more of that as the season progresses. Considering the M’s landed Vincent for a player to be named at the end of spring training, Dipoto is looking pretty smart right about now.