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Ten Second Half Predictions for the Seattle Mariners

By Michael Thompson

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 19: Ty France #23 and Julio Rodriguez #44 of the Seattle Mariners smile in the dugout before the 92nd MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard at Dodger Stadium on July 19, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 19: Ty France #23 and Julio Rodriguez #44 of the Seattle Mariners smile in the dugout before the 92nd MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard at Dodger Stadium on July 19, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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Mariners Robbie Ray and Cal Raleigh
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – JULY 09: Cal Raleigh #29 of the Seattle Mariners and Robbie Ray #38 meet at the mound during the fifth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at T-Mobile Park on July 09, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) /
  • Robbie Ray almost completes the repeat, and finishes second in Cy Young voting           Speaking of Robbie Ray, he and his dominant two-seamer continue to wreak havoc on baseball. By the end of the season, he’ll clearly be the best pitcher in the American League, but Ohtani’s body of work over the whole season prices to be too much to overcome.
  •  Julio steals the rare 30/30 season, unanimously wins ROY, enters MVP discussion
    Julio springboards his all-star experience into an MVP-level second half. Like Soto took off in the second half of last year after the home run derby, Julio does the same. With a surge of power and skyrocketing rise in his on-base percentage, Julio wins American League Player of the Month in August as Seattle surges into the final month.
  • He’s the Raleigh Deal
    Big Dumper keeps on dumping balls into the bleachers. After a terrible start and demotion, you can make a case that Cal Raleigh has become the best catcher in the American League this season. This unexpected turn of events could drastically change the Mariners ceiling today… and in the future.
  • Bullpen becomes modern-day Nasty Boys
    The bullpen only gets better. With the all-star break allowing the Mariners pen to rest, Seattle relies heavily on the pen to get through the early tough stretch. As the schedule eases up Seattle sees the Nasty Boys 2.0 become the most dominant bullpen in baseball. They win every game that they lead after six innings in the second half.
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