Seattle, WA
FanGraphs Predicts Cal Raleigh to Have Another Solid Year For Seattle Mariners in 2025
The Seattle Mariners entered the offseason with a lot of questions about its lineup heading into 2025.
The general perception was that the Mariners needed to upgrade at second and third base while finding another first baseman/designated hitter to pair with Luke Raley.
Those needs only became amplified when Seattle declined second baseman Jorge Polanco’s club option and non-tendered third baseman Josh Rojas.
One thing that isn’t in doubt is that the Mariners are set at catcher, and that they boast one of the best in the league in the position — Cal Raleigh.
Raleigh’s fourth major league season (2024) was the best of his career. He caught more innings than any other catcher (1,122) for one of the best starting rotations in baseball. He also set the MLB record for the most home runs by a catcher through their first four years in the league (93).
He set the franchise’s single-season records for home runs (34) and RBIs (100) by a catcher.
Raleigh was recognized across the league for the season he had by winning Gold Glove and Platinum Glove honors and he was named a finalist for a Silver Slugger.
Cal Raleigh hits his 93rd career home run, most all-time among catchers through their first four seasons! pic.twitter.com/iSC0lfDbSE
— MLB (@MLB) September 29, 2024
It’s been a successful 2024 for Raleigh. And FanGraphs’ ZiPS projections has Raleigh repeating his success in 2025.
FanGraphs projections predicts Raleigh finishing with the second-highest fWAR (FanGraphs WAR) on the team in 2025 at 4.9. That is just about one fWAR off from franchise star Julio Rodriguez’s projections.
FanGraphs has Raleigh finishing with a .230 batting average to go with 28 home runs and 81 RBIs in 2025.
Based on the projections, Raleigh will be slightly more effective as an overall hitter while keeping similar power numbers. Despite having 34 home runs and 100 RBIs, he hit just .220 in 2024.
FanGraphs was favorable to Seattle’s lineup as a whole. But if the ZiPS projections hold true, then Raleigh and Rodriguez will likely be the highlights of the offense in 2025.
NEW MARINERS COACH TALKS ABOUT AGGRESSIVE HITTING PHILOSOPHY: The Seattle Mariners new coach went on the Foul Territory Podcast on Tuesday to talk about his role with the team following his decade-long stint with the Atlanta Braves. CLICK HERE
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Seattle, WA
UPDATE: Another incident reported near ‘the curve’ toward southwest end of westbound West Seattle Bridge
9:38 PM: SPD is arriving at the scene of another incident repoorted near “the curve” by the Walking On Logs/Welcome to West Seattle pullout, on this rainy night. We haven’t seen a visual but emergency radio describes a 1996 Ford Crown Victoria “in the grass” off the road. Apparently no injuries, as SFD has been canceled. No pole or other damage this time, police told dispatch.
10:23 PM: Officers just told dispatch they’ll be blocking both westbound lanes for a bit while the tow truck driver does their work.
10:50 PM: Both westbound lanes have reopened.
The San Francisco 49ers will continue their postseason run, next up against the No. 1 seed Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field for the NFC Divisional Round.
The 49ers defeated the No. 3 seed Philadelphia Eagles on the road during Wild Card Weekend. With the win, San Francisco advances to the NFC Divisional Round. As the lowest seed in the conference, the 49ers will face the top seed team, the Seahawks. San Francisco and Seattle will meet for the third time this season, the 49ers taking the first matchup and the Seahawks taking the second. Winner of the Divisional Round will advance to the NFC Championship, the final round ahead of Super Bowl LX at Levi’s® Stadium.
Time, date, and broadcast information for the 49ers vs. Seahawks Divisional Round contest will be announced following the conclusion of the NFL’s Wild Card Weekend.
The Seahawks will host an NFC West opponent in the divisional round of the playoffs.
Whether that opponent is the Rams or the 49ers will be determined on Sunday when the 49ers play the Eagles in Philadelphia. Also still to be determined is the date and time of the game.
The Rams, who are the No. 5 seed, beat the Panthers on Saturday to advance, and since Seattle, as the No. 1 seed, hosts the lowest-seeded team that advances out of the wild card round, the sixth-seeded 49ers would come to Lumen Field if they win on Sunday. If the Eagles win, however, the Rams would come to Seattle, while the Eagles would head to Chicago to face the Bears, who beat the Packers on Saturday night.
The Seahawks split the season series with both teams, losing to the 49ers in Week 1 and the Rams in Week 11 before beating the Rams in Week 16 and the 49ers in Week 18 as part of a seven-game winning streak that helped them win the NFC West and earn the No. 1 seed.
Next weekend’s game at Lumen Field will be the Seahawks’ first home playoff game with fans in the stadium—they hosted a wild card game in an empty stadium following the 2020 regular season—since they beat the Lions in the wild card round during the 2016 season. Prior to that empty-stadium loss to the Rams five years ago, the Seahawks won 10 consecutive home playoff games dating back to the start of their Super Bowl run in 2005. The Seahawks have reached the Super Bowl in each of the three previous seasons that they earned the No. 1 seed.
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