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Est. Return 4/29/2024
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Sewald finally got the opportunity to be a primary closer in 2023 thanks to his consistent performance in high leverage over the past few seasons. He racked up a career-high 34 saves -- 21 with Seattle, plus another 13 after his trade to Arizona -- good for seventh in the majors. His team save share with both the Mariners and D'Backs was above 80%, which combined would have ranked fourth overall among closers. Combine this with perennially solid ratios and strikeout rate near 30% and Sewald is right on the brink of being a top-10 closer. Realistically, he'll settle in the 11-15 range among closers for 2024 drafts, but there's comfort in knowing what to expect from Sewald. The 33-year-old gave up more contact last season, but his hard-hit rate and average exit velocity were both in the 94th percentile or better. Sewald shouldn't have much competition for saves for the defending National League champions as along as he puts his World Series struggles behind him. Read Past Outlooks
Set for another bullpen session
Sewald (oblique) will throw a second bullpen session Tuesday, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.
ANALYSIS
Sewald threw 18 pitches in his bullpen session Saturday, which was his first since being placed on the 15-day IL with a Grade 2 left oblique strain. It's unclear what the next step will be after Tuesday's session, but Sewald will presumably eventually advance to throwing live batting practice before heading out on a rehab assignment.
Sewald threw 18 pitches in his bullpen session Saturday, which was his first since being placed on the 15-day IL with a Grade 2 left oblique strain. It's unclear what the next step will be after Tuesday's session, but Sewald will presumably eventually advance to throwing live batting practice before heading out on a rehab assignment.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
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| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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| Since 2022vs Left | .185 | 76 | 25 | 37 | 11 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .171 | 76 | 16 | 41 | 7 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .202 | 39 | 15 | 21 | 6 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .214 | 41 | 9 | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .167 | 37 | 10 | 16 | 5 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .130 | 35 | 7 | 16 | 5 | |||
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| Since 2022Home | 3.78 | 0.94 | 69.0 | 12.4 | 2.9 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 1.78 | 0.97 | 55.2 | 9.2 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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| 2023Home | 2.80 | 0.93 | 35.1 | 12.7 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2023Away | 3.55 | 1.46 | 25.1 | 10.7 | 4.3 | ||||
| 2022Home | 4.81 | 0.95 | 33.2 | 12.0 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0.30 | 0.56 | 30.1 | 8.0 | 2.1 | ||||
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Could get moved
Sewald could get traded before the deadline, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
ANALYSIS
The Mariners have one of the deepest bullpens in the American League, so the thinking would be that they could capitalize on the market while trading a reliever they can replace internally. Sewald, who is under team control through the 2024 season, has a 2.93 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 60 strikeouts and 21 saves in 43 innings this year.
The Mariners have one of the deepest bullpens in the American League, so the thinking would be that they could capitalize on the market while trading a reliever they can replace internally. Sewald, who is under team control through the 2024 season, has a 2.93 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 60 strikeouts and 21 saves in 43 innings this year.
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Sewald built on his 2021 breakout season to lead Seattle with a career high 20 saves last year. This represented 50% of the team's overall save total (40), which is unusually high for a club that deploys a closer committee. The 32-year-old boasted a career-best 0.77 WHIP that was fifth-best among qualified relievers. However, Sewald's home run problem (1.4 HR/9) persisted thanks to an extreme flyball rate. This also resulted in an unsustainably low .158 BABIP. While Sewald averaged a career-best 92.5 mph on his 4-seamer, he threw his slider at the highest rate of his career, nearly 50% of the time. Both pitches were effective, but his strikeout rate plummeted to 29.8%, a nearly 10 percent difference from 2021. It will be interesting to see how the Mariners manage the back-end of their bullpen moving forward. As a team on the rise, it's possible they give more save chances to Andres Munoz, who recently signed a long-term deal and was the league's breakout reliever last year.
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Throws bullpen session
Sewald (oblique) threw a bullpen session Saturday, Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports reports.
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Slated for mound work
Sewald (oblique) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Saturday, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.
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Playing catch
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Sewald (oblique) played catch from 60 feet Monday, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.
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Lands on 15-day IL
The Diamondbacks placed Sewald (oblique) on the 15-day injured list Thursday.
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Starting season on IL
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Monday that Sewald has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 left oblique strain and will start the season on the injured list, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.
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