2024 Stats
W-L
0-2
ERA
3.70
WHIP
0.95
K
23
SV
15
Rest-of-Season Projections
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
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Unavailable for save opportunity
Sewald was unavailable to pitch in Sunday's 2-1 extra-inning loss to the Cubs.
ANALYSIS
The Diamondbacks carried a 1-0 lead into the ninth inning, but Sewald had been used the previous two games and thrown 33 pitches. Justin Martinez, who had also pitched Friday and Saturday, was unable to secure the save. Since a rough stretch earlier in July, Sewald has converted four straight save chances and tossed five straight scoreless appearances.
The Diamondbacks carried a 1-0 lead into the ninth inning, but Sewald had been used the previous two games and thrown 33 pitches. Justin Martinez, who had also pitched Friday and Saturday, was unable to secure the save. Since a rough stretch earlier in July, Sewald has converted four straight save chances and tossed five straight scoreless appearances.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
14
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
17
How many pitches does Paul Sewald generally throw?
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What part of the game does Paul Sewald generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-1%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-23%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .184 | 88 | 29 | 44 | 12 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .182 | 87 | 16 | 53 | 10 | |||
2024vs Left | .179 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |||
2024vs Right | .231 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |||
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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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-26%
ERA on Road
2024
-76%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.43 | 0.86 | 81.1 | 11.6 | 2.5 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 2.53 | 1.06 | 67.2 | 9.3 | 2.9 | ||||
2024Home | 1.46 | 0.41 | 12.1 | 7.3 | 0.7 | ||||
2024Away | 6.00 | 1.50 | 12.0 | 9.8 | 2.3 | ||||
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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Stat Review
How does Paul Sewald compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
5.75K/9
8.5BB/9
1.5HR/9
1.5Fastball
91.3 mphERA
3.70WHIP
0.95BABIP
.247GB/FB
0.53Left On Base
74.7%Exit Velocity
81.5 mphBarrels/BBE
4.8%Spin Rate
2498 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.5%Swinging Strike
11.9%Advanced Pitching Stats
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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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Collects 15th save
Sewald allowed a hit and struck out one in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Cubs.
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Locks down 14th save
Sewald earned the save in Friday's 5-2 win over the Cubs, allowing two hits while striking out two in the ninth inning.
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Secures 13th save
Sewald picked up the save over Atlanta on Thursday, allowing one hit in a scoreless ninth inning while striking out one.
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Nabs 12th save
Sewald pitched a perfect ninth inning to pick up the save over Atlanta on Wednesday.
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Disappoints again Monday
Sewald blew a save against Atlanta on Monday, allowing two runs on two hits while striking out one batter over one inning.
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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.