2022 Stats
W-L
5-4
ERA
2.67
WHIP
0.77
K
72
SV
20
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
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. Read Past Outlooks
Strong in two spring appearances
Sewald has fired two scoreless innings during which he's allowed one hit and recorded two strikeouts across two Cactus League appearances.
ANALYSIS
Sewald hasn't failed to throw a strike yet, finding the zone on all 11 of his pitches over his pair of appearances. The hard-throwing right-hander, who underwent heel and elbow procedures this offseason, is slated to see a fair amount of ninth-inning work this year after recording a career-high 20 saves in 25 chances in 2022, but Andres Munoz (foot) and Diego Castillo should also log an allotment of high-leverage opportunities.
Sewald hasn't failed to throw a strike yet, finding the zone on all 11 of his pitches over his pair of appearances. The hard-throwing right-hander, who underwent heel and elbow procedures this offseason, is slated to see a fair amount of ninth-inning work this year after recording a career-high 20 saves in 25 chances in 2022, but Andres Munoz (foot) and Diego Castillo should also log an allotment of high-leverage opportunities.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
18
Last 5 Games
24
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 2020
-2%
BAA vs RHP
2022
-22%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020vs Left | .178 | 80 | 28 | 36 | 11 | |||
| Since 2020vs Right | .175 | 98 | 17 | 50 | 10 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .167 | 37 | 10 | 16 | 5 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .130 | 35 | 7 | 16 | 5 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .165 | 42 | 17 | 16 | 5 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .183 | 62 | 7 | 26 | 5 | |||
| 2020vs Left | .444 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2020vs Right | .400 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-66%
ERA on Road
2022
-94%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2020Home | 5.00 | 1.08 | 66.2 | 12.4 | 3.1 | ||||
| Since 2020Away | 1.72 | 0.87 | 68.0 | 11.4 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2022Home | 4.81 | 0.95 | 33.2 | 12.0 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0.30 | 0.56 | 30.1 | 8.0 | 2.1 | ||||
| 2021Home | 3.34 | 0.98 | 29.2 | 13.7 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2021Away | 2.83 | 1.06 | 35.0 | 15.2 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2020Home | 21.60 | 3.30 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 8.1 | ||||
| 2020Away | 3.38 | 1.88 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 3.4 | ||||
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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
4.24K/9
10.1BB/9
2.4HR/9
1.4Fastball
92.6 mphERA
2.67WHIP
0.77BABIP
.169GB/FB
0.64Left On Base
80.0%Exit Velocity
79.2 mphBarrels/BBE
5.2%Spin Rate
2487 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
18.3%Swinging Strike
15.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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After four uninspiring seasons with the Mets, Sewald had a breakout year with the Mariners. He failed to make Seattle's Opening Day roster, but the right-hander impressed after his mid-May promotion to become part of Scott Servais' three-headed closer committee. Home runs were a concern (1.4 HR/9), but Sewald was extremely valuable in high-leverage, going 10-3 with 11 saves, 16 holds and excellent ratios. Both his 39.4% strikeout rate and 30.3% K-BB% ranked fifth among qualified relievers. Prior to 2021, Sewald hadn't posted a strikeout rate above 27.5%. So what changed? He began throwing from a lower arm slot, which affected the location of his fastball and angle at which it crossed home plate. This resulted in a 33% whiff percentage on the pitch after previously topping out at 21.1%. Seattle's bullpen is stacked, but Sewald should continue to receive a decent share of save chances in the committee.
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Full-go for spring camp
Sewald (heel/elbow) is a full-go for the start of spring training, Corey Brock of The Athletic reports.
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On track for spring training
Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto said Wednesday that Sewald (elbow/heel) has resumed throwing and should be ready to pitch in games during spring training, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
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May miss start of spring training
Sewald (heel/elbow) may miss the start of spring training, Corey Brock of The Athletic reports.
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Settles at $4.1 million
Sewald (elbow/heel) agreed to a one-year, $4.1 million contract with the Mariners on Friday to avoid arbitration, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
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Requires elbow, heel surgeries
The Mariners announced Tuesday that Sewald recently underwent procedures on his elbow and heel, and he's expected to be healthy for the start of spring training, Corey Brock of The Athletic reports.
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