Bil522

Swanson came up with a splitter this year that he never had before. Prior to developing that pitch he was starter/ reliever that spent a lot of time in AAA after coming over in a trade with the Yankees

There is the answer to the question, how much did Swanson pitch in the playoffs?

FYI: Hernandez suffered an oblique injury in April and also caught Covid. In the month of May he played 19 games and posted a .428 OPS. From June 1 forward, Hernandez slashed .285/.331/.536/.867, he was 5th in ISO (total raw power) among OF's in baseball, and 11th in overall WAR generated among OF's. Since 2020... he's posted around an .860 overall OPS. He's a signficant upgrade over Haniger. Swanson was a low to mid-leverage reliever who the Mariners didn’t trust in big spots in the playoffs. He often pitched when the M’s had a larger lead or needed a slight inning’s eater. According to Fangraphs, he threw 32 low-leverage innings, 19 mid-leverage, 8.2 high-leverage. He was a significantly worse pitcher in those high-leverage situations, allowing a .747 OPS vs a .513 OPS in low and mid leverage situations. He appeared to thrive in situations that just didn’t matter as much which tells me that the stats he threw up last year might be a little bit overvalued. Macko might be decently regarded… but the stats haven’t caught up yet. He has a 4.55 ERA in his last 85 innings pitched around A, A+ and the AZ Fall League. His major flaws thus far have been injury concerns and a really high walk rate, as evident of a 1.411 WHIP in the minors. He’s a high upside but also high flop type prospect.