AL WEST - Seattle Mariners

SP Felix Hernandez is a perennial Cy Young candidate on a perennial also-ran.

 
OVERVIEW:

POSITION PLAYERS:

C Jesus Montero (-0.33 WAR avg. in poor season, 0.71 WAR avg. in medium season, 2.11 WAR avg. in good season)

1B Justin Smoak (-0.75 WAR avg. in poor season, 0.08 WAR avg. in medium season, 1.35 WAR avg. in good season)

2B Dustin Ackley (1.94 WAR avg. in poor season, 3.58 WAR avg. in medium season, 5.01 WAR avg. in good season)

SS Brendan Ryan (1.45 WAR avg in poor season, 3.03 WAR avg. in medium season, 3.58 WAR avg. in good season)

3B Kyle Seager (1.14 WAR avg. in poor season, 2.45 WAR avg in medium season, 3.58 WAR avg. in good season)

LF Raul Ibanez (-1.22 WAR avg. in poor season, 0.18 WAR avg. in medium season, 1.73 WAR avg. in good season)

CF Franklin Gutierrez (0.43 WAR avg. in poor season, 1.22 WAR avg. in medium season, 3.45 WAR avg. in good season)

RF Michael Morse (0.41 WAR avg. in poor season, 1.28 WAR avg. in medium season, 2.71 WAR avg. in good season)

DH Kendrys Morales (0.58 WAR avg. in poor season, 1.92 WAR avg. in medium season, 3.32 WAR avg. in good season)

BENCH (-1.0 WAR avg. in poor season, 1.9 WAR avg. in medium season, 3.8 WAR avg. in good season)

PITCHERS:

SP Felix Hernandez (2.18 WAR avg. in poor season, 4.01 WAR avg. in medium season, 6.2 WAR avg. in good season)

SP Hisashi Iwakuma (0.4 WAR avg. in poor season, 2.12 WAR avg. in medium season, 3.66 WAR avg. in good season)

SP Joe Saunders (0.0 WAR avg in poor season, 1.14 WAR avg. in medium season, 2.54 WAR avg. in good season)

SP Erasmo Ramirez (-0.04 WAR avg. in poor season, 1.14 WAR avg. in medium season, 2.64 WAR avg. in good season)

SP Blake Beavan (-0.02 WAR avg. in poor season, 0.98 WAR avg. in medium season, 2.87 WAR avg. in good season)

CL Tom Wilhelmsen (0.48 WAR avg. in poor season, 1.3 WAR avg. in medium season, 1.97 WAR avg. in good season)

BULLPEN (0.0 WAR avg. in poor season, 1.8 WAR avg. in medium season, 3.0 WAR avg. in good season)


MLB FORECASTER SCHEDULE-ADJUSTED OVER/UNDER LINE: 77.8 (4th, AL WEST)

VEGAS OVER/UNDER LINE: 77.5 (5Dimes); 78.5 (LVH); 76.5 (Atlantis)

RECOMMENDATION: The Vegas lines appear to be right in line with mine. Stay away.