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Mariners Acquire Matt Wisler

By Steve Adams | July 4, 2019 at 12:26pm CDT

The Mariners have acquired right-hander Matt Wisler from the Padres in exchange for cash, the teams announced. Seattle had an opening on its 40-man roster, so a corresponding DFA or 60-day IL placement isn’t necessary. Wisler was designated for assignment by San Diego last week.

Wisler, 26, was once one of the game’s premier pitching prospects but has yet to find his footing at the MLB level. He’s shifted to a full-time relief role for the first time in 2019, and while the bottom-line numbers aren’t great — 5.28 ERA, five homers allowed in 29 innings — there’s also reason for optimism. Wisler is striking out a career-best 26.4 percent of opponents (10.6 K/9) thanks to a career-high 15.6 percent swinging-strike rate and 35.1 percent opponents’ chase rate. He’s also been plagued by a bloated .363 average on balls in play despite substantial drops in his opponents’ hard-hit rate and average exit velocity.

Opponents have batted .291/.344/.479 against Wisler in 2019 — good for a .349 weighted on-base average. But based on the quality of contact allowed and his enhanced strikeout tendencies, Statcast projects a more palatable .252 expected batting average, .394 expected slugging percentage and .314 weighted on-base average. Whether he’s able to turn things around in his new environs remains to be seen, but he’ll give the Mariners yet another fresh arm to trot out into an ever-changing bullpen mix. Wisler is out of minor league options, so he’ll have to improve at the MLB level or else once again be designated for assignment before he can potentially be sent to Triple-A.

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  1. tim815

    6 years ago

    Resets the How Long Since Jerry Dipoto Traded (For) Someone Clock.

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    • ABCD

      6 years ago

      Let’s set an over/under for July. I say five.

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      • DarkSide830

        6 years ago

        easiest over ever

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  2. bobtillman

    6 years ago

    Did they get the picture of his mother in the deal?

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    • tim815

      6 years ago

      No, but they have to listen to the Vandy fan, now.

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    • Gwynning

      6 years ago

      No, but they got the pitcher that is Wisler’s mother, too. Watch out for her nasty forkball

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  3. Metsfan9

    6 years ago

    Dealin’ Dipoto strikes again!

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  4. unloadingmouth

    6 years ago

    Go M’s!

    Reply
  5. bleacherbum

    6 years ago

    Preller & Dipoto, was expecting a little more flare. Wisler. Meh.

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  6. Monkey’s Uncle

    6 years ago

    I watched him blow a game against the Pirates a week or so ago. He had 2 pitches: a very straight fastball, and a pretty decent slider that always ended up off the plate. So the Pirates just ignored his slider and only swung when his fastball was over the plate, and that was all she wrote. Not surprised he’s moving on.

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    • Mendoza Line 215

      6 years ago

      That last pitch to Newman was just a little high.
      I think that I would have thrown a fastball right in the middle of the plate to keep from walking him.

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  7. DD martin

    6 years ago

    I figured they try to get this guy. Who’s next a JerryMart

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  8. hoosierhysteria

    6 years ago

    Another prospect up in flames!

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