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36. Marco Gonzales

36. Marco Gonzales
  1. General
  2. Awards
  3. Career Stats
  • Born: February 16, 1992 in Fort Collins, CO USA
  • Weight: 197 lbs.
  • Height: 6'1"
  • Bats: L
  • Throws: L
  • Debut: June 25, 2014
  • Final Game: October 01, 2021
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Marco Gonzales was a First Round Pick in 2013 by the St. Louis Cardinals, but the Seattle Mariners were able to obtain him in a trade for Tyler O’Neill in the summer of 2017. Gonzales had made it to the Majors by that point, but he had not yet proven himself as a bona fide Starting Pitcher at baseball’s highest level.  This would change in the Emerald City.

The southpaw began the 2018 season in the starting rotation, finishing the year with a 13-9 record and an even 4.00 ERA.  It showed off his potential, with Gonzales going 16-13, with 147 Strikeouts and cementing himself at the top of the M’s pitching ladder. Although 2020 was COVID-19 ravaged, Gonzales won seven Games with a career-best 3.10 ERA. Gonzales slipped in 2021, but was still competent, though he had an awful 2022, leading the AL in Losses (15) with a negative bWAR (-0.1), He had only one more season in Seattle, and depsite the winning record (4-1), Gonzales had an ERA over 5 and another negative bWAR (-0.4).

The Mariners traded Gonzales to Atlanta (who traded hiim two days later to Pittsburgh, leavung the left-hander with an overall record of 61 and 47 with 631 Strikeouts as a Mariner.

 

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Pitcher
  • Acquired: Traded from the St. Louis Cardinals for Tyler O’Neill 7/21/17.
  • Departed: Traded to the Atlanta Braves wth Cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates with Jarred Kelencic and Evan White for Jackson Kowar and Cole Phillips 12/3/23.
  • Games Played: 151
  • Notable Statistics:

    61 Wins
    47 Losses
    4.08 ERA
    148 Games Started
    3 Complete Games
    1 Game Finished
    852.1 Innings Pitched
    631 Strikeouts
    4.34 FIP
    1.272 WHIP
    2.92 SO/BB
    8.4 bWAR

    No Playoff Games

  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    Most Games Started (2019)
    Lowest BB/9 (2020)
    Highest SO/BB (2020)
    Highest Fielding Percentage by a Pitcher (2020 & 2022)

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