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Mitch Haniger RFMariners

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Birth Date12-23-1990
Height6' 2"
Weight213 lbs
Age33 years, 3 months, 25 days
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2.02017
3.92018
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
2016 ARI 25 34 123 25 2 1 5 12 27 1 0 0 .229 .309 .404 95 -0.5 0.2 1.3 0.5
2017 SEA 26 96 410 104 25 2 16 31 93 9 5 4 .282 .352 .491 115 9.0 -1.4 4.7 2.0
2018 SEA 27 157 683 170 38 4 26 70 148 10 8 2 .285 .366 .493 129 25.8 -3.5 2.0 3.9
2019 SEA 28 63 283 54 13 1 15 30 81 5 4 0 .220 .314 .463 102 1.9 2.0 3.6 1.4
Career35014993537886214334925176.267.348.48011736.2-2.711.67.8

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR Team Lg LG G PA oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ DRC+ DRC+ SD FRAA BRR DRAA BWARP
2012 WIS A MID 14 58 .256 .332 .386 .361 101 2.4 1.7 0 110 0 -0.6 0.9 0.6 0.3
2013 WIS A MID 41 178 .254 .324 .374 .314 109 11.7 5.0 -1.4 150 0 5.3 1.8 7.9 2.0
2013 BRV A+ FSL 88 365 .256 .324 .371 .298 94 2.6 10.7 -1.7 104 0 5.1 1.7 -5.4 1.0
2014 HUN AA SOU 67 271 .252 .326 .378 .267 99 5.6 7.5 -1.6 112 0 -3.2 -0.4 -0.5 0.2
2014 MOB AA SOU 8 30 .259 .314 .387 .381 99 3 0.8 -0.3 111 0 0.6 0.9 -0.1 0.2
2014 DIA Rk AZL 4 16 .000 .000 .000 .250 0.0 59 0 0.0 0.0 -1.2 0.0
2015 VIS A+ CAL 49 226 .262 .320 .409 .353 103 22.3 6.1 -1.2 158 0 1.0 1.4 6.7 1.5
2015 MOB AA SOU 55 174 .254 .330 .368 .341 103 2.9 4.7 0 103 0 -0.9 0.2 -2.5 0.2
2016 ARI MLB NL 34 123 .255 .322 .413 .256 103 -1.3 3.5 -0.1 95 13 1.3 0.2 -0.5 0.5
2016 MOB AA SOU 55 236 .250 .321 .364 .340 99 13.2 6.4 -1.2 142 0 2.5 -0.9 5.7 1.4
2016 RNO AAA PCL 74 312 .270 .331 .419 .373 107 36 8.8 -1.3 191 0 2.7 3.4 24.6 3.9
2017 SEA MLB AL 96 410 .249 .319 .418 .338 102 10.4 12.0 -4.2 115 10 4.7 -1.4 9.0 2.0
2017 TAC AAA PCL 11 48 .279 .346 .448 .219 88 6.9 1.4 -0.7 123 0 1.4 -1.0 1.5 0.3
2018 SEA MLB AL 157 683 .248 .316 .412 .336 97 38.5 19.2 -5.6 129 9 2.0 -3.5 25.8 3.9
2019 SEA MLB AL 63 283 .254 .325 .445 .257 97 4.9 8.5 -1.9 102 9 3.6 2.0 1.9 1.4
2019 MOD A+ CAL 2 8 .248 .327 .347 .250 107 0.1 0.2 -0.1 59 0 0.0 -0.1 -0.3 0.0
2019 TAC AAA PCL 1 5 .293 .382 .470 1.000 88 0.6 0.2 -0.1 62 0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0

Statistics For All Levels

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Year Team lvl LG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO SF SH
2012 WIS A MID 58 49 9 14 4 0 1 21 8 7 13 1 0 .286 .379 .429 .143 1 0
2013 WIS A MID 178 145 24 43 12 2 5 74 25 25 24 7 0 .297 .399 .510 .214 5 0
2013 BRV A+ FSL 365 328 52 82 24 3 6 130 43 32 68 2 2 .250 .323 .396 .146 1 0
2014 HUN AA SOU 271 243 41 62 7 1 10 101 34 19 41 4 0 .255 .316 .416 .160 3
2014 MOB AA SOU 30 24 5 8 3 0 0 11 5 3 4 0 0 .333 .433 .458 .125 1
2014 DIA Rk AZL 16 15 4 3 1 0 1 7 4 1 6 0 0 .200 .250 .467 .267 0
2015 MOB AA SOU 174 153 23 43 10 1 1 58 19 16 32 4 4 .281 .351 .379 .098 3 0
2015 VIS A+ CAL 226 202 40 67 16 3 12 125 36 17 39 8 2 .332 .381 .619 .287 5 0
2016 MOB AA SOU 236 197 21 58 14 2 5 91 30 30 37 4 3 .294 .407 .462 .168 1 0
2016 ARI MLB NL 123 109 9 25 2 1 5 44 17 12 27 0 0 .229 .309 .404 .174 1 0
2016 RNO AAA PCL 312 261 58 89 20 3 20 175 64 39 62 8 1 .341 .428 .670 .330 6 1
2017 TAC AAA PCL 48 39 6 10 2 0 3 21 6 7 5 0 0 .256 .375 .538 .282 1 0
2017 SEA MLB AL 410 369 58 104 25 2 16 181 47 31 93 5 4 .282 .352 .491 .209 0 1
2018 SEA MLB AL 683 596 90 170 38 4 26 294 93 70 148 8 2 .285 .366 .493 .208 7 0
2019 TAC AAA PCL 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 1 3 0 0 .250 .400 .750 .500 0 0
2019 MOD A+ CAL 8 6 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 .167 .375 .333 .167 0 0
2019 SEA MLB AL 283 246 46 54 13 1 15 114 32 30 81 4 0 .220 .314 .463 .244 2 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2016 490 0.5061 0.4367 0.7617 0.6089 0.2603 0.8940 0.4444 0.2383 0.0000
2017 1589 0.4777 0.4185 0.7729 0.5823 0.2687 0.8643 0.5919 0.2271 0.0000
2018 2713 0.4722 0.4184 0.7656 0.6081 0.2486 0.8678 0.5421 0.2344 0.0000
2019 1151 0.4944 0.4222 0.7366 0.5923 0.2560 0.8576 0.4631 0.2634 0.0000
Career59430.48080.42070.76160.59820.25640.86700.53210.23840.0000

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2014-07-25 2014-08-23 Minors 29 0 - Not Disclosed -
2014-06-17 2014-07-23 Minors 36 0 - Elbow Hyperextension -
2012-07-06 2012-09-05 Minors 61 55 Right Knee Sprain Partial PCL Tear - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2025 SEA $15,500,000
2025 SEA $14,000,000
2024 SFN $6,000,000
2023 SFN $8,000,000
2022 SEA $7,750,000
2021 SEA $3,010,000
2020 SEA $3,010,000
2019 SEA $590,100
2018 SEA $560,200
2017 SEA $538,000
2016 ARI $
YearsDescriptionSalary
7 yrPrevious$23,458,300
2019Current$6,000,000
8 yrPvs + Cur$29,458,300
1 yrFuture$29,500,000
9 yrTotal$58,958,300

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
7 y 48 dApex3 years/$43.5M (2023-25)

Details
  • 3 years/$43.5M (2023-25). Signed by San Francisco as a free agent 12/6/22. $6M signing bonus. 23:$5M, 24:$17M, 25:$15.5M. Haniger may opt out of contract after 2024 season. $1M assignment bonus with trade. Acquired by Seattle in trade from San Francisco 1/5/24, with Giants paying Mariners $6M as part of the deal.
  • 1 year/$7.75M (2022). Re-signed by Seattle 4/3/22 (avoided arbitration, $8M-$6.17M).
  • 1 year/$3.01M (2021). Re-signed by Seattle 12/5/20 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$3.01M (2020). Re-signed by Seattle 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$590,100 (2019). Re-signed by Seattle 3/19.
  • 1 year/$560,200 (2018). Re-signed by Seattle 3/18.
  • 1 year/$538,000 (2017). Re-signed by Seattle 2/17.
  • 1 year (2016). Contract selected by Arizona 8/16/16. Acquired by Seattle in trade from Arizona 11/23/16.
  • Acquired by Arizona in trade from Milwaukee 7/31/14.
  • Drafted by Milwaukee 2012 (1s-38) (Cal Poly). $1.2M signing bonus ($1,359,100 slot).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ VORP FRAA WARP
90o 662 93 169 37 4 26 92 75 136 8 3 .296 .387 .511 141 55.9 6.0
80o 646 88 160 35 4 25 88 71 136 8 3 .286 .375 .496 134 48.0 5.1
70o 635 85 153 34 3 24 84 68 135 7 3 .277 .366 .480 130 42.5 4.5
60o 625 82 148 33 3 23 81 66 135 7 3 .272 .359 .470 126 37.9 4.0
50o 616 79 143 32 3 22 79 64 134 7 3 .265 .352 .458 122 33.7 3.6
40o 607 77 138 31 3 21 76 61 134 7 3 .259 .345 .447 119 29.7 3.2
30o 597 74 132 29 3 20 73 59 133 6 3 .251 .336 .432 115 25.4 2.7
20o 586 71 126 28 3 19 70 56 132 6 2 .244 .326 .420 110 20.6 2.2
10o 570 66 119 26 3 18 66 53 131 6 2 .236 .316 .406 104 14.3 1.5
Weighted Mean6178014432322796413473.267.353.45912334.33.7

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2020-06-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)What is your dynasty outlook for Mitch Haniger and Gregory Polanco? Do you think they'll bounce back from big injuries and be valuable dynasty pieces?
(MK from Houston)		These two are both hard to talk about, but for different reasons. I've been super high on Polanco since seeing him in Indy, so he's been one of My Dudes. One of the things that was so appealing was that he could blend the power/speed, but as the years go by, the speed is drying up and as the shoulder injuries accumulate, so has the power. I'm hoping for the best, but not rushing out to scoop him up anywhere.

Haniger, well, his injuries and subsequent surgeries just sound awful. Last I read, he still hasn't been cleared for baseball activity, but he's at least working out, which is good. I'd guess we don't see him this season. I'd be interested to see if anyone is selling low in dynasty, although the injury history is certainly alarming. (Mark Barry)
2020-03-06 13:00:00 (link to chat)Any updates on Mitch Haniger's ruptured testicle?
(Parts and Gleyber from The shop)		I'll let Ric answer this one (Jesse Roche)
2017-09-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)The player's breakout was the surprise of the team's season. He orchestrated his 2015 demotion to the California League to rework his swing and the results speak for themselves. Now with a bigger stride, The player raked across two levels before he earned a big-league cup of coffee and acquitted himself well with an average exit velocity well above average. He gets on base, can cover center field and projects as a plus defender in a corner. He's a late bloomer, but the player has the tools to be an average everyday player just a year after it appeared is career might be all but over. No cheating, Nick.
(JP from Hartford)		Damn you, Jeffrey.
I'm gonna go with Mitch Haniger. (Nicolas Stellini)
2017-04-28 13:30:00 (link to chat)Give us a hot start you believe in (not Harper, dope) and one you think is a mirage
(Gotribe31 from DC)		Does Mitch Haniger count? I was never the highest on him before the swing changes, but I think Nick Piecoro did a great job of detailing those and others in our DBacks essay for the Annual this year, and I think we're seeing them come to fruition (granted, in Seattle). He's not gonna hit .340 or anything, but the power/speed combination is fun there. Mirage I'll go with Avisail Garcia because I've watched him play baseball before. (Craig Goldstein)
2017-03-16 13:00:00 (link to chat)How do you feel about Mitch Haniger setting the world on fire this year?
(sailenac from SD)		Love it. Hope it keeps up. Jerry Dipoto is my spirit animal. Love the Mariners, looking forward to watching them play. The whole hitting revolution continues to fascinate me. I particularly love the way it tends to be late bloomers or guys in dire straits who find their way to it. (Matthew Trueblood)
2017-01-18 20:00:00 (link to chat)Has Mitch Haniger officially gone from sleeper to overhyped?
(Jeff from Brubank)		I long to live in a universe where Haniger is overhyped. He's probably just a lefty-masher, but there's a small chance he's more. If he's being valued as more than that, say no thank you and move on. (Bret Sayre)
2016-07-19 14:00:00 (link to chat)Mitch Haniger -- I realize he must be considered over-the-hill at 25 but it seems like he is really showing something the past year since being healthy. I thought his defense has always been considered strong and goodness knows this could be helpful to the Dbacks OF. Any chance they give him a real shot, even this year?
(tj from dc)		I mean the DBacks aren't exactly going anywhere in a hurry, so there's always a chance he gets a look. He'd need to get added to the 40-man roster, though, and the PCL has a habit of making people look like Stan Musial. (Nicolas Stellini)


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