Seattle Mariners July Lineup Grades

Ichiro – A Ichiro had yet another great month in July, racking up 39 more hits and hitting .336 in 27 games. The flashes of power he was showing earlier in the year completely disappeared this month, not hitting a single home run, but he continued to make up for his lack of power by getting on base and scoring runs. He scored 19 runs on the month, stole five bases, and posted an OPS of .762. Still no signs whatsoever of slowing down. Russell Branyan – D Russell the muscle had a rough month in July, mainly due to his BABIP severely regressing. His power numbers were there, as he hit five home runs and drove in 15, but he hit .159 in the month with a .262 OBP and a pedestrian .637 OPS. He’ll keep hitting homers, but his average is probably still due for more regression. Jose Lopez – B+ Loafie had a great month of July, doing just about everything well, aside from drawing walks. He only drew three all month, but he still posted a decent on base percentage of ....