Marcus semien continues to show all of his skills as a longtime hitter in the league, while going through one of the best individual seasons for the league. MLB this 2021.
While the Toronto blue jays continue to chase a wild cart spot into the postseason, one of their main heroes has been Marcus semien, a player in his first year and the only contract with the team at the moment, who is preparing for free agency at the end of the season.
After parting ways after six years with the Oakland Athletics, Marcus semien signs from free agency with the Blue jays a one-year agreement and payments of US $ 18 million, a clear bet in seeking to expand his value as a player, who has more than shown this 2021 to be in search of a future contract with large monetary compensation.
Before your arrival at Toronto, Semien He had already given a test of his value in the league, a player capable of hitting home runs and defending multiple positions in the infield, who during 2019 was in third place on the ballot for the American League MVP, expanding his letter of success with his first selection to the All-Star Game in 2021.
The most charming part of his entire game is undoubtedly his solemn power, a player who has slaughtered an offensive line of .267 / .335 / .540, highlighting his high slugging, guided by his 34 doubles and 37 home runs in his first 546 at-bats. officials at the plate during 136 games played this 2021.
A more advanced display of his extra-base hitting skills is highlighted by his Isolated Power Average (ISO), statistics that aggregate the pure extra-base hitting power of an independent player to his batting average, where the player of The Blue Jays has scored a percentage of .273, staying above 173% of the league average (100), ranking ninth in this section in the leadership of the entire league. MLB.
Marcus semienThey also have a strong hit rate (HARDHIT%) with contacts at 95 + mph of 42.4%, the highest rate in their career, maintaining an average exit speed at their contacts of 90.1 mph, maintaining a hit angle of 19.6.
Semien has also shown himself as a versatile player in creating races, who in 2021 has scored 97 laps and pushed another 87, producing a total of 101 Weighting Races Created (wRc), maintaining an average above the league average. of Careers Weighting Created Plus (wRc +) of 133, moving away to 33% from the average level.
He also highlights his great notion at the plate, a player who produces 68.1% of his swing in the strike zone, as opposed to just 20.0% for pitches outside the zone. Who also records a total of 88.9% of pitching swing contacts at the height of the strike zone.
Outside of his characteristics as a high-powered hitter and knowledge of the strike zone, in Marcus semien There is also a versatile defender, capable of moving from shortstop to second and third base.
This 2021, Semien has served as a second baseman in 1025.1 innings, while during 130.0 episodes from short stops, reaping 9 Defensive Runs Saved (DRS) from second base, while 1 from shortstop, obtaining the second best mark in this department. from middle school.
As an intermediary, he also adds a total of 4 Outs Above Average (OAA), who registers a Success Rate in plays made from this position of 81%, when an Expected Success Rate of 80% was projected, adding a Rate of Success Adds 1%, as a result of the distance traveled to reach the ball, time of the player to reach the ball, distance from the defender to the base that the runner is heading and the runner’s sprint speed in power plays, registering Marcus semien the eighth best OAA mark for 2B, while the fifth highest Success Rate.
As a result of a majestic season, the Blue Jays player registers a total of 5.9 Wins Above Replacement Level (fWAR), the highest mark for a 2B in 2021, while ranking second among players from MLB in general plane.
As a consequence, if we take his total of each Victory Above the Replacement Level in value of free agents, he obtains a voluptuous value of US $ 46.8 million, in a year where he receives a salary of US $ 18 million, the final point towards his future agreement. once he reaches free agency at the conclusion of his current campaign MLB.
Marcus semien He had the opportunity of a long-term contract before starting this campaign, although betting on his worth and his performance in 2021 makes his bonuses rise extremely to a higher level, in a year where a high field-shorts showcase will be available, but it is almost certain that this will not go unnoticed.