Mariners acquire Ryon Healy from Oakland: Fantasy Fallout

Ryon Healy is heading to the Mariners after being dealt today by the division rival Athletics. What is the fantasy fallout of the deal?

This week marked the beginning of the MLB GM meetings, and with it brought the igniting of the offseason hot stove. The first salvo was fired today as the ever-active Mariners’ GM Jerry Dipoto pulled the trigger on bringing over Ryon Healy from the Oakland Athletics for reliever Emilio Pagan and infielder Alexander Campos.

The biggest fantasy piece moved in the deal is Ryon Healy. Healy was projected as a potential power source heading into 2017, and he delivered with a .271/25 HR/78 RBI/.754 OPS/29 2B line over 149 games for the A’s.

While he leaves a lot to desired with the glove, he does have clear pop from the right side. There are clear weaknesses in his game, he struck out 24% of the time while only walking 4%.

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But, he posted solid 19% LD, 38% FB,50% Med and 34% Hard contact rates. He excelled versus LHP, .314/7 HR/22 RBI, but held his own well versus RHP too, .257/18 HR/56 RBI/.717 OPS. Playing at the Oakland Coliseum did not help either, but 14 of his HR came at home.

The move to Seattle looks to have Healy slide in to be the M’s everyday first baseman. He will join a pretty solid lineup, so his counting stats will see a boost. WIth his K rate, his AVG will more than likely sit in the .250 range next season, but he could go to post a .250/25 HR/90 RBI line with the Mariners. He still shapes up to be a mid-round power source.

For the A’s, the emergences of Matt Olson, and Matt  Chapman made Healy expendable. Emilio Pagan was the main return for Healy, and Pagan was one of the more solid options the Mariners had in the bullpen last season.

He ended the season with a 3.22 ERA/56K/8 BB/0.93 WHIP line over 50 innings. He features a fastball that tops out around 94 mph, and his put away pitch is his slider. His command is clearly solid, and he could factor into the A’s closer role before the start of the season.

The one problematic area for Pagan is that his FB rate is 57% and he flirts with the long ball too often. The move to Oakland surely helps, so he will be a name to watch this spring in the A’s closer search, and in HLD leagues.

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Alexander Campos is a 17-year-old shortstop, who was ranked as a top-15 prospect in the M’s system. He is still far removed from fantasy attention, but his speed and defense could usher him to the majors in the near future.