The Mariners need their champion back

For a player who is as consistent and steadfast in his routine and preparation, it is ironic—maybe even cosmically unfair—that Mitch Haniger is such a streaky player. With the help of FanGraphs, let’s take a bird’s eye view of how streaky Haniger has been using wOBA.

With a player as thoughtful and consistent as Haniger, you’d expect that blue line to hew a little closer to average or slightly above—the .350 mark in the graph, more or less. Instead, what’s represented here are some truly high highs and some very deep valleys, indeed.