Colt

Emerson

If the Mariners want to get back to the postseason, bringing in a short-term upgrade from the 21-year-old Emerson really ought to be a priority. Emerson will be a fine enough regular in time, but he’s hitting .191/.252/.346 through 207 plate appearances and not making up for it with quality defense.

Emerson is back at shortstop and hitting ninth after being scratched from Tuesday’s lineup for an undisclosed reason. It doesn’t appear to be a significant concern moving forward. The 21-year-old top prospect is hitting .202/.265/.365 with seven homers, 21 RBI and three steals in 197 plate appearances during his first taste of the majors.

No word on the reason for the swap. It’ll be J.P. Crawford taking over at shortstop and hitting ninth. An update on his status should arrive after the contest.

Crawford is day-to-day with left wrist soreness. It’ll be Colt Emerson drawing another start at shortstop in his absence.

There’s no word yet on the reason for the move. It’ll be Colt Emerson drawing the start at shortstop on his 21st birthday. There should be an additional update on his status shortly, especially if he’s dealing with an injury-related issue.

Emerson has hit .195 (30-for-154) with seven homers, 20 RBI and three steals in 48 games since being called up back in mid-May. The most alarming recent trend for him at the dish is that he has zero extra-base hits since homering back on June 26. The 21-year-old prodigy has an extremely bright future ahead of him, but he’s simply not ready to be an impactful fantasy contributor as he acclimates to everyday life in the big leagues. It’ll be veteran J.P. Crawford at shortstop on Monday night.

Emerson is 3-for-28 with no extra-base hits and 13 strikeouts this month, dropping his OPS from .749 to .658. That’s still not a disaster, but Statcast thought he was awfully lucky during his first six weeks in the majors, and he has one of the league’s lowest xwOBAs since arriving. With Brendan Donovan on the way back, it’s possible Emerson could be in line for additional Triple-A time at some point.

Emerson is 3-for-22 in July, so we’d understand him getting a day to clear his head if that’s what this is. Buddy Kennedy will start at third base with J.P. Crawford at shortstop against RHP Nick Martinez.

Emerson singled and stole a base in the second inning, then collected his second hit with a single in the fifth. With the bases loaded in the seventh, he knocked his third hit of the day to drive in two runs. The 20-year-old infielder is hitting .218/.295/.454 with seven homers, 15 runs scored, and 19 RBI across 132 plate appearances.

The 20-year-old phenom got the Mariners on the board and evened the score at a run apiece with a 361-foot (104.0-mph EV) solo shot off of Joey Cantillo in the third inning. He then walked in the sixth inning but was cut down trying to steal second base. Emerson also walked in the eighth inning and scored on an RBI knock by Julio Rodríguez. With his 1-for-2 night, Emerson is now slashing .212/.293/.481 with seven homers, 17 RBI and one stolen base in his first 115 plate appearances.