Seattle Mariners fans are losing their minds over what Jarred Kelenic is doing

If you go anywhere in the Seattle Mariners Twitterverse, you’re bound to see it. Hell, you couldn’t miss it.

The discussion about Jarred Kelenic.

The former top prospect, who was traded by the Mariners to the Atlanta Braves in a pay-cut this offseason, is enjoying tremendous success in Atlanta – hitting at the top of the roster in the absence of Ronald Acuna Jr.

Heck, he hit a leadoff home run off Paul Skenes of all people on Saturday.

Check out the following posts from Mariners fans after this outburst: One person suggested that the M’s traded the wrong “star,” implying that they should have kept Kelenic and traded Julio Rodriguez instead.

Longtime Mariners blogger Nathan Bishop had a little more fun with this, but still found a way to roast the M’s:

Jarred Kelenic (.281/.325/.465) would currently lead the Seattle Mariners in all three offensive categories. God really exists and he hates you.

And this M fan account highlighted the differences in wRC+ among outfielders.

The acrobats in 2024:

Jarred Kelenic – 116 WRC+
Luc Raley – 114
Dom Canzone – 104
Julio Rodriguez – 87
Mitch Haniger – 80

Kelenic is hitting .283 this season with a .795 OPS. He has nine homers and 26 RBIs, although it’s fair to note that the Braves have hidden him against left-handed pitchers (only 43 at-bats) the same way the Mariners have attempted to do in 2023.

While many M’s fans were tired of seeing Kelenic not live up to his enthusiasm, many were also disappointed to see him traded just to get rid of Marco Gonzales’ salary. The more Kelenic continues to hit in Atlanta, the worse this decision will be.

Kelenic hit .253 in Seattle last season in 105 games, but also failed to hit above .181 in his two years with the M’s.

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