The Mariners experiment of adding an offensive coordinator came to an end today as they fired Brant Brown.

Brown was hired last winter under the newly created title of offensive coordinator in hopes of providing a spark to a lineup that set a franchise record in 2023 with a 25.9% strikeout rate, second-worst in MLB.

Instead, the lineup has, by and large, been even worse through the first two months of this season, ranking No. 1 in MLB with a 28.3% strikeout rate, one of the highest rates in league history.

SeattleTimes.com

A high strikeout rate can work if it leads to power, but the Mariners isolated power of .141 is the fourth lowest in the AL. Strikeouts tend to lead to fewer hits, Seattle’s .221 BA ranked second lowest. This is a team that needs to make contact, and they’re not doing so.