Paxton enjoyed breakout season in 2017

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Photo Credit: Seattle Mariners Baseball Information Department From Seattle Mariners Baseball Information Department Official Blog 2017 was a breakout campaign for Seattle Mariners left-hander James Paxton. Despite two trips to the disabled list, Paxton registered career highs in wins (12), starts (24), innings pitched (136), strikeouts (156) and ERA (2.98). Overall, he went 12–5 with a 2.98 ERA (45 ER, 136 IP) with 156 strikeouts and 37 walks in 24 starts. Paxton allowed only nine home runs while limiting opponents to a .223 batting average against. His nine home runs allowed were the fewest of any pitcher with at least 135 innings of work this season. Though injuries limited him from officially qualifying for the American League ERA title, Paxton became the fourth pitcher in club history to record an ERA of 3.00 or better in at least 135 innings pitched. He is the first Mariner to do so since Felix Hernandez posted a 2.14 ERA (56 ER, 236 IP) in 2014 and the first Mariners left-hander since Randy Johnson recorded a 2.28 ERA (54 ER, 213 IP) in 1997. In addition to being named the Mariners Pitcher of the Year by the Seattle chapter of the BBWAA, Paxton earned American League Pitcher of the Month for July and was named AL Player of the Week twice. He picked up the weekly awards on April 17 and again on July 31, sharing the honours with Texas’ Adrian Beltre. Paxton is the only pitcher in club history to earn two Player of the Week ...

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