When the owners of the Seattle Mariners gathered last week for a meeting, Jerry Dipoto, the president of baseball operations, shared some data on their recent investment.

At the end of spring training, the Mariners committed $105 million to catcher Cal Raleigh, keeping him under team control through 2030. Raleigh is enjoying a breakout season, and Dipoto wanted to convey just how rare it is for a catcher to produce like this.

Raleigh is tied for the MLB lead in homers with 23, to go with career highs in batting average (.264), on-base percentage (.379) and slugging percentage (.637). He’s a switch-hitter coming off a Platinum Glove season, guiding a strong pitching staff for the first-place team in the American League West. He has played in every game this season.

Add it all up, and Fan

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