Why is Cal Raleigh nicknamed Big Dumper? It's really not complicated. A former Mariners minor league teammate of Raleigh's, Jarred Kelenic, gave Raleigh the moniker "Big Dumper" because he has a large backside.

Raleigh is on pace to join Johnny Bench in 1974 and Joe Torre in 1970 as the only players whose primary position was catcher in MLB history to reach 700 plate appearances in a season, becoming too essential on both sides of the ball for the Mariners to rest him. Not that he’d want to, anyway.

It doesn't take a deep dive to appreciate what Raleigh is doing this season. We do, however, reach an odd conclusion if you dive deep enough: Raleigh's effort has been more impressive than it appears.