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.

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.

Cal Raleigh is on fire, and the sports world has taken notice. Here's what pundits are saying, and where they rank the Mariners in this week's power rankings.