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Seattle University Baseball Scouting Reports Part 2
I was able to see Seattle University’s baseball team for the second time this year, this time, against Dallas Baptist in WAC conference play. The starting pitcher was Skyler Genger, a freshman right-hander. He
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Seattle Mariners #1 Draft Picks from 2000-Present
Seattle Mariners #1 Draft Picks from 2000-Present *Note: Some of the listed players were not drafted in the first round, however, they were the Mariners first choice in that years draft
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Mariners Select Eric Farris in Minor League Rule 5 Draft
The Seattle Mariners lost no one in the MLB, AAA, and AA Rule 5 drafts on Thursday. They also took no one in the Major League portion of the draft. In the minor league
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2012 Everett AquaSox Season Review
The Everett AquaSox were eliminated from the playoffs on Tuesday night thanks to a loss to the Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays affiliate). The club went 45-30 this year with a 41-34 Pythag, and their
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AZL Mariners Season Review
The Arizona League Seattle Mariners went 31-25 this year with a Pythagorean W-L of 28-28. The offense was slightly under average offensively according to OPS, had more walks than average, and more strikeouts than
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2012 Pulaski Mariners Season Review
The Pulaski Mariners finished the 2012 season 29-38 (with an exact same Pythag), missing the playoffs in the Appalachian League. So thus continues our season reviews for the minor league affiliates (technically this begins
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Scouting Notes on the Clinton Lumberkings
The Clinton Lumberkings, the A affiliate for the Mariners, played a 3 game series against the Dayton Dragons. The series was on MiLB.TV so I got to watch them for the first time in
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Mariner Minor League Notes: Sorce, Hultzen, Hobson, and Robinson
Danny Hultzen was originally scheduled to start against Diamondbacks prospect Trevor Bauer. Bauer was promoted to AAA before the game, and started on Friday night. This was baffling for many people, and some speculated
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Stephen Pryor Moves up the Prospect Ladder, Mauricio Robles Moves Down
The Mariners have decided to demote pitcher Mauricio Robles from AAA Tacoma to AA Jackson and promote relief pitcher Stephen Pryor from Jackson to Tacoma. Robles was acquired in the Jarrod Washburn trade along
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Mariners Play Angels, Release minor leaguer and other Spring Training Notes
On Wednesday, the Mariners played the Angels, the only meeting between the two teams in spring training. The Mariners won the game 6-4. Against Jered Weaver: Chone Figgins struck out looking on a high
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Vargas, Seager and Other Spring Training Notes
The Mariners played their 3rd Cactus League game on Sunday, their first not against the A’s. They won 5-4 against the Padres, another team that is projected to be pretty lowly in 2012. The
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Playing the A’s, Montero, and Other Spring Training Notes
Jesus Montero had problems playing catcher, with a drop of an easy pop-fly and some problems blocking balls. He eventually left the game after he was hit hard by a couple foul balls in
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Guti injured, Intrasquad ends, and Other Spring Training Notes
The Mariners played their final intrasquad game on Wednesday. Chone Figgins played CF for Franklin Gutierrez, and had a hit in 3 at-bats. Vinnie Catricala had 2 hits and a walk, as Trayvon Robinson
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The 2nd Intrasquad game, Catchers, and Other Mariners Spring Training Notes
The Mariners played their 2nd intrasquad game on Sunday, here are some highlights (a full summary can be read here): Franklin Gutierrez (who went 3 for 3) hit a lead-off homer off Felix Hernandez
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Official Report Day is Here and Other Spring Training Notes
Friday is officially report day for all players, and 60 out of 66 players had already reported by Thursday. Other Mariners Notes: George Sherrill had a MRI on his arm, and it showed no
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Should Olivo really be the starting catcher?
Jon Morosi reports , as many have before him, that the Mariners believe that Miguel Olivo is their starting catcher. Montero will also get a look at catcher, but aren’t we forgetting someone? Yes,
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Playing Eric Wedge: My 2012 Mariners Lineup
There has been much talk about manager Eric Wedge’s talk of moving Ichiro out of the lead-off spot in 2012. There has already been a post on that subject here, so I didn’t think
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Mets sign former Mariner Matt Tuiasosopo
The Mets have signed former Mariner Prospect Matt Tuiasosopo to a minor league deal with an invite to Spring Training. The 25 year old plays multiple positions, but none of them exceptionally well. In
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Projecting the Mariners’ Prospects
As most baseball fans already know, the best way to build a baseball team is through the draft and minors. I have developed minor league metrics that show the average success players have from
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Kiper picks Ingram for the Seahawks
As Mel Kiper’s first mock draft came out this week, nerds all over the Internet huddled around their favorite devices, paid a stupid amount of money for ESPN insider, and checked to see who
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Mariners Draft – Why Drafting #2 is Much Better than #5
A few months back I wrote a post asking Mariners fans what they thought about losing games in order to get a better draft slot in the 2012 MLB Amateur Draft. For the most
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