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Does The Mariners’ Minor League System Have a Contact Problem?
As I was watching Brewers’ minor leaguer Tyler Wagner and his 90 MPH fastball (he was a 4th round pick in 2012 to be fair) strike out 10 and shut out Clinton’s lineup in
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How Well Do the Jackson Generals Handle Big League Fastballs?
As Mariner fans have seen with Carlos Peguero’s inability to hit big league fastballs, sometimes very accomplished minor league hitters simply do not have the bat speed to hit in the Major Leagues (I
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The Minor League Free Agents
Baseball America has come out with the list of minor league free agents. The players are eligible to re-sign with their original team, but can also sign with other teams as well. I thought
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2012 Jackson Generals Season Review
The Jackson Generals lost in the Championship to the Diamondbacks AA affiliate in 4 games. The team went 78-60 (with the exact same pythag) and had a one year park factor of 100 (meaning
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Looking at the Potential September Call-Ups
September is coming. This means that MLB active rosters will expand from 25-40. Of course, a team cannot bring up any 15 players in the minors that they want. They can only bring up
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Some Mariners AA Notes
The Jackson Generals just finished up a series against the Tennessee Smokies (the Cubs AA affiliate). Because of geographical issues, the only time I get to see the Generals (or any Mariners’ affiliate besides
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Walker and Hultzen throw in Futures Game
Danny Hultzen and Taijuan Walker were the Mariners two representatives in the All-Star Futures Game on Sunday. They both threw one inning. The radar gun is usually considered to be a little hot in Kansas City, but
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Jackson Generals have a bad weekend
The Jackson Generals lost to the Mississippi Braves in 12 innings by a score of 3-2 on Friday. Brandon Maurer’s outing didn’t stay out the way he wanted it, as two weak hits got
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Danny Hultzen pitches in AAA
Danny Hultzen made his first AAA start on Saturday night, and it didn’t go well. He lasted just 3 innings. After getting a quick ground-ball to short, a fastball to the 2nd batter he
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All-Star Games and Hultzen and Franklin March On
The big news is that Nick Franklin and Danny Hultzen have been promoted from AA to AAA. I don’t have a lot of room for numbers, but Hultzen was nothing short of dominant in
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Erasmo Ramirez makes his first career MLB start and some MILB notes
On Thursday, Erasmo Ramirez made his first career MLB start against the Padres. The Mariners lost 6-2, getting swept at home by the 2nd worst team in the National League. Erasmo went 5 innings,
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Organizational Offensive Woes and Jackson and Tacoma notes
Clinton pounded into 5 double plays in a 6-2 loss on Monday. It was just another example of a theme that we have seen in the Mariners’ organization over the past few years. The
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Some Jackson and Clinton Notes
The Jackson Generals have been playing the Jacksonville Suns, and in game one they faced Omar Poveda, who was featuring a wild curveball. Danny Almonte had a big whiff on a breaking ball. Joe
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The AA Jackson Generals play a 5 game series
The Jackson Generals played the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in a 5 game series. Here are some notes on the team from the series: Steve Garrison at 25 is a bit old for AA, and
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Some Minor League and Prospect Notes on a Day off
The Mariners have signed Hersin Martinez to a 1.1 million dollar deal. Martinez is a member of the Dominican Prospect League. According to MLB Trade Rumors, he is an under average runner in the
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Mariners improve to 2-1, 3 of 4 Minor League Affiliates Win
The Mariners played their 3rd game of the season, the first in the United States, winning 7-3 over Oakland. Jason Vargas started for the Mariners, averaging 88 MPH on his fastball (a tick above
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Opening Day (For the Minor Leagues) Recap
Thursday was opening day for the minor leagues. The Tacoma Rainiers started the season against the Angels’ AAA affiliate, the Salt River Bees, losing 3-2. Matt Fox started for the Rainers and 3 of
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