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Jesus Montero’s Power, Lack of Tools on Full Display
Jesus Montero as a Seattle Mariner has not gone well so far. He isn’t hitting like the scouting reports said he would, and is a serious liability on the bases and in the field.
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Hector Noesi’s struggles continue
Hector Noesi let the big inning get to him again on Monday against the Memphis Redbirds (the Cardinals AAA affiliate) on Monday. In some ways, it was a very encouraging start. Noesi got quite
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The Streak: The Embodiment of the 2012 Jesus Montero
Jesus Montero, the prized prospect that the Mariners got for Michael Pineda, has been bad this year. He doesn’t provide any defensive or baserunning value and he hasn’t been hitting at all. The story
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Hultzen and Noesi pitch in Tacoma
The Mariners’ first round pick in 2011, Danny Hultzen, made his 4th AAA start for the Tacoma Rainiers. Hultzen had a lot of fastball command problems in the first at-bat. For most of the
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An “A Game”, A “B Game”, and Other Spring Training Notes
On Monday, the Mariners beat the Padres 13-7 in their “A-game”. Dustin Ackley doubled off a change-up to the lead-off the game (he also had a single and triple), a sign for things to
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Jaso, Iwakuma and Other Spring Training Notes
The Mariners played their 3rd intrasquad game on Tuesday, with Vargas and Iwakuma starting. Jason Vargas made a throwing error after Chone Figgins already had a bunt single. Hisashi Iwakuma threw 38 pitches in
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Gutierrez, Hultzen and Other Spring Training Notes
At the risk of sounding like an annoying “best shape of their life story”, Greg Johns reports that Franklin Gutierrez has reported to camp 25 pounds heavier. The relationship between weight and power is
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Brett Lawrie, Michael Pineda, or Jesus Montero?
The other day, a story broke that the Mariners tried to trade pitcher Michael Pineda for the Blue Jays’ shortstop prospect Brett Lawrie. Of course, they eventually traded Pineda to the Yankees for Jesus
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Reports: Mariners Trade Michael Pineda to New York Yankees for Jesus Montero
Reports coming from Twitter and every major new source are that the Mariners have dealt Michael Pineda to the Yankees for Jesus Montero. Many of you will remember that the Mariners were after Jesus Montero in
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Forget About Prince Fielder, Lets Get Joey Votto Instead
I check a lot of sports sites/blogs on a daily basis to keep up as much as I can on the Mariners and Seahawks. Most of you know who the reputable guys for the
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MLB Half Season Awards
The All Star break is here and with every team playing over half of their 162 games, it’s now the perfect time to look at the stats for the half season of games. After
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The Real AL ROTY!
Without going into too much detail, I will reveal the true front runner for the AL ROTY award. As was posted on our fantastic forum, Michael Pineda is in fact the player who, if
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