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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 University Baseball Scouting Reports
Thanks to their addition to the WAC this season (along with the additions of Texas State and Dallas Baptist), Seattle University’s baseball team played against Texas State, which was a day trip for me,
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Stephen Kohlscheen Scouting Report
In one of the televised Cactus League outings this spring training, we got to see Stephen Kohlscheen, a 24 year old right-handed reliever that pitched in Clinton (A), High Desert (A+), and one outing
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Setting Odds on the Mariners Prospects
In a recent post on another website, I designed a simple odd system based on some simple statistics that showed correlation between the minors and the Majors. I only looked at first baseman in
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Mariners Release More Minor Leaguers
According to Baseball America’s latest update, the Mariners have released six more minor leaguers: Angel Raga, Ernesto Zaragoza, Ivan Brea, Ivan Ramirez, Felipe Burin, and Jose Martinez. Felipe Burin Jason Cole of LoneStarDugout notes
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Nick Swisher and the 12th Pick
According to Jon Heyman, while the Mariners would be willing to forfeit their 1st round pick for one of the elite free agents that declined a qualifying offer, Nick Swisher is not one of
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According to Baseball America’s Matt Eddy, the Seattle Mariners have released 5 minor leaguers: Zach Sterling, Luis Matias, Junior Nunez, Ivan Julio, and Tim Boyce. Zach Sterling was an undrafted free agent pitcher out
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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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Ichiro Traded, Great Mariner Career Over
One of the all-time greatest Mariners have been traded. Ichiro Suzuki is now a Yankee. The drop-off offensively came pretty sudden for Ichiro. In 2009, he had a 126 wRC+, a 113 wRC+ in
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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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The Magnificent Michael Saunders
Despite being drafted in the 11th round, Michael Saunders was once a top prospect. However, his MLB career did not start off well. In his first 204 MLB games, he had an OPS +
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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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Hitting, Brendan Ryan, and Value
The above lineup made me angry. It was the 2nd game in a row that Brendan Ryan didn’t play, giving Kawasaki the playing time. I have already written about how Ryan is a superior
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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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Breaking Down the Everett Aqua Sox Roster
The Everett Aqua Sox, the short A affiliate for the Mariners, have announced their roster. Like I did with the full season teams and the draft, I will list them all and say some
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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 Mariners MLB Draft Live Blog
This is the official Seattle Sports Central Draft Blog. I am sure that others (Paul and Raymond most likely) will have other posts on their thoughts on the draft. However, this will be the
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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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Taijuan Walker and James Paxton Pitch on the Same Day
As the Mariners lost 6-1 to the Red Sox on Monday behind a bad Jason Vargas start. Vargas struggled with an inconsistent release point, as you can see here: That is not what I
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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 Lose to Giants (but not those Giants) and Minor Leaguers Released
While we were sleeping, the Mariners lost to the Yomiuri Giants in Japan. Hisashi Iwakuma started, and his outing is very hard to defend, as he gave up 10 hits in 4 innings with
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