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Reevaluating Yoervis Medina
Yoervis Medina has been on the peripheral of the Mariners’ 40 man roster since the end of the 2010 season (added at the same time as Maikel Cleto, Josh Lueke, Michael Pineda, Mauricio Robles,
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Breaking Down Brandon Maurer’s Bad Outing
Brandon Maurer’s Safeco debut did not go well, as he gave up 6 earned runs for the 2nd straight start, this time in less than an inning, getting just 2 of the 10 batters
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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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Comparing Mariner Release Points
In the previous post, we looked at how consistent the Mariner starters were at repeating their deliveries from game to game. In this post, I will look at the Mariner pitchers different release points
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Tyler Burgoon Pitch F/X Report
Tyler Burgoon got in a spring training game in the Cactus League for some reason, as the Mariners let him pitch in a game in the home park, giving us some Pitch F/X data.
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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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Are Erasmo and Saunders hurt, the Garland Decision, and Rotation Projections
When I wrote my version of what I believe the 25 man roster should look like, it was pretty obvious who I had pencilled into the rotation. So let’s look at them through the
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Ranking the Mariners 40 man roster in Spring Training
With Spring Training coming to an end in a little more than a week, the Mariners face some roster choices, especially when it comes to veteran minor league free agents and the 25 man
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Checking in on Julio Morban Using Pitch F/X Data
I started working on my ranking the 40 man roster post for March, and realized, that yet again, I was still unsure about where to place Morban (who hit two homers in his final
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Scouting Reports on the Mariners Two Newest Minor Leaguers
According to Matt Eddy of Baseball America, the Mariners made two small minor league signings in January, left-handed pitcher Eric Niesen and outfielder Kurt Fleming. I don’t know if they are invited to Major
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The Real Justin Upton Trade
On Thursday, the Atlanta Braves traded for Chris Johnson and Justin Upton from the Arizona Diamondbacks, who received Martin Prado, Zeke Spruill, Randall Delgado, Nick Ahmed, and Brandon Drury. It seemed like the mass
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2013 SuperSonics Draft Considerations
Basketball is back in Seattle (most likely) and things are looking up for Seattle sports fans across the board. It is exciting times right now in terms of the direction things are heading in respect
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Assorted Mariner Notes: Arbitration and Prospects
Some Mariner notes have been piling up, each not really worth a full article, but the combination of which comes out to a full length article. The Mariners signed Dominican outfielder Luis Liberato according
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Taijuan Walker and 60 Percent Bust Rates
Last week, the Mariners tried to trade whom many consider the best pitching prospect in baseball in a package to get Justin Upton, before Upton nixed the trade. I thought the trade was a
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Who is John Hicks?
Among the 18 non roster invites to the Mariners 2013 spring training is John Hicks, an interesting catcher in the fact that he has never had an at-bat over A +. Because he spent
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Top Prospects Give The Mariners Brighter Future
Though the Mariners finished last in the American League West for the third straight season, general manager Jack Zduriencik is making efforts to get his program on the fast track to being competitive once
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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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Stephen Pryor or Carter Capps?
My reasoning for ranking Pryor over Capps has been as follows: 1. While Capps does have a harder fastball than Pryor, and there is a correlation between fastball velocity and success, they are both
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Do the Mariners have a Defensive Problem in the Minors?
When thinking about the Mariners’ farm system as of late, it struck that they do not have a real elite defensive prospect, and all of their big position prospects seem to have major defensive/position
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D.J. Mitchell Designated for Assignment
The Mariners designated D.J. Mitchell, one of the two players acquired for Ichiro, for assignment (removing him from the 40 man roster) as they made the Raul Ibanez signing official. I had Mitchell ranked
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