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Examining Mike Zunino’s Current Plate Discipline
So far this year, Mike Zunino has been about a league average PCL hitter (without adjusting for park, and Tacoma’s deep center causes it to be one of the more pitcher friendly parks in
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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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Blake Beavan As a Reliever
In the off-season, there was an interesting article that suggested that Blake Beavan should be used as a closer in Tacoma. In one sense, it was interesting precisely because it was unrealistic and novel.
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A Deep Look at Aaron Harang and Meta-Narratives
The Mariners traded right-handed reliever Steven Hensley and some cash to acquire Aaron Harang from the Colorado Rockies. Harang is a 34 year old who has started 293 games in the Majors. He never
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A Breakdown of Danny Hultzen’s Outing
Danny Hultzen made his 2nd start of the season on Tuesday, and was reasonably effective, with a 4.00 FIP over 5 innings. I decided to track all 84 pitches by result, location, and pitch
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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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The Mariners Sign Endy Chavez
According to Jon Heyman of CBS, the Mariners have signed 35 year old corner outfielder Endy Chavez to a minor league contract. Chavez had signed a minor league deal with the Royals over 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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Mariners Sign Jhonny Nunez: Scouting Report
The Mariners announced their non roster (that is, players not on the 40 man) invitations to spring training. Among those was a new free agent, right-handed pitcher Jhonny Nunez. Nunez is a 27 year
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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 Sign Mike Jacobs to Minor League Contract
The Seattle Mariners made their first minor league signing from another organization on Thursday by signing Mike Jacobs to a minor league contract. Mike Jacobs spent 2012 with the Diamondbacks organization, spending almost all
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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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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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Chone Figgins (and Scott Cousins) DFA’d, 5 Added to 40 Man
Tuesday night was the last day teams had to add players to the 40 man roster to protect eligible prospects from the Rule 5 draft. This was one of the reasons for the Andino-Robinson
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Mariners Interested in Zack Kroenke
According to Jon Morosi, the Mariners are one of three teams interested in signing Zach Kroenke to a MiLB contract. The 28 year old left-handed pitcher spent the year in the Arizona Diamondbacks AAA,
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Possible AAAA 1st Baseman for the Mariners
In a previous article, I noted that 1st base in AAA Tacoma could turn out to be a black hole. This doesn’t sound like a big deal, but there are two points that need to
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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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Mariners Claim Future Tacoma Rainier Scott Cousins
The Mariners have claimed Scott Cousins off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays. Cousins never played for the Blue Jays. He was designated for assignment by the Marlins (who drafted him in 2006. Cousins
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Utility Infielders for the Mariners to consider on the Free Agent Market
Here we continue our series looking at cheap free agents the Mariners could consider this off-season. I am just looking at utility infielders here, so I am only looking at guys that can play
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3 Free Agent Catcher Options for the Mariners
Miguel Olivo is gone, causing a lot of happiness in Mariner country. This means that the only two catchers on the Mariners 40 man roster are Jesus Montero and John Jaso, two poor defensive
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