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3 Under the Radar Prospects for 2013

As we begin the 2013 Mariners season there is more focus on our minor league system than ever, names like Zunino, Walker, Hultzen and Paxton are commonly known. The quality of the major league team may…Read More

Seattle’s Future for the Starting Rotation

The future of the starting rotation in Seattle looks pretty bright between the dominance of King Felix and the future of the big three, but there are still many conversations to be had on the subject. First…Read More

Seattle’s Future in the Outfield: Part 2

Last week I introduced some of the outfielders at the top of the Mariner organization, and this week I will highlight the best outfielding prospects in the lower levels of the farm system. I will start…Read More

Seattle’s Future in the Outfield: Part 1

A while back I started a series on the future of each position for the Mariners. I took a bit of a hiatus from this series, but now I am back to complete it, starting with the Seattle outfield. Because…Read More

The Success of Past Prospects

Ryan Anderson, Ryan Christianson, Chris Snelling, Antonio Perez, Clint Nageotte, Jose Lopez, Travis Blackley, Jeremy Reed, Jeff Clement, Phillippe Aumont, Greg Halman, and Adam Moore. I’m guessing that…Read More

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Off-Season Story Lines

Well we have officially hit the offseason, so it’s time to start worrying about offseason stuff. Here…Read More

Seattle’s Future at Third Base

In my shortstop article, I said that the shortstop position has the best minor league depth of any spot…Read More

Seattle’s Future at Shortstop

The shortstop situation in Seattle is quite bizarre. We have the best defensive shortstop in baseball…Read More

Seattle’s Future at Second Base

The next position I will analyze for the future is second base. While it seems like Ackley is the obvious…Read More

Seattle’s Future at First Base

If you had asked me two years ago, I wouldn’t have hesitated to tell you that Justin Smoak would be…Read More

Seattle’s Future at Catcher

The Mariners are officially out of the playoff hunt, so now that I can stop focusing on this year, I…Read More

September Call-Up Preview

Today marks the first day of September, and with the ninth month of the year comes a bevy of call-ups…Read More

How Long Until We See Hultzen and Franklin?

There comes a time in every season when you start thinking towards the future. For some teams, that time…Read More

Checking In With The Big Three

As the Mariners rotation continues to shift, most recently with an Erasmo Ramirez-Blake Beavan swap,…Read More

Prospect Check-In: Pitchers Edition

Andrew Carraway SP – AAA FIP – 2.49 K/9 – 7.58 BB/9 – 1.66 HR/9 – 0.24 LOB%…Read More

Liddi Simply Hits

  Alex Liddi is widely known as the first ever Italian born player to play in the major leagues.…Read More

The Big 4?

When looking at the Mariners minor league affiliates, it is easy to see that the Jackson Generals are…Read More

Top Pitching Prospect All Sent Down

It seems that the future isn’t quite here for the trio of young stud pitchers in the Mariners…Read More

Correlations Between Dustin Ackley and Realistic Expectations

There are those who see a top prospect like Dustin Ackley and expect the worst.  He’ll bust. …Read More

Power status: Ackley slightly up, Franklin slightly down.

Good news, Mariners fans! After a dismal first month, Ackley finally got the stroke going in May and…Read More