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The King and his Diamond Table-A Seattle M's Franchise (MLB14-PS3)
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07-03-2014, 12:32 PM | #9 |
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Re: The King and his Diamond Table-A Seattle M's Franchise (MLB14-PS3)
USS MARINER DOWN ON THE FARM REPORT The Tacoma Rainiers finished the month of April (14-12) and are currently 4 games back of the Reno Aces (18-8). The talk of the rotation in AAA Tacoma has been none other then Jordan Pries. Jordan Pries? I know most of you assumed we would be talking about Erasmo Ramirez, Brandon Maurer or even Anthony Fernandez here, but Pries has been lights out. In 5 starts, Pries has pitched 4 quality picking up wins in all 4 as he leads the team in that cat. He also has posted a team best 0.69 ERA. Don't know much about Pries, well he was a 30th round selection out of Stanford. That's right Stanford.. A teammate of Mark Appeal, Pries was the #2 on the Cardinals staff in 2011, but by looking at their #'s you wouldn't have guessed it. Appel: 3.02 ERA, .277 avg against, 29 BB, 86 K Pries: 3.41 ERA, .269 avg. against, 32 BB, 76 K At 23, Pries will never make the Top-20 Prospect board, but this mid 80's throwing RHP is making a strong case to join the M's rotation sooner then later. So well Pries has been outstanding and takes home the AAA "Player of the Month", here are some other note worthy performances. SP E. Ramirez (79/B) Is 2-3 with 5 of 6 quality starts posting a 1.69 ERA CP C. Smith (78/B) Is 7/7 save opps with a 0.00 ERA RP L. Bawcom (68/C) Has a 1.29 ERA in 14 IP At the plate, Nick Franklin(71B) is playing like someone who either wants to be back in the big's.. Franklin is currently hitting .311 with a team high 15 RBI's Veteran C, Humberto Quintero(70/C) is proving he can still rake at 34 hitting .292 in 24 AB's, well 1B/DH/C Jesus Montero (71/B) is hitting .295 with 2 HR and 7 RBI. But the player who want to highlight in this report is IF/OF Ty Kelly(63/C). Acquired from Baltimore in the E. Thames deal, Ty Kelly is a man without a position and at 25 that's not a good thing, but one could say current M Willie Bloomquist has turned the ability to play multiple positions into a good thing. So what's to love about Ty Kelly? Well for starters he currently leads Tacoma with a .351 BA in 57 AB's. What's better, he leads the team in OBP (.403) and OPS (.877) and he has 0 errors well playing 3B,2B and some OF. What's not to love about Kelly. Well he has no power (1 HR) and he doesn't run well (last year he was caught 7 out of 10 and his career #'s in 6 seasons are 35 steals and 24 caught) So the question now is can Kelly someone get his bat to the major league level? Like their parent club, the Jackson Generals are currently in 1st place in the Southern North at 14-11 tied with the Chatty Lookouts (14-11) and currently 2 games ahead of the Tennessee Smokies (12-13) So who is responsible for these 14 wins? Well #1 SP RHP Victor Sanchez(68/B) is currently 4-1 with a 1.82 ERA pitching 4 of 5 quality starts. Sanchez is currently #6 on the M's Top-20 Board #2 SP LHP Tyler Pike (67/B) has also pitched 4 of 5 quality starts posting a 2-0 record with a 2.41 ERA. Pike is currently #9 on the M's Top-20 Board RP David Cohen (65/D) has posted a 0.50 ERA in 18 IP of relief, well Dominic Leone (74/B) has taken to the CP duties saving 9/9 games well posting a 2.57 ERA in 7 IP of work. At the plate, 2013 1st Round Pick DJ Peterson(68/B) currently is leading the team with 4 HR's and 17 RBI's, numbers worthy of his #2 ranking on the Top-20 Board, but is hitting just .205 Fellow 2013 draft pick OF Austin Wilson (65/B) however is hitting .369 in 84 AB's well hitting 3 HR's and driving in 12 runs,proving his #12 ranking in the Top-20 board might not be good enough. And Super-Utility man Jack Marder (61/D) is currently hitting .320 in 75 AB's with 1 HR and 12 RBI. Once #14 on the Top-20 Board in 2012, Marder is now 24 and is no longer really considered a prospect. Like Kelly mentioned above. His big league future is closing fast.
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07-03-2014, 03:06 PM | #10 |
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Re: The King and his Diamond Table-A Seattle M's Franchise (MLB14-PS3)
MONTH OF MAY RECAP The Seattle Mariners finish the month of May with a 32-24 Overall Record holding onto a 2.0 game lead over the Texas Rangers (30-26) and a 4.0 game lead over the Oakland A's (28-28) well L.A. is now (25-30) and Houston has fall into last at (23-34). 7-3 in their last 10 games, the M's finish the month with with back to back win's as King Felix Hernandez picks up his 5th win of the year (5-2 with a 1.86 ERA) Well Felix has been outstanding, much of the M's success has come at the hands of the Mariners bats. DH Corey Hart followed up a 8 HR April with 8 more in May and now has 16 HR's and 45 RBI's on the season to go with a .272 BA. His 16 Homeruns places him in 3rd place behind Edwin Encarnacion (18)and M. Cabrera, Adam Jones and Prince Fielder (all have 17), well his 45 RBI's has him in 3rd place as well behind Fielder (49) and David Ortiz (46). Fellow F.A. add, Robinson Cano is slowly improving as he is now hitting .218 with 9 HR's and 24 RBI's. Logan Morrison has yet to find his grove as he is hitting .252 with 3 HR and 15 RBI playing as the primary RF. Morrison isn't the only OF struggling proving the M's will need to make a move if they are going to keep 1st place in the West. D. Ackley is hitting .241 with 3 HR's and 12 RBI M. Saunders is hitting .250 with 4 HR's and 15 RBI J. Jones is hitting .156 in 96 AB's and S. Romero is hitting .205 with 1 HR and 4 RBI in 44 AB's. 3B Kyle Seager continues to prove he is a cornerstone of the IF, hitting .284 with 9 HR and 24 RBI's, and SS Brad Miller has proved he is the M's future at SS hitting .289 with 7 HR and 24 RBI. 1B J. Smoak went from being super hot in April to not so much in May as he now is hitting .248 with 7 HR's and 20 RBI (just 2 HR and 6 RBI in May), leaving 1B as another position to be upgraded.. C Mike Zunino continues to struggle as he is hitting .172 with 2 HR and 9 RBI proving he could use some time in AAA to get his stroke back, but veteran John Buck as turned things around is now hitting .325 with 1 HR and 6 RBI in 40 AB's. Another vet who has provided stable play has been IF W. Bloomquist who is hitting .276 with 1 HR and 9 RBI in 116 AB's. So what about the rotation? Well #3 SP C. Young currently leads the team in wins with 6 (6-3) well pitching 6 of 11 quality starts posting a 4.00 ERA. #2 SP Rookie James Paxton is 3-3 with a 4.68 ERA also pitching 6 of 11 quality starts and #4 Blake Beavan is 5-3 with a 4.70 ERA with the same # of QS. Fellow Rookie #5 SP R. Elias is currently 4-4 with a 6.37 ERA and has pitched 4 of 11 quality starts. Loggy Lucas Luetge has turned things around in May going 4-1 and has lowered his ERA to 3.12 in 17 IP. Righty D. Farquhar(1-1 with a 1.19 ERA in 22 IP) has continued to pitch well proving to be a great 8 inning gap to closer F. Rodney (19 of 20 saves with a 2.37 ERA in 19 IP) The rest of the bullpen has left alot to be desired. T. Wilhelmsen has 3 wins but a 4.01 ERA in 33 IP, Loggy C. Furbush has pitched just 10 IP and is 0-1 with a 6.10 ERA and RHP Y. Medina is 0-2 with a 4.71 ERA in 28 IP, well LR Hector Noesi has a 5.08 ERA in 33 IP. |
07-03-2014, 04:05 PM | #11 |
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DOWN ON FARM The Tacoma Rainiers are currently 29-28 after the Month of May but have fallen back 7.0 games from Reno who is off to a blistering pace at 36-21. To make matters worse the Sacramento RiverCats have gotten hot of late and are (35-22) leaving only the Fresno Grizzlies (22-35) between Tacoma and last place. At the plate, Nick Franklin continues to improve is stock for either a promotion or a trade as is currently hitting .304 with 3 HR's and a team high 36 RBI's. Ty Kelly's bat is still above .300 at .314. Both players have been playing more OF as they look give the M's flexibility in the field, however Kelly's lack of power (1 HR in 137 AB's) leave him a unlikely replacement for the already powerless Mariners OF. Speaking of power, RF J. Blash currently leads Tacoma with 7 HR's but has just 15 RBI and is hitting .215 leaving it likely that he will need to stay in AAA for most of the season. Veterans Cole Gillespie (.257 5 HR 17 RBI), Endy Chavez (.296, 1 HR 15 RBI) and H. Quintero (.304 2 HR 7 RBI) are all likely to get a callup at some point but again none offer much in terms of being a difference maker. On the mound #1 SP E. Ramirez is making a case to be promoted. He leads the team with 5 wins (5-4) and a 2.32 ERA as well as has 9 quality starts out of 12. SP Jordan Pries is still pitching strong with a 2.06 ERA and 8 of 11 quality starts, but a lack of run support has him now 5-4 having lost 3 of his last 4 starts. Loggy Joe Beimel is making a case to rejoin the Seattle bullpen with a 2.91 ERA in 21 IP, well Carson Smith has been lights out saving 18 of 18 games well still not allowing a run in 16 IP. Well Tacoma's hope of a playoff berth is dropping, the Jackson Generals are holding strong to 1st place in the Southern League North Division with a 35-21 record, having won 8 of their last 10. DJ Peterson continues to lead the charge at the plate with 10 HR's and 31 RBI's well raising his average to .254 Austin Wilson also looks like the real deal as he is still above .300 at .332 with 8 HR's and 34 RBI's. Fellow OF X. Avery is showing signs of life as he has his average over .300 at .302 and he currently leads the team with 9 SB's. On the Mound, Victor Sanchez is dominating with a 7-2 record and 2.71 ERA. Tyler Pike (6-1 3.34 ERA) and E. Diaz (6-2 3.16) also are pitching well proving that the M's don't just have a "Big 3" in Walker/Paxton/Hutlzen, but also a Part II in these 3. D. Leone is continuing to pitch well in the closer role with 19/21 save opps, as he looks to make the move west to Tacoma |
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M'S GM JACK ZDURIENCIK IS STEPPING ASIDE Since coming to Seattle in 2008, Jack Zduriencik's tenure as the Mariners GM has been somewhat of a roller coaster ride. Nicknamed "Trader Jack", Mr Z has never really made a deal that actually has helped the M's on the field. His strengths have always been his ability to draft well bringing in the likes of Seager,Ackley,Zunino,Walker,ect.. Now 6 years later after signing a extension that would keep him in the front office through the 2014 season, "Trader Jack" is stepping down after the 2014 Draft. So who is taking his place? A relative unknown in the organization. Ryne "The Deuce" Scott who like Mr Z started out as a Special Assistant to the GM and has been a key figure in scouting development. Jack Z
DEUCE MAKES MOVES FOR JUNE THE ROTATION With news of current #4 SP B. Beavan hitting the DL, the M's got lucky that original projected #2 H. Iwakuma coming off the DL will take his spot in the rotation. The Deuce has also announced that E. Ramirez will be recalled from AAA Tacoma and will be taking over the #5 spot in the rotation from R. Elias who will move to the bullpen for the time being as LR H. Noesi was traded to the Texas Rangers for a PTBNL Taking Ramirez's spot in Tacoma will be none other then #1 Prospect T. Walker who has been on the DL since the spring. THE BULLPEN With Elias joining the bullpen as the LR, the Deuce made another surprising move promoting veteran J. Beimel replacing Y. Medina. This now gives the M's 4 Lefty's in the bullpen to go with Tom "The Bartender" Wihelmsen and D. Farquhar in front of F. Rodney. The M's however could have help on the right side coming soon in the form of S. Pryor. Like Iwakuma and Walker, Pryor has been on the DL since the spring, but he will start his AAA rehab. Another hard throwing righty who is moving up is 22 yr old Dominic Leone. Leone started the year as the closer in AA racking up 19 saves for the Generals. Leone will move into a setup role at Tacoma for now which leads many to believe that current Rainier closer Carson Smith could also be making the move to Seattle. THE OUTFIELD After struggling for the first 2 months of the season, S. Romero, M. Saunders, Logan Morrison, James Jones are all headed to AAA Tacoma. Taking their spots will be veterans E. Chavez, C. Gillespie as well as former prospects Nick Franklin and Jesus Montero Deuce
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M'S TAKE ALEX JACKSON WITH #6 OVERALL PICK With the 6th pick of the 2014 MLB Draft, the Mariners selected 18 yr old C/OF Alex Jackson (62 OVR/90 POT/A). Projected as a future RF, Jackson has 25-30 homerun potential, but his money hit is his ability to find the gaps and hit doubles, which will likely fit well at Safeco. He is projected to make his MLB debut in 2017. Short on Right-handed power hitting OF's, the M's took a 2nd one with their next pick selecting OF Gareth Morgan (65 OVR/84 POT/B) one of the top high school prospects out of Canada. Morgan is more of a true power hitter and his bat projects well in LF or RF. Jackson turned down a scholarship from Oregon, well Morgan turned down the opportunity to play at North Carolina State. In the 3rd Round the M's took LHP Ryan Yarbough (53 OVR/84 POT/B) who pitched for Old Dominion. (I realize that Yarbough was actually the M's 4th round pick, but a run on OF's didn't leave me the ability to draft a 3rd OF in Austin Cousino) With the M's 4th Round pick they RHP Dan Altavilla (65 OVR/88 POT/B), a pure power thrower whose fastball is in the mid 90's. Only 5'11 he is projected to move to the bullpen at the professional level. In the 5th Round, the M's took another LHP in Lane Ratliff (44 OVR/88 POT/B), who pitched for Jones County JC, posting a 8-3 record with a 3.08 ERA. In the 6th Round the M's continued to stock pile arms selecting a 3rd LHP Taylor Byrd (42 OVR/88 POT/B) who posted a 5-6 record and 3.18 ERA well pitching at Nicholas State In the 7th Round the M's selected RP, RHP Kody Kerski (59 OVR/66 POT/D) who was 7-3 with a 2.42 ERA in 13 games well pitching for Sacred Heart The Deuce
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07-04-2014, 02:46 PM | #14 |
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Reports out of Seattle are the M's are have targeted CF, LF/RF and 1B as positions they would like to upgrade as well a potentially add a SP that could push them over the top in their quest to win the AL West. Names linked to the SP spot include Tampa's David Price and Chicago Cubs Jeff Smaradzija and Jason Hammel Well pairing Price with King Felix would be a dominate #1A/#1B option for the next 2 years, the issue surround Price has been his outspoken claims he will not sign a long term deal with the M's, making parting with top prospects like T. Walker a very costly thing to do. Hammel a Washington native who played college ball at Treasure Valley Community College which happens to be in the same town as where new GM "The Deuce" grew up in, seems like a more likely option as he not cost the M's Walker but more likely one of the V. Sanchez,T. Pike, E. Diaz type SP's in return. In their quest for a CF names like KC's L. Cain or K. Dyson, Houston's D. Fowler, and Phillies M. Byrd are top's on the list. However one person very close to "The Deuce" reports, that his #1 target would be Dodgers CF Matt Kemp. With Y. Puig, C. Crawford, and A. Either all having solid seasons it would seem that the Dodgers will need to deal one of their OF's with Either and Kemp's names being mentioned most. Like the SP situation, some believe Either would be the cheaper option putting him in LF or RF, but Kemp's right handed bat and speed is what Seattle covets the most. Like Price, Kemp's asking price would likely start with Walker or a maybe J. Paxton along with 2 out of 3 of the Sanchez,Diaz,Pike combo, leaving Either as the more logical player to acquire. At 1B rumors are Deuce covets KC's Billy Butler, but with the Royals in the hunt for the AL Central it's unlikely he is going anywhere. A more likely option could be a deal with the Twins who have Josh Willingham and Trevor Plouffee both hitting double digits in HR's so far this season but are in last place and unlikely to make any ground.
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07-04-2014, 03:13 PM | #15 |
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SEATTLE ADDS SP JEFF NIEMANN The Mariners made a Free Agent move today by signing SP Jeff Niemann (77/C) to a 3 year deal worth 1.1 mil per season. Niemann missed all of 2013 after having his leg fractured in a game in 2012. However before that he had double digit wins from 2009-2011 (13,12,11) for the Tampa Bay Ray's. Niemann will start his comeback bid in AAA Tacoma, and will provide depth to the rotation that has been hit with injuries in the past.
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07-04-2014, 03:37 PM | #16 |
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JUNE RECAP Seattle's 2014 playoff hunt is still alive. The Mariners finish the month of June with a (44-39) Overall Record and are currently just a half game (.5) back of the Texas Rangers in the AL West and are tied with the Boston Redsox for the AL Wild Card. King Felix Hernandez continues his domination in his quest for a CY Young as he enters July with a 9-2 record and a 2.30 ERA. Chris Young has continued to impress in his comeback bid as he is currently 8-4 with a 3.30 ERA, well Rookie James Paxton is 5-7 with a 4.78 ERA. The M's most recent additions to the rotation, H. Iwakuma and E. Ramirez has been met with mix results. Iwakuma is currently 1-3 with a 4.95 ERA pitching 2 of 6 quality starts, well Ramirez has been solid pitching 4 of 5 quality starts posting a 2-2 record with a 2.70 ERA. The Bullpen didn't do much to speak of in June, as Luetge, Wilhelmsen,Furbush and Elias continue to put up sub-par #'s. D. Farquhar (1.73 ERA in 26 IP) continues to pitch well as does Closer F. Rodney 26 saves and a 2.30 ERA. The most recent addition of Joe Beimel went well as he has posted a 2.45 ERA in 7.1 IP and is holding LHH to a .143 avg. At the plate, Corey Hart is turning his incentive laden contract into a expensive one, as he leads the team in hitting (.289), HR's (21) and RBI's (63) among the starters. K. Seager (.268 11 HR 34 RBI), and B. Miller (.266 9 HR 33 RBI) continue to post above average seasons well D. Ackley (.244 4 HR 18 RBI), J. Smoak (.241 10 HR 27 RBI) and M. Zunino (.211 2 HR 13 RBI) continue to stink Robinson Cano struggled hitting below .200 in April but has caught fire of late and has is average up to .252 but what's even better is the fact he has 18 HR's and 43 RBI's good for 2nd on the team in both cat's. With Morrison,Romero,Jones and Saunders shipped off to the minors and Chavez,Gillespie, Franklin and Montero making the move to the bigs the M's were hoping to figure out if they need to make a move to upgrade the team. The Answer is Yes. Chavez (.194 in 93 AB's) and Gillespie (.190 in 58 AB's) have been horrible and both players have been released. Franklin has played well taking over LF, and is hitting .294 with 2 HR and 5 RBI in 34 AB's but those #'s are still better suited for a backup role. Montero also has done well hitting .289 in 38 AB's but his lack of power (1 HR and 6 RBI) have the front office wondering if it was the drugs that helped him hit 15 HR's in 2012 or if he does have true power potential. Backups W. Bloomquist (.246 2 HR 16 RBI) and J. Buck (.283 2 HR 8 RBI) have been so-so. However Buck could use some more AB's in the month of July to prove he deserves a contract next year. |
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