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Seattle Mariners 2015 Top 20 Prospect Rankings

By: JP Schwartz
Twitter: @Jaypers413

Every year around this time I like to rank each team’s top overall prospects. My criteria are based on A: Past Performance and B: Future Potential (50% of each per prospect)

Disclaimer: I am not a professional scout, nor did I attend any minor league games this year. These lists are the product of my own research of online scouting reports and scouting videos, as well as statistics, and are compiled purely for entertainment purposes.

Send your questions or feedback to me on twitter @Jaypers413

To qualify for these lists, a prospect must have no more than 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the Major Leagues.

1: Alex Jackson OF
2: D.J. Peterson 3B
3: Gabby Guerrero OF
4: Edwin Diaz RHP
5: Luiz Gohara LHP
6: Gareth Morgan OF
7: Austin Wilson OF
8: Ketel Marte SS
9: Carson Smith RHP
10: Victor Sanchez RHP
11: Jordy Lara 1B
12: Danny Hultzen LHP
13: Pat Kivlehan 3B
14: Tyler Marlette C
15: Julio Morban OF
16: Ryan Yarbrough LHP
17: Tyler O’Neill OF
18: Austin Cousino OF
19: Tyler Pike LHP
20: Dan Altavilla RHP

Seattle Mariners 2014 Top 20 Prospect Rankings

By: J.P. Schwartz
Twitter: @Jaypers413

Every year around this time I like to rank each team’s top overall prospects. My criteria are based on A: Past Performance and B: Future Potential (50% of each per prospect)

Disclaimer: I am not a professional scout, nor did I attend any minor league games this year. These lists are the product of my own research of online scouting reports and statistics, and are compiled purely for entertainment purposes.

Send your questions or feedback to me on twitter @Jaypers413

To qualify for these lists, a prospect must have no more than 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the Major Leagues.

SEATTLE MARINERS

1. Taijuan Walker RHP


2. DJ Peterson 1B


3. Danny Hultzen LHP


4. Luiz Gohara LHP


5. Victor Sanchez RHP


6. James Paxton LHP


7. Austin Wilson OF


8. Chris Taylor SS


9. Edwin Diaz RHP


10. Gabriel Guerrero OF


11. Tyler Pike LHP


12. Patrick Kivlehan 1B


13. Tyler Marlette C


14. Abe Almonte OF


15. Ketel Marte SS


16. Julio Morban OF


17. Xavier Avery OF


18. Tyler O’Neill OF


19. Stefen Romero OF


20. Dominic Leone RHP

So Who Wants To Own The Entire Visitors Dugout From The Kingdome In Seattle

You’ve got to love Ebay. You can buy pretty much anything on there. The latest anything being the entire Visitors Dugout from the Kingdome in Seattle. Check out the listing via the link below. It’s wild how little there actually is to a dugout once you see it removed from a stadium. Still I can’t say it wouldn’t be cool to have 🙂

Seattle Kingdome Original Visitor Dugout Seattle Mariners Dugouts Stadium CFS — Ebay.com

Boy Buys Ken Griffey Jr Chocolate Bar As A Kid, Grows Up, Rediscovers Bar 20 Years Later

This is a story most kids who grew up in the 1990’s can relate to. Ryan Wood was a Ken Griffey Jr (KEY ROOKIE 1989 Upper Deck) fan as a kid. He bought a Ken Griffey Jr. Milk Chocolate Bar in 1993. He put it in the refrigerator, grew up, went home for a friends wedding and found the bar sitting where he had left it 19 years ago. Check out the full story via the link below.

Why I’ve saved a Ken Griffey Jr. chocolate bar for almost 20 years — Sports.Yahoo.com

2012 Seattle Mariners Top 15 Prospect Rankings

By: J.P. Schwartz
@Jaypers413 on Twitter
JP’s FreedomCardboard Blog

2012 Seattle Mariners Top 15 Prospect Rankings

Every year at this time I like to rank each team’s top prospects. My criteria is based upon both past performance and future potential to his parent team. This is my ranking of the 2012 Seattle Mariners Top Prospects. If you have any questions about my rankings, feel free to shoot me a message on twitter @Jaypers413

To qualify, a prospect must have fewer than 130 at-bats or 50 innings in MLB

#1 Jesus Montero C
Born: 11/28/1989
Highest Level Reached: MLB New York Yankees (Traded To Seattle Jan 2012)
2011 Combined Stats: MINORS: .288, 19(2B), 1(3B), 18HR, 67RBI
MAJORS: .328, 4(2B), 4HR, 12RBI (20 hits in 61 at-bats)

#2 Danny Hultzen LHP
Born: 11/28/1991
Highest Level Reached: 1st Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft
2011 Combined Stats: Did Not Play In 2011

#3 Taijuan Walker RHP
Born: 8/13/1992
Highest Level Reached: Low-A Clinton Lumberkings
2011 Combined Stats: 6-5, 2.89ERA, 96.2IP, 39BB, 113K, .202BAA

#4 James Paxton LHP
Born: 11/6/1988
Highest Level Reached: Double-A Jackson Generals
2011 Combined Stats: 6-3, 2.37ERA, 95IP, 43BB, 131K, .215BAA

#5 Nick Franklin SS
Born: 3/2/1991
Highest Level Reached: Double-A Jackson Generals
2011 Combined Stats: .281, 13(2B), 7(3B), 7HR, 26RBI, 18SB

#6 Francisco Martinez 3B
Born: 9/1/1990
Highest Level Reached: Double-A Jackson Generals
2011 Combined Stats: .289, 21(2B), 7(3B), 10HR, 69RBI, 10SB

#7 Erasmo Ramirez RHP
Born: 5/2/1990
Highest Level Reached: Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers
2011 Combined Stats: 10-8, 4.83ERA, 152.2IP, 32BB, 116K, .290BAA

#8 Chance Ruffin RHP
Born: 9/8/1988
Highest Level Reached: MLB Seattle Mariners
2011 Combined Stats: MINORS: 3-3, 2.03ERA, 19 Saves, 48.2IP, 22BB, 60K, .207BAA
MAJORS: 1-0, 4.08ERA, 17.2IP, 9BB, 18K, .261BAA

#9 Phillips Castillo OF
Born: 2/2/1994
Highest Level Reached: Rookie League AZL Mariners
2011 Combined Stats: .300, 18(2B), 5(3B), 1HR, 27RBI, 8SB

#10 Alex Liddi 3B
Born: 8/14/1988
Highest Level Reached: MLB Seattle Mariners
2011 Combined Stats: MINORS: .259, 32(2B), 3(3B), 30HR, 104RBI
MAJORS: .225 (9 hits in 40 at-bats), 3(2B), 3HR, 6RBI

#11 Tyler Marlette C
Born: 1/23/1993
Highest Level Reached: Rookie League Pulaski Mariners
2011 Combined Stats: .156 (7 hits in 45 at-bats), 2(2B), 2RBI (5th Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

#12 Brad Miller SS
Born: 10/18/1989
Highest Level Reached: Low-A Clinton Lumberkings
2011 Combined Stats: .415 (22 hits in 55 at-bats), 4(2B), 1(3B), 7RBI (2nd Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

#13 Guillermo Pimentel OF
Born: 10/5/1992
Highest Level Reached: Rookie League Pulaski Mariners
2011 Combined Stats: .265, 10(2B), 11HR, 46RBI

#14 Chih-Hsien Chiang OF
Born: 2/21/1988
Highest Level Reached: Double-A Jackson Generals
2011 Combined Stats: .302, 44(2B), 4(3B), 18HR, 86RBI

#15 Vinnie Catricala 3B
Born: 10/31/1988
Highest Level Reached: Double-A Jackson Generals
2011 Combined Stats: .349, 48(2B), 4(3B), 25HR, 106RBI, 17SB

Disclaimer – I did not attend any minor league games this year, nor do I claim to have any scouting experience. These lists are the product of my own research of statistics and online scouting reports.

2011 Seattle Mariners Top 15 Prospects Post Season Report Card

With the 2011 minor league season complete we check in on the progress of each of the Seattle Mariners preseason Top 15 prospects as ranked by our prospect ranker J.P. Schwartz. The post season grading report was done by the publisher of Top Prospect Alert, not Mr. Schwartz, and reflects only the 2011 season and not future upside or downside of the individual prospect. Our 2012 preseason rankings will be published in the coming months.

#1 Dustin Ackley GRADE: A
Ackley batted .273 with 16 Doubles, 7 Triples, 6 Home Runs and 36 RBI’s for the Mariners. He walked 40 times and struck out 79 times in 90 big league games. In the minors, Ackley batted .303 with 17 Doubles, 3 Triples, 9 Home Runs and 35 RBI’s for the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers.

#2 Michael Pineda GRADE: A
Pineda went 9-10 with a 3.74ERA for the Mariners. He walked 55 and struck out 173 in 171 innings. Opposing major league hitters batted just .211 against Pineda.

#3 Nick Franklin GRADE: B-
Franklin batted a combined .281 with 13 Doubles, 7 Triples, 7 Home Runs and 26 RBI’s between the Rookie League AZL Mariners (three rehab games), the High-A High Desert Mavericks, and the Double-A Jackson Generals. He walked 30 times and struck out 80 times in 88 at-bats.

#4 Alex Liddi GRADE: A-
Liddi batted .259 with 32 Doubles, 3 Triples, 30 Home Runs and 104 RBI’s for Triple-A Tacoma. He walked 61 times and struck out 170 times in 138 games. In 15 big league games with the Mariners, Liddi batted .225 with 3 Doubles, 3 Home Runs, and 6 RBI’s.

#5 Johermyn Chavez GRADE: C-
Chavez batted .216 with 16 Doubles, 4 Triples, 13 Home Runs and 50 RBI’s for Double-A Jackson. He walked 49 times and struck out 124 times in 126 games.

#6 Blake Beavan GRADE: B-
Beavan went 5-6 with a 4.27ERA in 15 starts with the Mariners. He walked 15 and struck out 42 in 97 innings of work. Opposing big leaguers hit .278 off Beavan. In the minors, Beavan went 5-3 with a 4.45ERA for Triple-A Tacoma.

#7 Guillermo Pimentel GRADE: B
Pimentel batted .265 with 10 Doubles, 11 Home Runs and 46 RBI’s for the Rookie League Pulaski Mariners. He walked 15 times and struck out 73 times in 65 games.

#8 Stephen Pryor GRADE: B
Pryor went a combined 3-1 with a 4.71ERA and 10 saves between High-A High Desert and Double-A Jackson. After posting a 7.67ERA in High-A, Pryor dominated in Double-A posting a 1.19ERA and holding opponents to a .123 batting average. Overall he walked 33 and struck out 61 in 49.2 innings of work.

#9 Ji-Man Choi DID NOT PLAY
Choi missed all of 2011 with a shoulder injury.

#10 Marcus Littlewood GRADE: D+
Littlewood batted a combined .192 with 13 Doubles, 2 Triples, 9 Home Runs and 36 RBI’s between the Short-A Everett AquaSox and the Low-A Clinton Lumberkings. He walked 55 times and struck out 104 times in 89 games.

#11 Carlos Peguero GRADE: B-
Peguero batted .196 with 3 Doubles, 2 Triples, 6 Home Runs and 19 RBI’s in 46 games for the Mariners. In the minors, he hit .317 with 15 Doubles, 2 Triples, 13 Home Runs and 47 RBI’s in 57 games for Triple-A Tacoma.

#12 Taijuan Walker GRADE: A
Walker went 6-5 with a 2.89ERA for Low-A Clinton. He walked 39 times and struck out 113 times in 96.2 innings. Opposing batters hit just .202 against Walker on the season.

#13 Greg Halman GRADE: C+
Halman batted .299 with 14 Doubles, 1 Triple, 3 Home Runs and 15 RBI’s for Triple-A Tacoma. He walked 13 times and struck out 53 times in 40 games. With the Mariners, Halman hit .230 with 2 Doubles, 1 Triple, 2 Home Runs and 6RBI’s in 35 big league games.

#14 Brandol Perez GRADE: DID NOT PLAY
Perez did not play in 2011.

#15 Dennis Raben GRADE: A
Raben hit .330 with 23 Doubles, 3 Triples, 18 Home Runs and 75 RBI’s for High-A High Desert. He walked 28 times and struck out 76 times in 76 games. His season ended in late June with a knee injury that kept him sidelined for the remainder of the season. Raben’s grade reflects his work prior to the season ending injury.

2011 Major & Minor League Baseball Brawl Video Timeline

With the 2011 season over and the playoffs about to start, here is a look back at the year that was in Major League and Minor League Baseball brawls and benches clearing incidents. If you see any that we are missing, please send us the link on our twitter page @MinorLeagueBlog. Enjoy the videos.

3-8-2011 – Milwaukee Brewers vs Los Angles Dodgers

4-26-2011 – Hagerstown Suns vs West Virginia Power

5-11-2011 – Baltimore Orioles vs Seattle Mariners

5-13-2011 – Greenville Drive vs Charleston River Dogs

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Mariners Trayvon Robinson Has Gone From Dodging Bullets In South Central To Hitting Home Runs In Seattle

Another absolute gem of a story from Geoff Baker, a must follow on twitter @gbakermariners. Mariners outfielder Trayvon Robinson grew up in South Central Los Angeles, had bullets from a drive by shooting rip through his home, had pressure to join gangs and sell drugs all throughout high school, but in the end was able to use sports as a way to escape the violence. In the story link below, Robinson talks about growing up in South Central, the challenges he faced, and looking forward to giving back to his community now that he has hit it big. Additionally Robinson’s Crenshaw High School coach Andre Green and others talk about the chaos that surrounded him as he worked his way through high school. It’s an awesome read.

Trayvon Robinson’s dangerous road from South Central L.A. to the Mariners — Seattle Times

Mariners Steve Delabar Left Speechless After Going From School Teacher To Big League Pitcher In Six Months

Six months ago, the odds of Steve Delabar becoming a big league pitcher may have been longer than the odds of him winning the Power Ball jackpot. Delabar’s five year minor league career in the San Diego Padres organization never saw him make it beyond the Low-A Fort Wayne Wizards. He was exiled to the Independent Leagues in 2008. In 2009 while pitching for the Brockton Rox he blew out his arm. With his baseball career seemingly over he went back to his native Kentucky and got a job as a substitute teacher and high school baseball assistant coach. What happens from there is the stuff movies are made of as this must read piece by the Seattle Times writer Geoff Baker describes the whirlwind six months that took Delabar from Kentucky high school fields to a Major League Baseball diamond with the Seattle Mariners. It’s the most incredible story since Jim Morris. An absolute must read.

Mariner Steve Delabar goes from classroom to majors — SeattleTimes.com

UPDATE: Here is an audio interview conducted with Delabar from ESPN 710 in Seattle in which he offers further insight into his incredible journey.

More audio at MyNorthwest.com

VIDEO: Relive Grounds Crew Gorilla’s Epic Battle With Trayvon Robinson & See His New Act

The Lake Elsinore Storm’s Grounds Crew Gorilla, who had an epic battle with former Los Angles Dodgers and current Seattle Mariners outfielder Trayvon Robinson back in 2009 (see the second and third videos below), debuted a new act tonight during the Storm’s game Tuesday against the Inland Empire 66ers. He throws jumps through a barrier, barrel rolls down a large berm, and then drops another five or six feet onto the field, and still finds the energy to do the worm. Someone give the Gorilla a raise. Be sure to watch his battle with Trayvon “Gorilla Killa” Robinson if you haven’t seen it. It’s awesome.