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Mariners’ Triunfel Waits For His Chance

Baseball history is full of special September stories: Players getting called up for their first look, clicking and never looking back as they headed off to great careers. It's not going to be like...

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Mariners’ Maurer Knocks On The Door

Mariners watchers have spent the last year or so talking about the big three—lefthanders Danny Hultzen and James Paxton and righthander Taijuan Walker. The Mariners themselves never quite bought into...

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Romero Takes Off For Mariners

The Mariners thought they might have something good when they drafted Stefen Romero out of Oregon State in 2011, but they would have had difficulty believing he would be putting up numbers this good...

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Mariners’ Miller Answers Doubts About Defense

Brad Miller made huge strides during his first full season with the Mariners. For the 6-foot-2, 185-pound shortstop out of Clemson, the year was about more than honing his skills at the plate. The post...

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Farquhar Aims To Find Home In Seattle

Most minor leaguers playing winter ball do it at the request of their big league organization. That is not the case for righthander Danny Farquhar. The post Farquhar Aims To Find Home In Seattle...

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Lower Arm Slot Raises LaFromboise’s Stock For Mariners

It's clear that lefthander Bobby LaFromboise no longer throws like he did in high school. The post Lower Arm Slot Raises LaFromboise’s Stock For Mariners appeared first on BaseballAmerica.com.

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Mariners Hope Peguero’s Tweaks Turn Into Results

Watching Carlos Peguero putting up numbers in winter ball, it's easy to get the idea that this is a guy who was born to hit. Blessed with great power, the Mariners outfielder can put ball after ball...

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Mariners Can’t Rule Out Walker

Taijuan Walker spent the 2012 season as one of the youngest players in Double-A. That's what happens when you possess a 98 mph fastball, have serious athletic skills and scouts put you on their "best...

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Mariners’ Capps Gears Up For His Final Challenge

At 22, Carter Capps is just a kid in baseball years. He's only been a professional briefly, having been drafted in the third round out of Mount Olive (N.C.) in 2011 as a hard-throwing righthander. He's...

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Competition Ratchets Up In New-Look AL West

Look no further than the 2012 Athletics, the American League West champions, for proof that baseball's division races are often unpredictable. The post Competition Ratchets Up In New-Look AL West...

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M’s Don’t Want To Rush Hultzen

Danny Hultzen, taken second in the 2011 draft by the Mariners last June, has not pitched in the minor leagues yet. The lefthander's only pro experience came in the Arizona Fall League, where he pitched...

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Mariners Excited About Ramirez’s Potential

When it's time to talk about Seattle's young pitchers this spring, the conversation inevitably turns to Danny Hultzen, James Paxton and Taijuan Walker. Erasmo Ramirez? Not so much. The post Mariners...

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M’s Snow Learning From Vets

It's a good spring to be Forrest Snow. He's in a major league camp for the first time with the Mariners. And Seattle isn't just any team for Snow. The Mariners are the team he grew up with while at...

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Kawasaki Quickly Wins Over Mariners Teammates

Munenori Kawasaki was not the typical minor league invitee to a big league camp. The eight-time all-star shortstop in Japan came to spring training with a minor league contract and major league dreams....

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Mariners Getting Ready For Miller Time

Few players in the minor leagues got off to a quicker start than Mariners shortstop Brad Miller, who hit four home runs and drove in 14 runs in his first 11 games for high Class A High Desert and won...

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Pryor Makes His Case For A Shot In Seattle

While plenty of attention is being focused on Double-A Jackson's starting staff, there are other pitchers on the roster who could be making a mark in Seattle sooner rather than later. One of those is...

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Carraway’s Hot Start Earns Promotion From Mariners

The Mariners have reams of press clippings and reels of video on three high-profile starters at Double-A Jackson: lefthanders Danny Hultzen and James Paxton and righthander Taijuan Walker. So the first...

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Mariners Thrilled With ‘Safe Pick’ Zunino

The Mariners are happy to take the safe route in the draft with Florida catcher Mike Zunino. The post Mariners Thrilled With ‘Safe Pick’ Zunino appeared first on BaseballAmerica.com.

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Mariners Pounce On Two-Sport Standout Kivlehan

It took four years for Patrick Kivlehan to get back to baseball. Now that he has returned, he's not giving it up. The post Mariners Pounce On Two-Sport Standout Kivlehan appeared first on...

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Hultzen Turns In Sizzling First Half For Mariners

Correspondent John Hickey files a midseason report for the Mariners, highlighting a Best Player, a Biggest Leap Forward and a Biggest Disappointment for the first half. The post Hultzen Turns In...

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Ford Trying To Earn His Keep For Mariners

It may have seemed like a door was closing on Darren Ford's future when he broke his index finger back in April. The post Ford Trying To Earn His Keep For Mariners appeared first on BaseballAmerica.com.

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Capps Makes Quick Climb Up Mariners’ Ladder

The Mariners knew they were getting a hard thrower when they used their third-round pick in the 2011 draft to take Carter Capps out of small-college Mount Olive in North Carolina. The post Capps Makes...

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Pryor Proving His Worth To Mariners

Just like all big league wannabes, Stephen Pryor had visions about what it would be like to make it to the big leagues. The post Pryor Proving His Worth To Mariners appeared first on BaseballAmerica.com.

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Brazis Opens Mariners’ Eyes

When the draft rolls around, the big names are no secret. Insider fans may know who is going in the first few round. But only the scouts are likely to know the players drafted in the later rounds,...

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Mariners’ Pryor Pitches His Way To The Top

John Hickey selects end-of-season award winners for the Mariners system, selecting the Best Player, Best Pitcher and a player to keep an eye on. The post Mariners’ Pryor Pitches His Way To The Top...

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