Re: Mariners
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 5:21 pm
i'm not going to say that the mariners are going to make a playoff push next year or even the year after, but they really do have an outstanding farm system on the up-and-up. they've got a trio of elite arms coming up through the pipes -- danny hultzen (2011 #2 overall pick), tajuan walker (2010 1st rounder) and james paxton. they're scorching through the minors and hultzen/paxton should be midseason callups this season. our rotation should be pretty incredible in a few years.
the m's are still paying the price of the bill bavasi era. historically poor drafts and some historically wretched trades left this organization dead in the water. jack zduriencik, so far, is doing a fairly decent job. drafts have been outstanding since he came aboard, and he's made some decent trades. we'll see how the next couple seasons go as he further tries to stock this organization with talent.
check out these home/away splits, by the way. the mariner offense, as much flack as it gets, is shockingly decent away from safeco. at home? one of the worst in major league history:
at home: .197 team average, .281 obp -- both lightyears behind the next-worst team. but away from safeco...
away: .257 team average, .307 obp -- both 5th in the american league. this team can, and does, hit like professionals... on the road. but they can't hit worth beans at home. it's not even wholly because of the dimension's safeco boasts; there are other big ballparks across the country that the m's can hit in. we just have the worst homefield advantage in all of baseball.
the m's are still paying the price of the bill bavasi era. historically poor drafts and some historically wretched trades left this organization dead in the water. jack zduriencik, so far, is doing a fairly decent job. drafts have been outstanding since he came aboard, and he's made some decent trades. we'll see how the next couple seasons go as he further tries to stock this organization with talent.
check out these home/away splits, by the way. the mariner offense, as much flack as it gets, is shockingly decent away from safeco. at home? one of the worst in major league history:
at home: .197 team average, .281 obp -- both lightyears behind the next-worst team. but away from safeco...
away: .257 team average, .307 obp -- both 5th in the american league. this team can, and does, hit like professionals... on the road. but they can't hit worth beans at home. it's not even wholly because of the dimension's safeco boasts; there are other big ballparks across the country that the m's can hit in. we just have the worst homefield advantage in all of baseball.