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After yet another 101-loss season Ahtyba Rubin Jersey , Mariner fans were once again feeling as if their front-office had sold them another rotten apple heading into the 2011 campaign. And why wouldnât they feel any different? The team sold the fans on guys like Chone Figgins, Milton Bradley, and Cliff Lee as key mbers of the 2010 squad who would return the team to the postseason for the first ti since 2001.
Fast-forward to February 2011 and it appeared as if the Mariners had fallen even further into the depths that has plagued the team ever since Bill Bavasiâs reign of terror began. The Mâs fell out of playoff contention early in 2010 and were fed with yet another lost season. Two of the three key quisitions (Figgins and Bradley) badly underperford and Cliff Lee was ipped out at the trade deadline to the Texas Rangers for a pkage of prospects including the highly-touted, but seemingly overmatched 1st baseman, Justin Smoak.
The 2010-11 offseason ca and went with relatively few transtions, mostly minor moves to pick up veterans like Adam Kennedy and Brendan Ryan. The grumblings throughout thePuget Soundwere loud and nurous about whether or not the front office was really doing their best job to put a winning product out on the field. With a roster piled of past-their-pri veterans and unproven youngsters, many analysts saw the Mâs as the punching bag of the Arican League.
But here we are on June 17, and the Mariners are sitting just a ? ga bk of the reigning Arican League Champions Alex Mack Jersey , the Texas Rangers in the AL West. How did we get to this point? How has this team of relative unknowns managed to get this team to where they are right now? Let count the ways:
* Just your average ho-hum season from the King. Heâs only second in the Arican League in strikeouts and third in innings pitched. Oh, and heâs starting to get a little bit of run support.
* Michael Pineda taking the role of e 2.0 by the horns and being a Cy Young candidate in his rookie season.
* Justin Smoak quieting all the doubters as he continues to ma the ball all around the park.
* Miguel Olivo reminding Mariners fans that offensive production can indeed, e from the catching position.
* Adam Kennedy hitting the ball so well that Eric Wedge is forced to find him spots in the lineup prtically every ga.
* Milton Bradley is gone, finally.
* Brendan Ryan has bee the gritty leader this team has lked since the days of Jay Buhner. Plus it doesnât hurt that heâs flaed so serious leather at the premium position of ortstop.
* Brandon League has finally started to utilize his splitter.
* Ichiro playing like well, Ichiro (despite the slow start)
* Carlos Peguero, who seems to hit a line-drive ho run every ti he makes contt, even if thatâs only ice a week.
* David Pauley and Jay Wright owing other teams that they do in ft have stuff left in the tank.
* Luis Rodriguez, who gave visions of Rich Amaral during his ti up with the big club.
* Eric Wedge Barkevious Mingo Jersey , whoâs being the steady presence this team desperately needed.
* Rick Rizzs, he tried to reple a legend inDetroitand failed, Heâs not trying to reple a legend inSeattleand is sueeding trendously. I still miss Dave imnsely but it doesnât hurt to have a familiar voice ing through the airwaves.
* And last but certainly not least, Chone Figgins for giving this team terrible production from a guy set to make $24 million over the next o seasons. Ok, maybe not that last part.
But donât think this will be as good as it gets for this ballclub. With the recent la-duck seasons, they Mariners have been stockpiling a very impressive farm system. Three Mariner prospects were ranked in the top 60 prospects in all of baseball by Baseball Arica before the season, 2nd baseman Dustin Ackley, Michael Pineda Justin Gilbert Jersey , and ortstop Nick Franklin.
The Mariners also had the second overall selection in the 2011 MLB draft and with that pick they selected Danny Hultzen, a left-handed starting pitcher from the University of Virginia. Adding Hultzen to a rotation already featuring Felix and Pineda has the potential to be one of the most dominating rotations in the league. Donât forget about 2010 first rounder Taijuan Walker, either. Heâs been dominating in A-Ball this season and could potentially be the Mâs number four starter by 2013.
Yes Mariner fans, we have seen many a dark day during this clubâs existence, but it appears that help is just around the corner. It may take a few more seasons before this team bees a perennial contender but Iâm excited for the future of this ballclub and I hope you are too.
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