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Sucks for the ones that got cut but at least they're paying the rest for the remainder of the season. I heard Oakland will stop paying their minor league players on May 31. Not sure if that's true or not.
Well, that news kind of sucks but is understandable. Pro ball player's lives have been turned upside down and I really feel sorry for them. This Covid-19 has pretty much messed up EVERYTHING in America, not to mention the rest of the World. None of us have ever experienced anything like this in our lifetime. It has been so strange not having ball games to watch and the thought of games potentially being played in empty stadiums is just plain ludicrous. I don't quite understand/agree with Carlos being dumped. I guess I just wonder how long it is going to take for the Mariners to build a new, younger and winning team. Baseball is going to have a rough road ahead I think. It almost feels unreal with what is going on. I just hope someday soon things will start to get back on track...not just with Baseball, but with EVERYTHING.
Hey NWinAZ- I for one really appreciate and enjoy your informative posts keeping me pretty much up to date as to what is going on with the M's organization. Not really sure why I just keep hanging on through all the disappointing seasons but I guess I must be one of those "eternal optimists" in spite of my dishing management every chance I get. . Thank You!!Updated Cut List:
As we reported yesterday, the Mariners announced they were committed to paying their minor leaguers through August, but would be doing so at the expense of multiple players’ careers.
Mariners reportedly cut ~50 minor leaguers, commit to weekly $400 stipend for remaining MiLB players, add cuts to non-baseball ops staff[/paste:font]
Today more names are trickling out; we will be updating this list until it’s complete. All listings are drawn from one of two sources: an official transaction listing, or an announcement from the player via social media. We’ve arranged the transactions by level and provided some basic info on each player below:
Pacific Coast League (Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers):
LHP Manny Bañuelos - Bañuelos, a former top prospect in the Yankees system, was signed as a free agent by the Mariners prior to spring training this year. He was Joe’s pick for an intriguing fringe prospect to watch through spring training as a potential long reliever or opener-type.
RHP Darin Gillies - Gillies, one of the longest-tenured Mariners minor leaguers, announced his release on social media yesterday.
Darin Gillies
✔@Gillies15
Thank you @Mariners org for an incredible 5 yrs. The relationships made with my teammates & staff are what I will ultimately cherish the most! The opportunity to live out my dream is something I’ll always be thankful for! We will see what’s next, a lot of fight left
Texas League (Double-A Arkansas Travelers):
OF/1B Nick Zammarelli III - This one caused me genuine pain to type. Nicky Three Sticks has long been a site favorite and was the first player in the Elon University-to-Seattle pipeline. He is also close friends with Jake Fraley, Justin Dunn, and the rest of the group that was together at Arkansas this past season and a foundational part in helping set the culture for the group that’s coming to Seattle soon, so his influence will be felt long after he has left the organization. We wish him the best. #NickyFreeAgent
3B Mitch Nay - Nay was drafted as a comp round pick back in 2012 by Toronto and was getting a solid look in spring training with Seattle before things shut down.
California League (Advanced-A Modesto Nuts):
OF Eliezer Alvarez - Alvarez is only 25, but he’s a long-time veteran of the minors, having been signed by St. Louis back in 2011. The Mariners signed him to a minor-league contract prior to the 2020 season.
South Atlantic League (A- West Virginia Power):
LF Ryan Ramiz - A 2018 23rd-rounder from the magical town of Neptune, NJ, Ramiz spent all of 2019 with the West Virginia Power, where he slashed .230/.327/.340, which doesn’t look that great on its face but was actually right in the middle of the pack for a Power team that really struggled with hitting.
Northwest League (Short-A Everett Aquasox):
SS Utah Jones - Jones was a 2019 29th-rounder the Mariners used primarily as a multi-level fill-in player, bouncing him from Everett to Texas to West Virginia. That might not sound impressive until you remember that was essentially the role Penn Murfee played his first year in the organization before settling into a role and eventually working his way up to a star turn in the Arizona Fall League and for Team USA this fall. Jones hasn’t showed up on the transaction wire yet.
Having something you’ve worked your entire life for possibly come to an end, without even getting a chance to prove yourself, is a sickening feeling
Rookie League (AZL, DSL):
OF Luis Veloz - Tall, athletic, projectable, and fast, Veloz was listed as MLB Pipeline’s 25th-best international prospect in the 2016 class and the Mariners signed him to a significant bonus (600K). Unfortunately, Veloz struggled in his first year stateside after two middling years of production in the DSL. A team, especially one that’s thin on outfielders, might want to take a chance on the raw potential in Veloz’s 6’4” frame, especially as he’s just 20 years old.
RF Cesar Trejo - A 2018 17th-rounder, Trejo had a rough beginning to his pro career when he missed most of his first pro season with an injury. The Mariners sent him straight to West Virginia, where he struggled, then re-assigned him to extended spring training and then eventually the AZL, but he was never quite able to get his footing under him in 2019.
Makes sense since you corrected me on the minor leaguers not being apart of the MLBPA. My issue right now is, the MLBPA is the exact opposite of every union in the world, which is why they are the most powerful, but saying that it hurts the possible union members more than it protects the lowest on the totem pole of the union. Owners are the “bad guys” in this scenario but the MLBPA IMO are picking the wrong time to play moral labor principles.
Hey NWinAZ- I for one really appreciate and enjoy your informative posts keeping me pretty much up to date as to what is going on with the M's organization. Not really sure why I just keep hanging on through all the disappointing seasons but I guess I must be one of those "eternal optimists" in spite of my dishing management every chance I get. . Thank You!!
No doubt these billionaires are the #1 bad guy in this mess. They want the public to feel bad for them with these economic losses while making billions over the years. No sympathy from me....ever for these guys.
I will never understand the sellout of the MLB union on its future members MiLB. This whole things makes my head itch trying to figure it out. Cutting off your pipeline to save what again???? I mean they are literally doing this to save approximately $80K per month ($400 per week X 50 players). I hope some smart billionaire scoops in and starts a new minor league and pushes the majors for higher rookie deals hitting these sob's in the pocketbook.
You are talking about one of the greatest shysters of all time with McMahon.
Sucks for the ones that got cut but at least they're paying the rest for the remainder of the season. I heard Oakland will stop paying their minor league players on May 31. Not sure if that's true or not.
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