Down On The Farm

[NWinAZ]

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[mcnabb7542]

Went to Rainiers game last night and Farley was pulled after the first inning?? Didn’t look like he was hurt or anything, haven’t seen any tweets about injury or roster move

 

[NWinAZ]

Went to Rainiers game last night and Farley was pulled after the first inning?? Didn’t look like he was hurt or anything, haven’t seen any tweets about injury or roster move

 

[seahawksfan234]

Not great to hear, especially considering he very well could get a look at the majors this year. I'd personally much prefer to see Fraley in the outfield than Dylan Moore. Mallex Smith has improved substantially in centerfield since his demotion to AAA, but I'll be curious to see if they put Fraley in CF and put Smith on one of the corner spots. Mariners would certainly have a hell of a lot of speed out there with Fraley and Smith.

It'll be interesting to see how the Mariners divide up playing time in the outfield once Haniger gets back.

 

[ulmax]

im ok with where the mariners are right now...

when they traded paxton and cano...this is where they where headed

now starts....the claw and scratch....clime to the top..

the question is...did they do a good enough job...getting minors players.....

we will see

but i dont expect it next year

but the year after

i do

shoot for 2021..looks right...

projected rotationin 2021..for fun

gilbert............already at arkansas
paxton./kikuchi...LHP..???? what..............free agents coming.....at some point
swanson
justis shefield./kikuchi..LHP

hard to guess on this one...but i will risk it.

.ljay newsome

or someone they have not traded for ....yet...or signed yet...kind of far away ...lol

 

[NWinAZ]

Not great to hear, especially considering he very well could get a look at the majors this year. I'd personally much prefer to see Fraley in the outfield than Dylan Moore. Mallex Smith has improved substantially in centerfield since his demotion to AAA, but I'll be curious to see if they put Fraley in CF and put Smith on one of the corner spots. Mariners would certainly have a hell of a lot of speed out there with Fraley and Smith.

It'll be interesting to see how the Mariners divide up playing time in the outfield once Haniger gets back.

They already demoted Smith to RF with the signing of Broxton so I believe they understand that Smith is doable in CF but better suited in a corner spot.

Personally, I would trade Smith. He lost value with his play in CF and he is a contact hitter that strikes out a lot and pulls everything. He should be a spray hitter and use his speed. 101 K's in 406 PA's. 2nd in K's on the team for a leadoff hitter. That stinks as much as a leadoff hitter that can't walk (Gordon). He has K's more than Vogelbach in the same amount of PA's. That kills.

 

[ulmax]

They prob will not trade..as much as wait

For guys to get better
..guys from
Aa..to the majors
Look at it as one big team...for now.

Im not liking on a lot of free agent..for pitching either..for the for seeable future..garrett cole
And paxton..stand out..but that
Is about it

Revised
Hard to find an ace..
Cole..prob end up with paxton
Im ok with that..cuz i like pax
And..still have kukuchi and shefield
Gilbert
Gonzales
Swanson
Kikuchi/shefield
Yeah..that looks better..for now

 

[ulmax]

They dtill do not have a lot of true starters in there system

A lot of guts would do as spot starters...or may turn into full blown..but ya cant see it from here

That bothers me a bit..they still need starting pitching

 

[ulmax]

But i am liking on the draft..
And the juan then trade

but looking for position players
Next year
Starting in the 3rd round
Couple of starting pitcher first
And second rounds

Idk on extra pick,s next year
Right now

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[ulmax]

If you dtaft pitching..you can always trade
A bit harder..to get good pitchers
Out of somone elses minors

 

[ulmax]

Either they do not want to trade the guy
Or the cost is too high

 

[ulmax]

Not bad..i have been keeping an eye on ian miller for a lot of years now..
Idk..if..a 270 ba..will cut it...
But it may..hard to say
With his type of..player

Seems on the verge..but will he jump...??

 

[ulmax]

He may get a chance if he stays around long enough

Prob a 4th outfield at best
Pinch runner
Pinch hitter
But that is his type

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[seahawksfan234]

They already demoted Smith to RF with the signing of Broxton so I believe they understand that Smith is doable in CF but better suited in a corner spot.

Personally, I would trade Smith. He lost value with his play in CF and he is a contact hitter that strikes out a lot and pulls everything. He should be a spray hitter and use his speed. 101 K's in 406 PA's. 2nd in K's on the team for a leadoff hitter. That stinks as much as a leadoff hitter that can't walk (Gordon). He has K's more than Vogelbach in the same amount of PA's. That kills.

Didn't notice them shifting him to RF.

I wouldn't entirely disagree with trading Smith, but I have my reservations. First I have to admit that I have some weird affinity for speed guys so I am probably a bit biased because I want to see him succeed. If we were to trade him it definitely shouldn't even be this offseason. I say that due to the fact that his value is pretty deflated due to his poor start to the season. Since being sent down to Tacoma he has improved substantially at the plate and drastically reduced the errors.

I'll concede the K rate issue to you. The most alarming about thing him to me is that he had a K rate of 18.0% in 2018 but it has jumped to 24.9% this year. A guy like him needs to utilize his his speed by putting more balls in play.

 

[NWinAZ]

Didn't notice them shifting him to RF.

I wouldn't entirely disagree with trading Smith, but I have my reservations. First I have to admit that I have some weird affinity for speed guys so I am probably a bit biased because I want to see him succeed. If we were to trade him it definitely shouldn't even be this offseason. I say that due to the fact that his value is pretty deflated due to his poor start to the season. Since being sent down to Tacoma he has improved substantially at the plate and drastically reduced the errors.

I'll concede the K rate issue to you. The most alarming about thing him to me is that he had a K rate of 18.0% in 2018 but it has jumped to 24.9% this year. A guy like him needs to utilize his his speed by putting more balls in play.

His last 28 days: .198/.278/.272

I love speed guys too, but they are useless if they don't use the entire field or just pop it up.