ljay newsome...i just gotta bet that Ljay is going to be more awsome than he is right now..out of HS..he still has 2 more years.........he will strike you out..
while the mariners still have holes in there system..last year's draft went a long way in filling holes in the middle infield
positions
with adding zack scott, beau branton,bobby honeyman,conner kopach, ryne ogron and matt sanders and adding them to
johnny adams,louis boyd,eugene helder, and conner hoover and joseph rosa
also with an awsome cesar izturas.jr up and coming
that is 11 guy's to start at modesto or clinton next year...for more or less 8 positions(does not count 1B)...those are good numbers
and while they will still need to draft middle infield guys..it is not there biggest need..at this point
starting pitching is there biggest need...strait up to the big leagues...1b and cf..could use more guys as well
mariners catchers
while not totally unnoticed..catchers often are..so lets do a run down of mariners catching
while at the big league..they have
zunino,frietas and herman...and expectations are. they will be the same next year
while garrett kennedy was traded in march from dodgers to mariners and is at tacoma
as far as i know he will be a free agent(milb)..along with cameron rupp..who was with the phili's
till DFAed..then signed a MILB contract with the mariners..and is at tacoma as well
at arkansas we have joe decarlo who was a mariners #2 round pick in 2012 at 3b out of HS
who they converted to a catcher...unless they put him on the 40 man he could be a free agent
as well as other guys at..... AA
but the best part starts at modesto with
nick thurman L/R out two years from louisiana- lafeyette..he will prob be at modesto again
and manny pazos R/R free agent out of pitt in 2017
both are good and will prob be at modesto again
with
juan comacho R/R 6-3 from mexico in 2015(gets 6 years..so has 2 to go)) tearing up the clinton league..we will prob see him at modesto
rainis silva from venezuela..will get one more year..prob at clinton
with this years drafted guys
jake anchia R/R 6-1(round 7..2018)
cal raleigh..S/R..6-3 (round 3..2018)
that is not bad but catchers would be next on the list after CF..they could use a couple good ones in the top half of the draft
and a HS catcher somewhere in there to hang out at AZL a couple years
RankTeam...top ranked minors systems
if you put houston in for...toronto i could believe.it...but if you change a few around
and put houston in there ..yeah ok then
but any of these teams unable to put all there...milb guys going from contract to free agent for the first time
should be looked at after the playoffs for some but not others
starting pitching for sure
here is a guy for houston ..that if they dont put on the 40 man the mariners should grab....but they will
cuz jakeb marisnick is a free agent
and drew is better Drew Ferguson 8 CF Fresno Grizzlies