BA's Seattle Mariners Top 10 Prospects List

[Jaypers]

No Poythress? That just baffles me to no end. And they still have Gillies & Aumont in the Best Tools section! Better correct those typos ASAP, Mr. Eddy.



TOP TEN
PROSPECTS
1. Dustin Ackley, of/1b
2. Michael Saunders, of
3. Adam Moore, c
4. Alex Liddi, 3b
5. Carlos Triunfel, ss/2b
6. Michael Pineda, rhp
7. Nick Franklin, ss
8. Greg Halman, of
9. Danny Cortes, rhp
10. Mario Martinez, 3b/1b


BEST
TOOLS
Best Hitter for Average Dustin Ackley
Best Power Hitter Greg Halman
Best Strike-Zone Discipline Ezequiel Carrera
Fastest Baserunner Ezequiel Carrera
Best Athlete Greg Halman
Best Fastball Phillippe Aumont
Best Curveball Josh Fields
Best Slider Steven Hensley
Best Changeup Nick Hill
Best Control Michael Pineda
Best Defensive Catcher Steve Baron
Best Defensive Infielder Gabriel Noriega
Best Infield Arm Carlos Triunfel
Best Defensive Outfielder Michael Saunders
Best Outfield Arm Tyson Gillies

PROJECTED 2013
LINEUP
Catcher Adam Moore
First Base Dustin Ackley
Second Base Jose Lopez
Third Base Chone Figgins
Shortstop Nick Franklin
Left Field Michael Saunders
Center Field Franklin Gutierrez
Right Field Ichiro Suzuki
Designated Hitter Alex Liddi
No. 1 Starter Felix Hernandez
No. 2 Starter Cliff Lee
No. 3 Starter Michael Pineda
No. 4 Starter Ian Snell
No. 5 Starter Ryan Rowland-Smith
Closer David Aardsma

 

[Jack Straw]

I am and will be rooting for the Mariners this year. I tell you what they match up pretty
well and have a pretty good team. I hope they can stay healthy get on a hot streak around
September and carry it right through to a World Series win then Griffey can go out a winner

 

[Tzilla]

Has anybody got a scouting report on Nick Franklin? His numbers look decent, but what does he look like in person? Just wondering.

 

[Jaypers]

Looks like they corrected the typos since my first post - the new winner of "Best OF Arm" is now James Jones and Michael Pineda wins "Best Fastball".

 

[sheetskout]

I had high hopes, like a lot of people, for Dan Cortes a couple years back.

Still have anything? I hear he's all talent and a total head-case.

 

[darocker80]

BA loves the HR, how is Halman not in the top 10?

 

[jbone17]

BA loves the HR, how is Halman not in the top 10?

Too many K's. Yes HR hitters tend to strikeout a lot, but didn't he also have a .220 average?

 

[Jaypers]

BA loves the HR, how is Halman not in the top 10?

Umm, he's # 8, dude. :benson:

 

[jbone17]

BA loves the HR, how is Halman not in the top 10?

Umm, he's # 8, dude. :benson:

Yikes. Didn't see that either.

 

[darocker80]

BA loves the HR, how is Halman not in the top 10?

Umm, he's # 8, dude. :benson:

Yikes. Didn't see that either.

woah ya haha what the hell.

Maybe i was expecting him to be in the top 5 lol

 

[brouthercard]

The Mariners: we really know how to screw up our prospects minds.

 

[Brett Keith]

My biggest issue is Noriega not being in the top 10, but Franklin is. I like Franklin and he should be in the top 10, but I don't see how he's ahead of Noriega. Also, I have almost no trust in Halman, so I'd probably drop him, add James Jones maybe.

 

[mredsox89]

I wonder where Raben will end up by the end of the year. He should be healthy for ST and should be able to get his first full year of pro ball in

 

[Jaypers]

My biggest issue is Noriega not being in the top 10, but Franklin is. I like Franklin and he should be in the top 10, but I don't see how he's ahead of Noriega.

Jake (Portland, OR): Any reason to be optimistic for Gabriel Noriega? Top 30 material?

Matthew Eddy: Noriega, a 19-year-old Venezuelan shortstop, has defensive tools alone that will carry him to Double-A or higher. We've written before that he has an innate ability to slow the game down, which is rare for such a young player. Noriega hit .311/.360/.456 this year for Pulaski, but that's a bit deceiving because the Appalachian League is generally friendly to hitters and because he struck out a lot to get to that line. With below-average speed and power potential it's hard to envision Noriega developing into a star. But keep in mind that a scout told me similar things about Yunel Escobar in 2007. It will be interesting to see how the Mariners resolve the shortstop situation at Clinton next year, with both Noriega and '09 first-rounder Nick Franklin candidates for everyday play there.

 

[Moonlight Graham]

BA loves the HR, how is Halman not in the top 10?

Because Halman strikes out more than a buck-toothed grinning idiot.

 

[Brett Keith]

My biggest issue is Noriega not being in the top 10, but Franklin is. I like Franklin and he should be in the top 10, but I don't see how he's ahead of Noriega.

Jake (Portland, OR): Any reason to be optimistic for Gabriel Noriega? Top 30 material?

Matthew Eddy: Noriega, a 19-year-old Venezuelan shortstop, has defensive tools alone that will carry him to Double-A or higher. We've written before that he has an innate ability to slow the game down, which is rare for such a young player. Noriega hit .311/.360/.456 this year for Pulaski, but that's a bit deceiving because the Appalachian League is generally friendly to hitters and because he struck out a lot to get to that line. With below-average speed and power potential it's hard to envision Noriega developing into a star. But keep in mind that a scout told me similar things about Yunel Escobar in 2007. It will be interesting to see how the Mariners resolve the shortstop situation at Clinton next year, with both Noriega and '09 first-rounder Nick Franklin candidates for everyday play there.

It's hard to envision anybody in the system outside of Ackley and Saunders becoming stars.