Just noticed that Seattle has SIX prospects in the top 100. They have to make a big splash before the deadline with an absurd amount of top prospects.

Edit: They have the #1 farm system per bleacher report.

1:35 kickoff, today.

IMO, for Scherzer, it is more about his health. The past couple outings, he has gone straight after the other team and I hope he does more of the same today.

I was concerned with the 1st & 2nd SPs for this 4 game series. We took care of business and need to do that again today!

I hope Adolis continues his base hit strategy and is more opportunistic on the big swings.

They need to add 5 legit bats to their lineup to make any difference. It could be done, but they would have to gut their entire farm system. On top of that, they historically don't spend big money. Their current payroll is like $88million. The bats they would need, they can't afford. They would need to make wholesale changes as an organization moving forward.

Conclusion: they are cooked

Their Arkansas team was well represented in the Futures Game.

That's a shame for their fans. They hit the jackpot with that pitching staff and couldn't do nothing with it. They could have easily signed JD Martinez as a DH and Matt Chapman at 3rd last off season. It wouldn't have made a massive difference but they certainly would be better. Those guys didn't sign massive contracts so you could have gotten them for cheap with no long term commitment. Not sure what their front office is thinking. But hey, their incompetence works out for us!

The Mariners have had one of the worst MLB lineups for a while now. J-Rod hasn't quite been the player they hoped he would (albeit still a good player), and they have made stupid trades trading away decent offensive pieces. If they want to sniff the playoffs they need go and get at least two impact bats.

They locked up their star player long term for only 17 million AAV. Have best pitching staff with lots of team control. Have best farm system in MLB. If their front office can't even make an expanded playoffs with all those factors, I'm not sure what to tell you. Not to mention the division stinks this year.

I don't know if I'm sold on their farm. I admittedly haven't done a deep dive on it, but I did a quick quick at their top 10, and which has several position players, and nothing really stood out. If those guys are so highly rated and the current MLB lineup they trot is so bad, why aren't we seeing any of these "top prospects" get a shot? The math just isn't matching for me.

And I understand it's a big jump from minors to MLB, but their top prospect is hitting like .240 at AA. You would expect better numbers at that level.

The Mariners play in an open air ballpark next to the water in the Pacific Northwest (they just have a rood - it's not climate controlled.)

It's a dead ball park and they build their team around that premise. Ichiro was made for that park. As soon as they moved in, Ken Griffey Jr got outta town since he'd know his numbers would drop.

They'll always be light hitting, focus on pitching, lights out defense team. Not bad - just different.

Mr Gigem said:

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I don't know if I'm sold on their farm. I admittedly haven't done a deep dive on it, but I did a quick quick at their top 10, and which has several position players, and nothing really stood out. If those guys are so highly rated and the current MLB lineup they trot is so bad, why aren't we seeing any of these "top prospects" get a shot? The math just isn't matching for me.

And I understand it's a big jump from minors to MLB, but their top prospect is hitting like .240 at AA. You would expect better numbers at that level.

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I respond directly to this post, but also mention that I think the Mariners are a sneaky not super well run organization. They always seem to fall short or get left at the dance.

I also looked at their prospect list and tend to agree that none of them really excite me or do anything for me. I like Harry Ford, but he's a 5'10" catcher with average pop and average hit tools. The one guy who could be a dude is Lazaro Montes, who has real deal juice and hit from the left side, but he's 19.

It does feel like it's time for them to move some of these dudes and cash in on MLB ready help.

Nice area but more of a ****ehole than San Francisco is a lot of places.

No bugs though! Ultra expensive. PNW on some secluded property (Bend, OR) is my dream scenario.

It will be interesting to see how they develop.

Their Top Prospects are very young, but they have many.

Their '23 draft was spectacular for their ranking:
1.22 Emerson (Rank #29)
1.29 Farmelo (Rk 39) <- PPI
1.30 Peete (Rk 53) <- CB-A
2.57 Williamson (Unrk)
3.92 McGraw (Rk 84)
4.124 Smith (Rk 78)



Here are others in context:
1. Cole Young (20-AA-2025): MIF; 1.21 pick '22
2. Harry Ford (21-AA-2025): C; 1.12 pick '21

3. Colt Emerson (19-A-2026): MIF; 1.2 pick '23
4. Lazaro Montes (19-A+-2026): OF
5. Felnin Celecsten (18-Rok-2028): SS
6. Tyler Locklear (23-MLB-2024): 1B

7. Farmelo <- PPI Pick #29 in '23 (Prospect Promotion Incentive) @ A
8. Peete <- CB-A pick #30 in '23 @ A

12. Smith <- 4.124 pick in '23 @ A
13. Willaimson <- 2.57 pick in '23 @ AA
14. McGraw <- 3.92 pick in '23
22. Hopkins <- 6.187 in '23 @ A
30. Rodden <- 5.160 in '23 @ AA

ChoppinDs40 said:

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Nice area but more of a ****ehole than San Francisco is a lot of places.

No bugs though! Ultra expensive. PNW on some secluded property (Bend, OR) is my dream scenario.

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Bend ain't much cheaper. Especially if looking for land. We almost moved there a couple of years ago but couldn't find housing that we liked enough.

Currently living in Southern Oregon and it's a great mix of good weather, good people, low COL (for west coast standards), and great outdoor opportunities.

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I'm going to be hiking Mt Rainier next week. Thinking about stopping in for a game afterwards

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Third tallest mountain in America. It's a good time to see it. It doesn't have the attitude of a 1 or a 2.

Hoping Garcia has another big game tonight. If he starts to heat up then we will be in good shape.

Dunning has been activated.

I'm probably not the only one who saw Garabito go out to the mound realizing it was probably a send off.

Rangers transactions for Thursday:
Dane Dunning activated from 15-day IL.
Gerson Garabito optioned to Triple-A Round Rock.
RHP Tyler Mahle injury rehab assignment transferred from Round Rock to Frisco. He's pitching today.

— Stefan Stevenson (@StefanVersusTex) July 25, 2024

Mahle tonight for Frisco.

Hopefully Scherzer is still the SP tonight.

Rangers lineup for July 25, 2024 vs. Chicago-AL pic.twitter.com/1404iYHi5R

— Texas Rangers PR (@TXRangersPR) July 25, 2024

Seager in.

Heim out (as expected/typical).

Would you include Dunning in a trade for Vlady Jr?!

DallasAg 94 said:

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Would you include Dunning in a trade for Vlady Jr?!

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In a heartbeat but I need to know who else would be included.

Water Boy said:

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Vladdy for Wendzel straight up.

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Funniest post I have seen all day!

I'd wait to see how Knizner does today before I include Wendzel. Might want to include Danny Jansen (C) from Toronto if we include Wendzel.

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DallasAg 94 said:

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Would you include Dunning in a trade for Vlady Jr?!

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In a heartbeat but I need to know who else would be included.

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Dunning has 2 more years of Arb and Vlady has 1.

I would include Nate Lowe (2 more years of Arb) with Toronto paying most of Vlady's remaining '24 salary.

Lowe (28): .266, 8 HR, .356 OBP. Career .272, 81 HR in 627G
Vlad (25): .296, 18HR, .366 OBP. Career .281, 148 HR in 760G

WestTexasAg said:

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Let's Rock.@rangers No. 3 prospect, Kumar Rocker has been promoted to the RoughRiders.

Details: https://t.co/YAQbD2P3Zk 🔗 pic.twitter.com/lvPnofOx4R

— Frisco RoughRiders (@RidersBaseball) July 25, 2024

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Wow. They aren't messing around with putting him at AA level. Might be a little rough going as he gets some innings under his belt.

Have they said what the "plan" is for him? Starter(opener type until he builds up), or just going the reliever route with him?

I was just in Bend last week. That's a great area.

https://theprospecttimes.com/texas-rangers-promote-kumar-rocker-to-double-a-frisco/

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He is scheduled to start the game on Friday. His longest outing in the ACL was 3 innings which happened to be his last start on July 19, 2024. I wouldn't expect him to pitch more than 3-4 innings.

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Audition?