2012 Seattle Mariners Our advance scouting reports indicate general manager Jack Zduriencil and manager Eric Wedge may need more help if the Mariners are to be contenders in the AL West in 2012. Last season, 2011, the team ended with a 67 wins and 95 losses, the second consecutive year they failed to win 70 games. Attendance in Safeco Field was steady at 1,896,321 in 2011. Their infield lacks consistent batting but is solid defensively and consists of Kyle Seager, .258, 13 Ds, 3 Hrs, 22 runs, at third base, Brendan Ryan, .248, 19 Ds, 3 Hrs, 51 runs, at short, Dustin Ackley, .273, 16 Ds, 7 Ts, 6 Hrs, 39 runs. at 2B and Justin Smoak, .234, 24 Ds, 15 Hrs, 55 RBIs at first with Miguel Olivo, .224, 19 Ds, 19 Hrs, 62 RBIs doing the catching. Miguel Olivo led Seattle in homers and RBIs last year. Waiting to help out is lefthanded hitting, shortstop Munenori Kawasaki who hit over .300 five times in Japan. He is 30 years old. Chone Figgins, a recent free agent signer who managed to bat only .188 in 288 at bats in 2011. Back up catchers John Jaso and Adam Moore lost loads of playing time in 2011 due to injuries. First baseman Alex Liddi, .225, 3 Ds, 3 Hrs in 40 at bats, rookies Francisco Martinez and Carlos Triunfel. Outfielders include 38 year old, All Star rightfielder Ichiro Suzuki, .272, 22 Ds, 80 runs, centerfielder Franklin Gutierrez, .224, 13 Ds, 26 runs, new addition Casper Wells, .237, 11 Ds, 11 Hrs 27 RBIs, Mike Carp .276, 17 Ds, 12 Hrs, 46 RBIs. Also Michael Saunders, .149, 5 DS, 16 runs, lefthanded Carlos Peguero, .196, 3 Ds, 2 Ts, 6 Hrs, 19 RBIs. On deck outfielders include Mike Wilson, .148 in 8 games, Trayvon Robinson, Chih Hsien Chiang who played in Taiwan, and rookie Johermyn Chavez. Starting Pitchers include Jason Vargas, 10 wins and 13 losses in 201 innings in 32 starts, Michael Pineda 9 and 10 in 171 IP, 28 GS, Felix Hernandez 14 and 14 in 232.2 IP in 33 GS, Blake Beavan, 5 and 6 in 97 innings, 15 GS, and Charlie Furbush, with Detroit and Seattle combined, 4 and 10 in 85.1 IP in 12 GS, 28 G. Relief Pitchers are slated to be All Star closer Brandon League, 1 and 5 with 37 saves in 61.1 IP in 65 games, Tom Wilhelmsen 2 and 0 in 32.2 IP in 25 G, Steve Delebar, 1 and 1 in 6 G, Cesar Jimerez, 1 and 0 in 8 G, and Shawn Kelley, 0 and 0 in 10 G. Rookie pitcher Danny Hultzen, reliever George Sherrill who pitched with Atlanta, 3 and 1 in 51 G, Jisashi Iwakuma who pitched in Japan, and rookies Mauricio Robles and Lucas Luetge. www.baseballhistorian.com Page 322 |
