Mariners minors. Thread for interesting news and stats.
Re: Mariners minors. Thread for interesting news and stats.
An early amateur scouting report on Bryce Miller:
https://www.marinertalk.com/viewtopic.p ... ro#p180558
Re: Mariners minors. Thread for interesting news and stats.
If they are going to go with JK 70% of the time in LF then why not Miller as the 5th starter...
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Because nobody wants González or Flexen?
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Miller may retain more value as a trade chip by staying in the minors. This could be important if neither JK nor Trammell are cutting it and you need to make a move.
Re: Mariners minors. Thread for interesting news and stats.
Maybe. I think they would trade forced or Gonzales if there were any takers. Neither are that valuable as relievers, and they don’t have a spot for both to start. I wish they would trade both honestly.
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Re: Mariners minors. Thread for interesting news and stats.
So a money decision instead of a baseball decision.
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Yup! But then, many organizations do the same thing. Maybe, for once, we'll get lucky and Marco will need Tommy John? That would make Flexen more valuable.
Re: Mariners minors. Thread for interesting news and stats.
I assume you mean "Flexen or Gonzales". The problem is that neither will get you the kind of player you'll need if LF turns out to be a big gaping hole like it very well could be. But Miller, if he comes out of the gate at AA and dominates, will likely jump to the top of the list of pitching prospects. He's already being talked about; it's only his lack of draft pedigree that's keeping his prospect status in check right now. But 8 strong weeks at AA could change that.
Of course, 8 strong weeks in MLB would do even more for his prospect status, probably. But there's some risk there, much more of a chance of two or three bad innings marring an otherwise strong record. Also, even if he pitches really well at MLB, there's simply more scrutiny and statcast will be there to record movement and location of every single pitch he throws. It's also likely that if he makes the team and does well, the front office is less likely to want to trade him, which would be a good thing, but then Hancock becomes your main trade chip and he may not have the same value. Or there's more pressure to include Brash in a deal.