Mariners to sign James Paxton

[harmony]

The Mariners top four starters apparently will be lefthanders Marco Gonzales, James Paxton, Justus Sheffield and Yusei Kikuchi.

Trivia: Of those four lefties, who was the only one who was NOT a Baseball America Top 50 prospect?

Answer: James Paxton, who peaked at No. 52 on Baseball America's Top 100 list in 2012. Gonzales peaked at No. 50 in 2015, Sheffield at No. 27 in 2019 and Kikuchi at No. 45 in 2019.

[D-train]

The Mariners top four starters apparently will be lefthanders Marco Gonzales, James Paxton, Justus Sheffield and Yusei Kikuchi.

Trivia: Of those four lefties, who was the only one who was NOT a Baseball America Top 50 prospect?

Answer: James Paxton, who peaked at No. 52 on Baseball America's Top 100 list in 2012. Gonzales peaked at No. 50 in 2015, Sheffield at No. 27 in 2019 and Kikuchi at No. 45 in 2019.

I must admit it will be cool to face the Yankees with both Sheffield AND Pax in the rotation. Hopefully they both pitch against them back to back and we win both games.

[D-train]

I know that in general lefty starters are preferred but what is the downside of having too many. Or is there a downside?

[IStillLoveTheMs]

The Mariners top four starters apparently will be lefthanders Marco Gonzales, James Paxton, Justus Sheffield and Yusei Kikuchi.

Trivia: Of those four lefties, who was the only one who was NOT a Baseball America Top 50 prospect?

Answer: James Paxton, who peaked at No. 52 on Baseball America's Top 100 list in 2012. Gonzales peaked at No. 50 in 2015, Sheffield at No. 27 in 2019 and Kikuchi at No. 45 in 2019.

Kikuchi has the arm of a Cy Young winner but the confidence of a baby deer learning to walk.

[IStillLoveTheMs]

I like it, IF he's healthy. If they could bring back Walker along with Pax, all of a sudden we have legitimate potential for a pretty damn good rotation.

Yeah, get Taijuan!!!

.........and..........

Danny Hultzen - I double dare ya, Dipoto!!!

Transactions
June 5, 2008: Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 10th round of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 6, 2011: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 2011.

November 7, 2016: Granted Free Agency.

February 24, 2018: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

December 2, 2019: Granted Free Agency.

December 16, 2019: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

November 2, 2020: Granted Free Agency.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... da01.shtml

To Hultzen's credit, when he has pitched, he's been damn good lol.

[D-train]

Hultzen's career ERA will be 0.00. Not many guys can say that.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... da01.shtml

[D-train]

Actually more than I thought. 356 guys have 0.00 career ERAs. The lowest career ERA higher than 0.00 is 0.52 for Austin Maddux of the Red Sox.

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx? ... page=12_30

[Sibelius Hindemith]

Hultzen's career ERA will be 0.00. Not many guys can say that.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... da01.shtml

Career WHIP of 1.8, allowed 4 of 5 inherited runners to score. None of the 6 batters that he allowed on base before being replaced mid-inning scored.

Lucky guy.

[D-train]

Hultzen's career ERA will be 0.00. Not many guys can say that.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... da01.shtml

Career WHIP of 1.8, allowed 4 of 5 inherited runners to score. None of the 6 batters that he allowed on base before being replaced mid-inning scored.

Lucky guy.

Saw that. Well he was due for some good luck I would say, so good for him.

[Petert]

I know that in general lefty starters are preferred but what is the downside of having too many. Or is there a downside?

Probably shorter LF ballparks like Fenway and Minute Maid. I’m thinking the rotation cycle would have to be scrambled a bit for 3 game sets in each, unless it’s BOR RH turns in the regular cycle.