Mariners minors. Thread for interesting news and stats.

[Sexymarinersfan]

Hancock just pitched his inning in the Futures Game. No hits, 3 K's, FB velocity was 95-97.

Had the most dominant and electric pitching performance of the day. His 95 mph fastball two-seamer had some late life, busting in on the right handers. He put Jordan Lawler away like he was Jerry Lawler. Its only a matter of time before Emerson steps in and takes over for Flexen or Gonzales. Now I know why he was once considered the #1 overall pick in the draft. If he stays healthy, then he could be another dominant 1st round pick for the Mariners rotation. I couldn't be more excited for the future of this organization.

[Donn Beach]

Remember the doom and gloom of last year. Who was it that predicted he never pitches in the majors? Shoot maybe the mariners actually handled him correctly :

[GL_Storm]

Remember the doom and gloom of last year. Who was it that predicted he never pitches in the majors? Shoot maybe the mariners actually handled him correctly :

Might have been me. I was pretty down on him. I'm still not sure it makes sense for him to start. With his history, 60 innings per season as a reliever seems more sustainable than any kind of starter workload.

[Vogelbomb]

I thought the futures game was Sunday? They had it today?

[Vogelbomb]

Remember the doom and gloom of last year. Who was it that predicted he never pitches in the majors? Shoot maybe the mariners actually handled him correctly :

Please. They aren't handling any of their young SPs correctly. The entire reason why they have to be careful w/ Kirby this yr is b.c they didn't let the kid pitch in '19, 20 or '21. He should have pitched a minimum of 100 innings each yr, 120 being more of a target. And don't give me "well, he had shoulder fatigue." Shoulder fatigue. That's hilarious. Like Kikuchi going down w/ a neck issue. Maybe it was serious, maybe it wasn't. But I do think if Kirby was allowed to really get after it last yr, every 5-6 days, 6+ innings, 90+ pitches, he would never have had this shoulder fatigue issue. He was given too much rest, did very little pitching

[Sexymarinersfan]

I thought the futures game was Sunday? They had it today?

They will re-air on MLB Network on Sunday(today) I believe. Otherwise I think you can still check it out if you have Peacock. Hancock pitched the 6th judt FYI.

[Sexymarinersfan]

Keith Law on Emerson Hancock's outing at the Futures Game: Mariners right-hander Emerson Hancock has had trouble with injuries since Seattle took him in the first round in 2020, but he was electric in his outing Saturday, 96-97 with big time sink along with a plus changeup that looked incredibly deceptive right out of his hand. He threw one slider, but it backed up on him.

[D-train]

Keith Law on Emerson Hancock's outing at the Futures Game: Mariners right-hander Emerson Hancock has had trouble with injuries since Seattle took him in the first round in 2020, but he was electric in his outing Saturday, 96-97 with big time sink along with a plus changeup that looked incredibly deceptive right out of his hand. He threw one slider, but it backed up on him.

He is another reason that I won't be surprised if we don't trade for a starter.

[Sexymarinersfan]

Keith Law on Emerson Hancock's outing at the Futures Game: Mariners right-hander Emerson Hancock has had trouble with injuries since Seattle took him in the first round in 2020, but he was electric in his outing Saturday, 96-97 with big time sink along with a plus changeup that looked incredibly deceptive right out of his hand. He threw one slider, but it backed up on him.

He is another reason that I won't be surprised if we don't trade for a starter.

If the version of Emerson Hancock is what I saw last night, and able to stay healthy, fuck getting another starter. I'll take 6 years of Hancock minimum please! He looked like a #2 with a floor of a 3 or 4 at worst.

[D-train]

Also Dollard finally gave up a few runs last night but still having a great season.