Seattle Mariners Depth Chart: it's the rickroll! Part 1 Starting Pitchers

It's the rickroll!

Part 1: Starting Pitchers.

Introduction provided at SeattleSportsInsider.com here.

	2014 age		2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	Thumbnail commentary
Felix Hernandez	28	RH	$20.9M	$24.9M	$25.9M	$26.9M	$26.9M	$27.9M	FA	Holding court for the rest of the decade unless something changes.
Hisashi Iwakuma	33	RH	$6.5M	$7M (team option)	Arb2	Arb3	FA			The best FA signing of the Zduriencik era, whether mandated from Japan or not. The 2015 team option would also buy out his first arb year, if I'm understanding it right.
Taijuan Walker	21	RH	PreArb1	PreArb2	PreArb3	Arb1	Arb2	Arb3	FA	Felix and Taijuan could be FAs the same year? Don't count on it, but 2020 could be dark times.
James Paxton	25	LH	PreArb1	PreArb2	PreArb3	Arb1	Arb2	Arb3	FA	And, yes, K-Pax will be on the same timeframe as well.
Erasmo Ramirez	24	RH	PreArb2	PreArb3	Arb1	Arb2	Arb3	FA		Wither e-RAM? He went the wrong direction in almost every category in 2013, but he's still ahead of the rest of the in-house options.
Brandon Maurer	23	RH	PreArb2	PreArb3	Arb1	Arb2	Arb3	FA		Well, some of us thought he might not be ready for prime time. For whatever reason, he gets hit harder than he "ought to."
Blake Beavan	25	RH	PreArb3	Arb1	Arb2	Arb3	FA			To the extent that anyone cares, Beavan will be arb-eligible in 2015.
Hector Noesi	27	RH	PreArb3	Arb1	Arb2	Arb3	FA			See entry under Beavan, Blake.
Danny Hultzen	24	LH	Injury	PreArb1	PreArb2	PreArb3	Arb1	Arb2	Arb3	Who knows at this point? I suppose on the positive side, he's no longer on the same timetable as Tai and Pax. And he could slide back another year, depending on how much rehab he needs in 2015. My view is that he'll still be a useful MLB pitcher, but it will be awhile before we know.
Roenis Elias	25	LH	AAA	PreArb1	PreArb2	PreArb3	Arb1	Arb2	Arb3	Moved up the ladder with solid results, and could be an in-house option to fill a spot. There's value in that.
Anthony Fernandez	24	LH	AAA	PreArb1	PreArb2	PreArb3	Arb1	Arb2	Arb3	Went from ahead of Elias in 2012 to behind him in 2013, but also a potentially solid LH rotation-filler.
Victor Sanchez	19	RH	HighA / AA	AA / AAA	PreArb1	PreArb2	PreArb3	Arb1	Arb2	Would not surprise if he skips High Desert as Taijuan did. I still would not expect him in the majors until the end of 2015, which was also the Walker timetable.
Stephen Landazuri	22	RH	AA	AAA	PreArb1	PreArb2	PreArb3	Arb1	Arb2	These next three would seem to be on course for Jackson in 2014. I've always been a Landazuri fan.
Trevor Miller	23	RH	AA	AAA	PreArb1	PreArb2	PreArb3	Arb1	Arb2	Struggled at High Desert but earned a promotion anyway. Then didn't impress much at Jackson. But still could be an option.
Jordan Shipers	23	LH	AA	AAA	PreArb1	PreArb2	PreArb3	Arb1	Arb2	He's yet to put it together, but you can't rule out a lefty with good stuff.
Dylan "Sharkie" Unsworth	21	RH	HighA	AA	AAA	PreArb1	PreArb2	PreArb3	Arb1	Then you have a righty without great stuff but awesome command/control, and he's starting to look like the real deal.
Tyler Pike	20	LH	HighA	AA	AAA	PreArb1	PreArb2	PreArb3	Arb1	Yes, it's possible that Pike could move on the same timetable as Sanchez, but I think he'll end up lagging behind a bit. That ballooning BB% in 2013 is nagging at me.
Edwin Diaz	20	RH	SS-A / LowA	HighA / AA	AAA	PreArb1	PreArb2	PreArb3	Arb1	Transformed from "project" to "prospect" overnight. But he still hasn't pitched above Pulaski. If he keeps it up, he'll catch up with Pike.
Lars Huijer	20	RH	LowA	HighA	AA	AAA	PreArb1	PreArb2	PreArb3	The Dutch Master got himself on the chart, but he still has a long way to go.
Luiz Gohara	17	LH	SS-A	LowA / HighA	AA	AAA	PreArb1	PreArb2	PreArb3	Sabathia body, Japanese brain. Need we say more? Even this non-aggressive schedule has him in AAA at age 20.