Friday, October 25, 2013

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
2014201520162017201820192020Thumbnail commentary
Felix Hernandez28RH$20.9M$24.9M$25.9M$26.9M$26.9M$27.9MFAHolding court for the rest of the decade unless something changes.
Hisashi Iwakuma33RH$6.5M$7M (team option)Arb2Arb3FA

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 Walker21RHPreArb1PreArb2PreArb3Arb1Arb2Arb3FAFelix and Taijuan could be FAs the same year? Don't count on it, but 2020 could be dark times.
James Paxton25LHPreArb1PreArb2PreArb3Arb1Arb2Arb3FAAnd, yes, K-Pax will be on the same timeframe as well.
Erasmo Ramirez24RHPreArb2PreArb3Arb1Arb2Arb3FA
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 Maurer23RHPreArb2PreArb3Arb1Arb2Arb3FA
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 Beavan25RHPreArb3Arb1Arb2Arb3FA

To the extent that anyone cares, Beavan will be arb-eligible in 2015.
Hector Noesi27RHPreArb3Arb1Arb2Arb3FA

See entry under Beavan, Blake.
Danny Hultzen24LHInjuryPreArb1PreArb2PreArb3Arb1Arb2Arb3Who 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 Elias25LHAAAPreArb1PreArb2PreArb3Arb1Arb2Arb3Moved up the ladder with solid results, and could be an in-house option to fill a spot. There's value in that.
Anthony Fernandez24LHAAAPreArb1PreArb2PreArb3Arb1Arb2Arb3Went from ahead of Elias in 2012 to behind him in 2013, but also a potentially solid LH rotation-filler.
Victor Sanchez19RHHighA / AAAA / AAAPreArb1PreArb2PreArb3Arb1Arb2Would 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 Landazuri22RHAAAAAPreArb1PreArb2PreArb3Arb1Arb2These next three would seem to be on course for Jackson in 2014. I've always been a Landazuri fan.
Trevor Miller23RHAAAAAPreArb1PreArb2PreArb3Arb1Arb2Struggled at High Desert but earned a promotion anyway. Then didn't impress much at Jackson. But still could be an option.
Jordan Shipers23LHAAAAAPreArb1PreArb2PreArb3Arb1Arb2He's yet to put it together, but you can't rule out a lefty with good stuff.
Dylan "Sharkie" Unsworth21RHHighA AAAAAPreArb1PreArb2PreArb3Arb1Then you have a righty without great stuff but awesome command/control, and he's starting to look like the real deal.
Tyler Pike20LHHighAAAAAAPreArb1PreArb2PreArb3Arb1Yes, 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 Diaz20RHSS-A / LowAHighA / AAAAAPreArb1PreArb2PreArb3Arb1Transformed 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 Huijer20RHLowAHighAAAAAAPreArb1PreArb2PreArb3The Dutch Master got himself on the chart, but he still has a long way to go.
Luiz Gohara17LHSS-ALowA / HighAAAAAAPreArb1PreArb2PreArb3Sabathia body, Japanese brain. Need we say more? Even this non-aggressive schedule has him in AAA at age 20.



2 comments:

  1. Gotta love a name like "Sharkie" - sounds like a character from Boardwalk Empire.

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  2. OK, I'm going to do what the software developers around here HATE - and that is to start offering suggestions to something that is really cool already to make it even better: It would be cool if you could add a color code for whether the player is currently on the 40 man, as well as an indication as to when he needs to be placed on the 40 man, and somewhere to tell us how many minors options he has available.

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