Look At Mariners Minor League Teams

Since last Thursday the Tacoma Rainiers have been struggling.

They won their first three games

at home starting the Friday after

the Mariners. Last week they 

went 2-4 in Reno. This week

playing Sacramento at home 

they have lost both games.

So currently tied for last with

5-6 record. They are three games

behind Las Vegas at 8-3.

The Rainers have had a few pitchers

gone up to the Mariners already

with Emerson Hancock coming 

down to Tacoma after his first

and the bullpen being over used.

Dominic Canzone was recalled

to the Mariners with the injury

to Victor Robles last Sunday and

he will be out three months.

Canzone was hitting .276 at time

of his call up. Leo Rivas was called

up on Wednesday to take the spot

of Ryan Bliss who was injured in

Tuesday's game. He likely be out

for at least a couple months. Rivas

was hitting .304 and leading the

Rainiers with six RBIs. 

As of now Cole Young is struggling

at the plate hitting .171. Harry Ford 

has slumped after getting off to a 

good start now hitting .200. He and

Blake Hunt are sharing catching

duties. In my open Ford needs to

play more either at catcher or in

the outfield or at dh. Playing this way

is hurting his hitting.

Tyler Locklear is the Rainers top 

hitter right now at .323. His best

game was on April 6 when he had

four hits. 

The Arkansas Travelers the Double A

team along with Everett and Modesto

started their season last Friday.

The Travelers are 2-3 and lost the

first two games of the season.

Outfielder Victor Labrada is hitting

.400 in the five games and has the

Travelers only home run. Both

catchers are alternating as happening

through the beginning of the season.

In three games Connor Charping is.hitting .444 while Nick Raposo

is .333 in two games. Small sample

size.

We will look at more players next

Thursday on the Travelers.

The Everest Acqua Sox are 2-3

as well. They did win their season

opener last Friday. One of the

top prospects Lazaro Montes

has gotten off to a hot start

hitting .429 with two home runs

and six RBIs. A team high in

all three categories. At some point

he likely be up with the Travelers

 next season. He could in the next

couple years be an outstanding

player for the Mariners.

Catcher Josh Caron who has

caught four games is hitting

.412. He has a home run and

five RBIs already. Michael 

Arroyo another top infielder

prospect is getting off to a slow 

start hitting .118. Currently he

is at dh though he can play all

the infield spots.

Colt Emerson the Mariners number

one prospect is hitting .308. The Mariners drafted him at number

one in 2023. He is already playing better than expected and among

the top of the prospects in baseball.

We could see him move up the

Mariners system quickly. He is

playing shortstop however he could

play at third base. 

Mariners number one pick last

year Jurrangelo Cijntje has begun

his professional career this year in Everett. Mostly know to be able to

throw both right handed and left.

In his first start his first strike out

was throwing left handed and his

second was right handed. Being

a starter right now in the long run

with the Mariners hard to know 

right now whether he will start or

put into tge bullpen. It will come

down to the Mariners needs.

Modesto the Mariners low single A

team has gotten off to a tremendous

start at 5-0. They have already scored

32 runs as a team. Seven players

are already hitting over .300.

Austin St. Laurent Modesto's third

baseman leads in hitting with .381

average. He isn't among the Mariners

top thirty prospects. Austin is 22

years old and drafted by the Mariners

in the 14th round last year. He played

in only three games last year for Modesto. 

Felnin Celesten the Mariners number

five prospect could be the Mariners 

starting shortstop in the future

is hitting .348 and leads Modesto

with six RBIs. Like Colt Emerson

he is only 19 and stardom is in

his makeup. The Mariners signed

him as an international player in

2023. 

Ryan Sloan pitcher drafted out of

high school last year in the second

round and the Mariners eight top

prospect is at Modesto. Made one

start where he went one inning

giving up two runs on two hits.

It was his professional debut.

We expect greater things from

Ryan. We will let you know how

he progresses on the season. 

So that's this weeks look at

the Mariners minor league teams.

The Mariners have Thursday off

and start a three game series at

home before going on the road.

The first team of three next week

will be against the Cincinnati Reds

starting on Tuesday. Go M's.