TOP TEN PROSPECTS 1. Mike Zunino, c 2. Taijuan Walker, rhp 3. Danny Hultzen, lhp 4. James Paxton, lhp 5. Nick Franklin, ss/2b 6. Brandon Maurer, rhp 7. Carter Capps, rhp 8. Stefen Romero, 2b 9. Brad Miller, ss 10. Victor Sanchez, rhp BEST TOOLS Best Hitter for Average Stefen Romero Best Power Hitter Mike Zunino Best Strike Zone Discipline Brad Miller Fastest Baserunner Mike Faulkner Best Athlete Patrick Kivlehan Best Fastball Carter Capps Best Curveball James Paxton Best Slider Carson Smith Best Changeup Danny Hultzen Best Control Anthony Fernandez Best Defensive Catcher Mike Zunino Best Defensive Infielder Gabriel Noriega Best Infield Arm Carlos Triunfel Best Defensive OF Denny Almonte Best Outfield Arm James Jones PROJECTED 2016 LINEUP Catcher Mike Zunino First Base Justin Smoak Second Base Nick Franklin Third Base Kyle Seager Shortstop Brad Miller Left Field Dustin Ackley Center Field Michael Saunders Right Field Stefen Romero Designated Hitter Jesus Montero No. 1 Starter Felix Hernandez No. 2 Starter Taijuan Walker No. 3 Starter Danny Hultzen No. 4 Starter James Paxton No. 5 Starter Brandon Maurer Closer Carter Capps TOP PROSPECTS OF THE DECADE Year Player, Pos 2012 Org 2003 Rafael Soriano, rhp Yankees 2004 Felix Hernandez, rhp Mariners 2005 Felix Hernandez, rhp Mariners 2006 Jeff Clement, c Pirates 2007 Adam Jones, of Orioles 2008 Jeff Clement, c Pirates 2009 Greg Halman, of Deceased 2010 Dustin Ackley, of/1b Mariners 2011 Dustin Ackley, 2b Mariners 2012 Taijuan Walker, rhp Mariners TOP DRAFT PICKS OF THE DECADE Year Player, Pos 2012 Org 2003 Adam Jones, SS Orioles (1st round supp.) 2004 Matt Tuiasosopo, SS Mets 2005 Jeff Clement, C Pirates 2006 Brandon Morrow, RHP Blue Jays 2007 Phillippe Aumont, RHP Phillies 2008 Josh Fields, RHP Red Sox 2009 Dustin Ackley, OF Mariners 2010 Taijuan Walker, RHP Mariners 2011 Danny Hultzen, LHP Mariners 2012 Mike Zunino, C Mariners LARGEST BONUSES IN CLUB HISTORY Danny Hultzen, 2011 $6,350,000 Dustin Ackley, 2009 $6,000,000 Ichiro Suzuki, 2000 $5,000,000 Mike Zunino, 2012 $4,000,000 Jeff Clement, 2005 $3,400,000 Though the Mariners finished last in the American League West for the third straight season, they continue to make marginal improvements under general manager Jack Zduriencik and to rebuild patiently after former GM Bill Bavasi left the team with bad contracts and a gutted farm system. While the past few years have been bleak, Seattle's future appears brighter. It has a young core at the big league level, starting with Felix Hernandez, who threw the first perfect game in franchise history on Aug. 15 and continues to rank among the best pitchers in the game. Kyle Seager broke out and led the team with 20 home runs. Rookie Jesus Montero, acquired from the Yankees along with Hector Noesi for Michael Pineda and righthander Jose Campos in the offseason, became the youngest player (age 22) to hit 15 homers for the Mariners since Alex Rodriguez in 1998. Despite the positives, the Mariners expected more from the likes of Dustin Ackley and Justin Smoak. Drafted No. 2 overall behind Stephen Strasburg in 2009, Ackley batted just .226/.294/.328. Smoak, the key player in the Cliff Lee trade with the Rangers in 2010, was just as bad for most of the season but provided some hope by hitting .338 with five homers in September. After finishing last in the AL in scoring for the fourth straight year, Seattle announced it would move the fences in at Safeco Field for 2013. Hope is on the horizon, as the Mariners have one of the best farm systems in baseball. Seattle has top-tier talent, most notably an outstanding group of pitching prospects, along with depth and balance. Scouting director Tom McNamara and his staff have restocked the system in a short time, identifying quality players with their top picks—Ackley, righthander Taijuan Walker, lefty Danny Hultzen and catcher Mike Zunino—and finding value in the later rounds. Jackson led the Double-A Southern League with a 3.37 ERA with a staff that featured all of the organization's top pitching prospects at some point. Carter Capps and Stephen Pryor contributed to the big league bullpen by the end of the season, while starters Walker, Hultzen, James Paxton and Brandon Maurer could arrive in 2013 after some Triple-A time. The Mariners also have a few hitters on the way. Zunino had a stellar pro debut and reached Double-A after signing for $4 million as the No. 3 overall pick in the 2012 draft. Seattle has a number of middle-infield options in the upper minors as well, highlighted by Nick Franklin, Stefen Romero and Brad Miller. After the season ended, the Mariners significantly revamped their international scouting department. They fired Latin America coordinator Patrick Guerrero, a move that prompted international scouting director Bob Engle to announce he wouldn't return when his contract expired. Both Engle and Guerrero joined the Dodgers. Engle, who had been with Seattle since January 2000, oversaw the signings of Hernandez, Pineda, Shin-Soo Choo, Asdrubal Cabrera and several other big leaguers. He previously had been the scouting director for the Blue Jays, with whom he was involved in drafting Cy Young Award winners Chris Carpenter, Roy Halladay and Pat Hentgen. To replace Engle, the Mariners hired Cubs crosschecker Tim Kissner. They also tabbed Red Sox crosschecker Tom Allison, a former Diamondbacks scouting director, as their pro scouting director. --

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