AFFILIATE YEAR: 20th Year STADIUM: Cheney Stadi um MANAGER: Roy Howell (1st year) PITCHING COACH: Jaime Navarro COACH: Cory Snyder TRAINERS: Tom Newberg/BJ Downi e PERFORMANCE COACH: Gabe Bourland
TODAYS GAME: Las Vegas at Tacoma | PROBABLE STARTER: RH Jordan Pri es (6-6, 3.96)
RECAP: The Rainiers scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 4th inning to come-from-behind to defeat Las Vegas 6-4 on Wednesday night. CF Abraham Almonte (1x2, 3 R, RBI, 2 BB), SS Chris Taylor (1x4), 2B Nick Franklin (1x3, 2 RBI, BB), 1B Justin Smoak (1x3, RBI, BB), C Humberto Quintero (1x4) and 3B Gabriel Noriega (1x4, R, 2B, 2 RBI) each recorded 1 of the teams 6 hits. Starter Andrew Carraway (5.0,6,3,3,2,4,2HR) recorded his 5th win of the season, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits in 5.0 innings. LH Lucas Luetge (0.2,1,1,1,2,2) allowed a run in the top of the 6th inning, while RH Logan Kensing (1.1,0,0,0,3,0), RH Todd Coffey (1.0,0,0,0,1,2) and RH Carson Smith (1.0,2,0,0,1,0) combined to hold the 51s scoreless over the final 3.1 innings in relief. Smith allowed 2 hits and walked 1 in the 9th before recording his 7th save of the season.
OF NOTE: 1B Jesus Montero has hit safely in 15 of 19 games (w/AB) in J uly, batting .436 (34x78) with 16 runs scored, 8 doubles, 7 home runs, 29 RBI and 4 walks. His 29 RBI in J uly currently lead all minor league players. SS Chris Taylor is batting .500 (14x28) with 4 runs scored, 3 doubles, 1 RBI and 1 stolen base over his current 7-game hitting streak. 1B Ji-Man Choi has hit safely in 7 of his last 8 games, batting .321 (9x28) with 7 runs scored, 1 double, 4 RBI and 3 walks. C Humberto Quintero has hit safely in 12 of 13 games he has appeared in J uly, batting .422 (19x45) with 4 runs scored, 7 doubles, 1 home run and 6 RBI. RH Forrest Snow has allowed only 3 earned runs over 25.1 innings with Tacoma this season. Overall he is 1-1 with a 1.07 ERA (3 ER, 25.1 IP) in 9 games/3 starts. Snow has limited opponents to a .204 (19x93) average, while walking 7 and striking out 27.
REHAB ASSIGNMENT: LHP James Paxton is 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA (4 ER, 60 IP) in 2 rehab starts with Tacoma (5/24 vs. El Paso & 7/22 vs. Las Vegas). He also made 1 rehab start with Everett on J uly 17 vs. Salem-Keizer (2.2,2,2,2,1,2,HR). Paxton left start on April 8 vs. LAA in the sixth inning after allowing three runs in 5.0+innings to get the win. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a with a left latissimus dorsi muscle strain the next day (April 9).
COACHING STAFF: Roy Howell is the 29th manager in Tacoma franchise history. Howell is in his third season coaching in the Mariners organization after two seasons as the hitting coach at Class-A Advanced High Desert. His managerial resume includes 3 seasons at short- season Eugene (2003-05), 3 seasons with San Luis of the California Collegiate League (2007-10) and one season leading the field staff for the Road Warriors of the independent Atlantic League (2011). A former first-round selection by Texas in the 1972 draft, Howell logged time in the PCL as a player with Spokane (1974) and Portland (1985), as well as three seasons as a hitting coach with Portland (2000-02). Pitching coach Jaime Navarro, who is entering his 6th season with the Mariners organization, returns to the Rainiers after spending the last 3 seasons as the Mariners bullpen coach. Cory Snyder, who spent the last 3 seasons with J ackson, will serve as hitting coach. Tom Newberg return to Tacoma as part of the training staff, while Gabe Bourland will be the teams performance coach.
AA Jackson Generals Southern League
2014 RECORD: 45-56
STREAK: W2
AFFILIATE YEAR: 8th Year STADIUM: The Ball park at Jackson MANAGER: James Horner (1st year) PITCHING COACH: Lance Painter COACH: Mike Kinkade TRAINER: Eduardo Tamez PERFORMANCE COACH: Ryan Whi te
TODAYS GAME: Huntsville at J ackson | PROBABLE STARTER: RH Victor Sanchez (5-4, 3.73)
RECAP: 3B D.J. Peterson hit his 5th home run with the Generals as J ackson defeated Huntsville 8-3 on Wednesday night. Peterson hit a 2-run home run as part of a 3-run 6th inning that gave J ackson a 4-2 lead. DH Dario Pizzano (3x4, R) led the Generals with 3 hits, while Peterson (2x4, R, HR, 2 RBI), RF Julio Morban (2x3, R, RBI) and LF Patrick Kivlehan (2x4, 2 R, 2B, 3B, RBI) each recorded 2 of the teams 12 hits. Starter Stephen Landazuri (7.0,5,2,2,2,8) earned his 5th win, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and striking out 8 in 7.0 innings. RH Richard Vargas (1.0,2,1,1,0,1,HR) allowed a solo home run in the 8th inning, while RH Mayckol Guaipe (1.0,0,0,0,0,3) struck out all 3 batters faced in the 3 innings.
OF NOTE: OF Leon Landry currently has a 14-game hit streak, batting .297 (19x64) with 13 runs scored, 3 doubles, 1 home run, 4 RBI 1 walk and 7 stolen bases. SS Ketel Marte has hit safely in 11 of his last 13 game with 6 multi-hit efforts, batting .322 (19x59) with 10 runss scored, 3 doubles, 2 triples, 1 home run, 7 RBI, 2 walks and 5 stolen bases. 3B D.J. Peterson has hit safely in 13 of his last 15 games with 8 multi-hit contests, batting .361 (22x61) with 13 runs scored, 3 doubles, 5 home runs, 6 walks and 1 stolen base. Peterson has recorded at least 1 hit in 20 of 23 games with J ackson, batting .312 (29x93) with 14 runs scored, 5 doubles, 5 home runs, 15 RBI, 8 walks and 1 stolen base. Peterson leads all Mariners farmhands with 23 home runs. INF Patrick Kivlehan currently has a 7-game hit streak, batting .433 (13x30) with 6 runs scored, 4 doubles, 3 triples, 1 home run, 10 RBI and 1 walk. He has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games, batting .420 (21x50) with 12 runs scored, 5 doubles, 4 triples, 2 home runs, 15 RBI and 3 walks.
COACHING STAFF: After managing High Desert in 2013, James Horner will take over as manager of the Mariners affiliate in the Southern League, the J ackson Generals. Horner enters his 8th season with the Mariners (2005-10, 2013-current), but second as manager since returning to the organization prior to last season. Pitching coach Lance Painter returns to J ackson after spending the 2013 season with the High Desert Mavericks. Painter enters his 9th season with the Mariners, including his 4th with J ackson (2010-12). Entering his 4th season with the Mariners organization, Mike Kinkade will serve as the Generals hitting coach. The rest of his staff will include athletic trainer DJ Downie and performance coach Ryan White.
A High Desert Maverics California League
2014 RECORD: 48-54
STREAK: L5
AFFILIATE YEAR: 8th Year STADIUM: Stater Bros Stadium MANAGER: Eddi e Menchaca (1st year) PITCHING COACH: Andrew Lorrai ne COACH: Max Venable TRAINER: Tyl er Moos PERFORMANCE COACH: Cory Ri tter
TODAYS GAME: High Desert at Rancho Cucamonga | PROBABLE STARTER: RH Brett Shankin (3-4, 5.02)
High Desert OFF DAY
OF NOTE: INF Jordy Lara currently has a 14-game hit streak, batting .466 (27x58) with 16 runs scored, 5 doubles, 6 home runs, 17 RBI and 4 walks. Lara has also hit safely in 21 of his last 23 games, batting .430 (40x93) with 22 runs scored, 8 doubles, 8 home runs, 22 RBI, 8 walks and 1 stolen base. OF Jabari Henry has hit safely in 8 of his last 9 games, batting .378 (14x37) with 10 runs scored, 4 doubles, 4 home runs, 14 RBI and 5 walks. He has also hit safely 16 of his last 21 games with 10 multi-hit efforts, batting .376 (32x85) with 17 runs scored, 9 doubles, 7 home runs, 25 RBI and 11 walks. OF Gabby Guerrero has hit safely in each of his last 12 games, batting .345 (19x55) with 9 runs scored, 4 doubles, 1 home run, 7 RBI and 2 walks. SS Tyler Smith has hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games, batting .381 (16x42) with 11 runs scored, 5 doubles, 2 home runs, 6 RBI and 6 walks.
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: INF Jordy Lara was named California League Player of the Week, J uly 14-20. He hit safely in all 6 game he appeared during the week with 4 multi-hit efforts, batting .417 (10x24) with 8 runs scored, 1 double, 4 RBI, 11 RBI and 4 walks. Lara leads active Cal Leaguers with a .345 average through 97 games and ranks third with a .978 OPS.
COACHING STAFF: The Mariners California League affiliate, the High Desert Mavericks, will be managed by Eddie Menchaca, who spent the previous 3 seasons with Clinton. He enters his 6th season in the Mariners organization, including 4 as manager. Menchaca has led his squad to the postseason in each of the last 4 seasons, accumulating a 238-243 (.495) record. Pitching coach Andrew Lorraine enters his 1st season with High Desert after spending the last 2 seasons with Clinton. Hitting coach Max Venable begins his 1st season as coach in the Mariners organization. Venable appeared parts of 12 seasons in the Major Leagues as an outfielder, including stints with the Giants (1979-83), the Expos (1984), the Reds (1985-87), and the Angels (1989-91). Overall he batted .241 (337x1397) with 176 runs scored, 57 doubles, 17 triples, 18 home runs and 128 RBI in 727 career games in the Major Leagues. His son, Will, is currently an outfielder with the San Diego Padres. Tyler Moos begins his 2nd season with Mavericks as trainer and first-year performance coach Cory Ritter round out the Mavericks staff.
A Clinton LumberKings Midwest League
2014 RECORD: 43-56
STREAK: W2
AFFILIATE YEAR: 5th Year STADIUM: Ashford Uni verisity Fiel d MANAGER: Scott Stei nmann (1st year) PITCHING COACH: Cibney Bell o COACH: Brent Johnson TRAINER: Geoff Swanson PERFORMANCE COACH: Tayl or Nakamura
TODAYS GAME: West Michigan at Clinton | PROBABLE STARTER: RH Edwin Diaz (5-2, 3.20)
West Michigan 2 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors Clinton 4 runs, 8 hits, 2 errors
RECAP: LF Chantz Mack and C Marcus Littlewood each drove in 2 runs as Clinton defeated West Michigan 4-2 on Wednesday night. Mack hit his 6th home run of the season with a 2-run blast in the 6th inning that gave the LumberKings a 4-1 lead. SS Jack Reinheimer (3x4, R, 2 2B) led the team with 3 hits, while Mack (1x3, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB), Littlewood (1x3, 2 RBI), CF Aaron Barbosa (1x3, R, BB, SB) and 1B Justin Seager (1x4) each recorded 1 of the LumberKings 8 hits. Starter Eddie Campbell (6.0,5,1,1,3,3) recorded his 6th win of the season, allowing 1 run on 5 hits in 6.0 innings. RH Kevin McCoy (2.0,0,0,0,1,2) struck out 2 over 2.0 hitless innings, while RH Emilio Pagan (1.0,2,1,1,0,1) picked up his 11th save of the seaon, despite allowing 1 run in the top of the 9th inning.
OF NOTE: OF Chantz Mack has hit safely in 13 of his last 16 games with 5 multi-hit contests. Since J uly 4, he is batting .345 (20x58) with 9 runs scored, 1 double, 1 triple, 2 home runs, 9 RBI, 7 walks and 4 stolen bases. OF Aaron Barbosa has hit safely in 8 of his last 9 games, batting .400 (14x35) with 10 runs scored, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 3 RBI, 5 walks and 8 stolen bases. Since J une 26, RH Rafael Pineda is 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA (3 ER, 15.0 IP) in 9 relief appearances with Clinton. During this stretch he has walked only 2 batters, while striking out 11.
MIDWEST LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE WEEK: RHP Edwin Diaz was named Midwest League Pitcher of the Week, J uly 14-20. Diaz recorded the win in Clintons 5-0 win over Greak Lakes on J uly 17. He limited the Loons to only 3 hits, while walking 0 and striking out 8 in 6.0 shutout innings.
COACHING STAFF: Manager Scott Steinmann returns to lead the LumberKings after a four-year absence from the Midwest League. Steinmann was Clintons manager in 2009 and led them to a 69-68 record. He was originally assigned to be the hitting coach with short-A Everett, but was promoted to Clinton after Chris Prieto was named the Mariners Quality Control Coach. Pitching Coach Cibney Bello and Hitting Coach Brent Johnson make their MWL coaching debuts after being teammates on the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers squad in 2005. Bello held the same title with AZL Mariners in 2013 and J ohnson was the hitting coach in Pulaski. Geoff Swanson is the Athletic Trainer coming from Pulaski in 2013 and Taylor Nakamura is the performance specialist after being with Everett in 2013.
Short-A Everett Aquasox Northwest League
2014 RECORD: 12-27
STREAK: W1
AFFILIATE YEAR: 20th Year STADIUM: Everett Memorial Stadi um MANAGER: Dave Vall e (1st year) PITCHING COACH: Nasusel Cabrera COACH: Andy Botti n & Mike Davis TRAINER: Shane Zdebiak PERFORMANCE COACH: Michael Guari no
TODAYS GAME: Boise at Everett | PROBABLE STARTER: RH Lukas Schi ral di (0-1, 4.91)
Boise SUSPENDED - RAIN Everett
RECAP: Last nights game between the AquaSox and Hawks was postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a double header on Friday, with the first game starting at 5:35pm. OF NOTE: RH Kody Kerski has not allowed a hit over his last 4.2 innings scoreless innings in relief. During this 4-game stretch he has walked 3 batters and struck out 4. Overall this season he is 2-1 with 1 save and a 1.86 ERA (4 ER, 19.1 IP) in 12 games. He has limited opponents to a .203 (15x74) average, while walking 10 and striking out 24. C Luke Guarnaccia has recorded a hit in 8 of his last 10 games, batting .344 (11x32) with 4 runs scored, 1 double, 1 home run, 1 RBI, 3 walks and 2 stolen bases. OF Austin Cousino has hit safely in 14 of his last 16 games, batting .297 (19x64) with 11 runs scored, 3 doubles, 4 home runs, 12 RBI, 6 walks and 8 stolen bases.
COACHING STAFF: Dave Valle enters his first season in the Mariners Minor League organization at the helm of the Seattle's affiliate in the Northwest League, the Everett AquaSox. Prior to joining the AquaSox, he spent the last 16 seasons as part of the Mariners broadcast team, including also spending the last 5 seasons as an analyst on the MLB Network's MLB Tonight show. The former catcher spent 9 seasons behind the plate for the Mariners and 21 seasons in professional baseball after originally selected by the Mariners in the second round of the 1978 MLB Draft. Valle played for 4 teams in his 13-year Major League career, including the Mariners (1984-93), Boston (1994), Milwaukee (1994) and Texas (1995-96). He finished with a .237 lifetime batting average, 77 home runs and 350 RBI. Nasusel Cabrera, who also serves as the Latin American Pitching Coordinator, enters his first season with Everett after spending the last four seasons as pitching coach with Pulaski. Andy Bottin and Mike Davis will serve as coaches, while trainer Shane Zdebiak and performance coach Michael Guarino, each enters for their first season in the Mariners organization.
Rookie Pulaski Mariners Appalachian League
2014 RECORD: 18-14
STREAK: W4
AFFILIATE YEAR: 7th Year STADIUM: Cal fee Park MANAGER: Rob Mummau (1st year) PITCHING COACH: Jason Blanton COACH: James Loften TRAINER: Matt Corvo PERFORMANCE COACH: Scott Burgett
TODAYS GAME: Pulaski at Bristol | PROBABLE STARTER: TBA
RECAP: CF Estarl yn Morales hit a 2-run home run in the 4th inning to lead Pulaski to a 3-2 win over Bristol on Wednesday night. RF Wayne Taylor (2x3, R, 2B, BB, 2 SB) led the team with 2 hits, while Morales (1x4, R, HR, 2 RBI), LF Jose Leal (1x4, SB) and 3B Chase Nyman (1x3, RBI, BB) each recorded 1 of the Mariners 5 hits. Starter Zach Littell (7.0,6,1,1,1,4,HR) allowed 1 run on 6 hits over 7.0 inning to earn his 3rd win of the season. RH Trey Cochran-Gil (2.0,1,1,0,0,1) recorded his 5th save of the season, despite allowing 1 unearned run in the bottom of the 9th inning.
OF NOTE: Carlton Tanabe has hit safely in 15 of 17 games he has appeared in J uly, batting .406 (26x64) with 11 runs scored, 7 doubles, 1 triple, 14 RBI, 7 walks and 1 stole base. OF Estarl yn Morales currently has a 9-game hit streak, batting .457 (16x35) with 7 runs scored, 2 doubles, 2 triples, 1 home run, 9 RBI, 6 walks and 3 stolen bases. RH Trey Cochran-Gill has not allowed an earned run in 16.2 innings to begin his career. He has limited opponents to a .105 (6x57) average, while walking 2 and striking out 20. RH Peter Miller has not allowed an earned run over his last 16.0 innings in relief (10 G). During this stretch, since J une 26, he has limited opponents to a .207 (12x58) average while walking 0 and striking out 17 (1 HBP).
COACHING STAFF: After managing Everett in 2012 and 2013, Rob Mummau takes over as manager of the Mariners affiliate in the Appalachian League, the Pulaski Mariners. Mummau enters his 13th season with the Mariners, including fourth as a manager. He has led his squad to the postseason three times, accumulating a 162-125 (.564) record prior to 2014. Pitching coach Jason Blanton enters his first season with the Mariners after previously working as a pitching coach for USA Baseball on various events. Hitting coach James Loften, also in his first season in the organization, trainer Matt Corvo and performance coach Scott Burgett will round out the staff in Pulaski.
Rookie AZL Mariners Arizona League
2014 RECORD: 12-14
STREAK: L1
AFFILIATE YEAR: 21st Year STADIUM: Everett Memorial Stadi um MANAGER: Darrin Garner (2nd year) PITCHING COACH: Rich Dorman COACH: Jose Umbri a TRAINER: Randy Roetter PERFORMANCE COACH: Will Li ndholm
RECAP: Last nights game between the AZL Indians and the AZL Mariners was suspended with a Mariners leading 5-1 in the 4th inning due to ligthning.
OF NOTE: OF Alex Jackson left the game on Monday night after being hit in the face by a line drive. He was diagnosed with a small fracture of the maxillary antrum (sinus area). He has hit safely in 14 of his first 20 professional games with 7 multi-hit games, batting .289 (22x76) with 11 runs scored, 6 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs, 15 RBI and 6 walks.
COACHING STAFF: Darrin Garner, who enters his 18th season in the Mariners organization, returns for the 2nd season as manager of the Peoria Mariners in the Arizona League. Jose Umbria will serve as the teams hitting coach and Rich Dorman will be the teams pitching coach. Randy Roetter returns for his 13th season with the team as trainer and Will Lindholm is the Mariners performance coach.
Seattle Mariners minor league infielder D.J. Peterson played for the U.S. squad, while outfielder Gabby Guerrero represented the World team in the 16th annual SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game on Sunday, J uly 13 at Target Field in Minnepolis as part of All-Star weekend. Peterson started at 1B and in the 6th position in the lineup, going 1-for-2 with a double. Guerrero hit 7th as the World teams starting DH, going 0-for-2 at the plate.
The Mariners have had 31 selections to the Futures Game since its first began in 1999. Six players on the current 25-man roster (+DL) played in the Futures Game in the past: Robinson Cano (2003-04), Corey Hart (2002), Felix Hernandez (2004), Logan Morrison (2010), James Paxton (2011) and Michael Saunders (2007). Brad Miller was selected to the 2013 U.S. Team, but was unable to play due to his promotion to the Major League squad. Cano (All-Star: 2006, 2010-13, Futures Game: 2003 & 2004), Hart (All-Star: 2008 & 2010, Futures Game: 2002) and Hernandez (All-Star: 2009, 2011-13; Futures Game: 2004) are each one of 115 players to have competed in both the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game and the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
The SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, which is now in its 16th year, features the top Minor League prospects competing in a nine-inning contest as part of Taco Bell All-Star Sunday. The U.S. Team, which has won each of the last four contests, leads the all-time series, 9-6. The game will begin at 5:00 p.m. (ET)/4:00 p.m. (CT) and can be viewed live on MLB Network and MLB.com. Featured on MLB Network for the first time, the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game will be called by Matt Vasgersian, Sean Casey and Heidi Watney, along with MLB.coms J onathan Mayo.
Major League Baseball, in conjunction with the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau, MLB.com, Baseball America and the 30 Major League Clubs, selected the 25 players currently on each team. Each Major League organization is represented and players from all full-season Minor Leagues were eligible to participate.
PLAYERS/PITCHERS OF THE WEEK
Patrick Kivlehan, INF High Desert California League (April 14-20) Jordy Lara, INF High Desert California League (April 21-27) Cam Hobson, LHP J ackson Southern League (April 28-May 4) Austin Wilson, OF Clinton Midwest League (April 28-May 4) D.J. Peterson, INF High Desert California League (May 26-J une 1) Tyler Pike, LHP High Desert California League (May 26-J une 1) Brett Shankin, RHP High Desert California League (J une 2-8) Andrew Kittredge, RHP High Desert California League (J une 9-15) D.J. Peterson, INF High Desert California League (J une 16-22) Dylan Unsworth, RHP High Desert California League (J une 16-22) Taijuan Walker, RHP Tacoma PCL (J une 23-29) Daniel Missaki, RHP Pulaski Appalachian League (J une 23-29) Victor Sanchez, RHP J ackson Southern League (J uly 7-13) J ordy Lara, INF High Desert California League (J uly 14-20) RHP Edwin Diaz, RHP Clinton Midwest League (J uly 14-20)
MID-SEASON ALL-STAR SELECTIONS
Pacific Coast League (Tacoma): SS Chris Taylor (Starter) (3x4, 2 2B) 3B Gabriel Noriega (Starter) (0x2) INF Nick Franklin (1x4, R) RHP Logan Kensing (Did not play)
Southern League (Jackson): SS Ketel Marte (2x5) RHP Mayckol Guiape (1.0,1,0,0,0,1) RHP Stephen Kohlscheen (Did not participate due to AAA promotion).
California League (High Desert): OF Gabriel Guerrero (0x2)
Midwest League (Clinton): C Marcus Littlewood (0x1, RBI, BB, SF) SS Jack Reinheimer (0x2) RHP Edwin Diaz (1.0,0,0,0,1,1) RHP Emilio Pagan (0.2,0,0,0,0,1)
2014 Seattle Mariners Recent Minor League Transactions:
7/23/14 RHP Taijuan Walker Recalled to Seattle from Tacoma. Optioned to Tacoma (Post-Game). 7/22/14 RHP Erasmo Ramirez Recalled to Seattle from Tacoma. Optioned to Tacoma (Post-Game). LHP James Paxton Transferred Rehab Assignment to Tacoma. RHP Logan Bawcom Placed on Rehab Assignment at Everett. LHP Nick Val enza Transferred to High Desert from Clinton. INF Nate Tenbrink Transferred Rehab Assignment to Everett. 7/21/14 INF Justin Smoak Optioned to Tacoma from Seattle. RHP David Holman (High Desert) Placed on the Disabled List. 7/20/14 LHP Jordan Shipers (High Desert) Placed on the Disabled List. 7/18/14 OF Guillermo Pimentel Returned from Rehab Assignment at AZL Mariners. 7/17/14 OF Stefen Romero Recalled to Seattle from Tacoma. LHP James Paxton Placed on Rehab Assignment at Everett. RHP Blake Beavan Transferred Rehab Assignment to Tacoma. INF Tom Verdi Transferred to Pulaski from AZL Mariners. C James Alfonso Transferred to Everett from AZL Mariners. 7/16/14 LHP Lucas Luetge Optioned to Tacoma from Seattle. LHP Ryan Horstman Returned from Rehab Assignment at AZL Mariners. 7/14/14 OF Corey Simpson Transferred to Everett from Tacoma. INF D.J. Peterson Reinstated from the Temporarily Inactive List (Participated in the Futures Game). RHP Andrew Kittredge Transferred to High Desert from Everett. RHP Tommy Burns Placed on the Disabled List. RHP Ramon Morla (AZL Mariners) Placed on the Disabled List. RHP Marvin Gorgas (AZL Mariners) Placed on the Disabled List. INF Alexy Palma Transferred to AZL Mariners from Pulaski. OF Jose Leal Transferred to Pulaski from AZL Mariners. LHP Jake Zokan Transferred Rehab Assignment to AZL Mariners. LHP Nick Kiel Transferred Rehab Assignment to AZL Mariners. RHP Logan Seifrit Transferred Rehab Assignment to AZL Mariners. INF Patrick Brady Transferred to High Desert from Everett. 7/13/14 INF Nate Tenbrink Placed on Rehab Assignment at AZL Mariners. RHP Mayckol Guaipe (J ackson) Reinstated from the Disabled List. INF D.J. Peterson Placed on the Temporarily Inactive List (Participated in the Futures Game). OF Guillermo Pimentel Placed on Rehab Assignment at AZL Mariners. RHP Andrew Kittredge Transferred to Everett from High Desert. 7/12/14 LHP Jake Zokan Transferred Rehab Assignment to Everett. LHP Nick Kiel Transferred Rehab Assignment to Everett. RHP Logan Seifrit Transferred Rehab Assignment to Everett. INF Patrick Brady Transferred to Everett from High Desert. 7/11/14 INF Justin Smoak Recalled to Seattle from Tacoma. 7/10/14 LHP Lucas Luetge Recalled to Seattle from Tacoma. RHP Tyler Herb Transferred to High Desert from Peoria. 7/9/14 RHP Stephen Pryor Recalled to Seattle from Tacoma. Optioned to Tacoma from Seattle (post-game). 7/8/14 RHP Taijuan Walker Optioned to Tacoma from Seattle. C Jesus Sucre Recalled to Seattle from Tacoma. C John Hicks Transferred to Tacoma from J ackson. C Steven Baron Transferred to J ackson from High Desert. C Toby Demello Transferred to High Desert from Everett. 7/7/14 RHP Matt Brazis Transferred to J ackson from High Desert. LHP Jake Zokan Placed on Rehab Assignment with AZL Mariners. 7/5/14 INF Erick Mejia Transferred to Peoria from Pulaski. RHP Jose Santiago Transferred to Peoria from DSL Mariners. 7/4/14 INF Justin Smoak Returned from Rehab Assignment at Tacoma. Optioned to Tacoma from Seattle. OF Corey Hart Returned from Rehab Assignment at Tacoma. LHP Blake Holovach Transferred to Clinton from Everett. 7/3/14 RHP Chance Ruffin Placed on the Voluntarlily Retired List (Post-Game). LHP Nick Hill (J ackson) Placed on the Disabled List. 7/1/14 INF Brock Hebert Transferred to J ackson from High Desert. INF Zach Shank Transferred to High Desert from Clinton. RHP Lars Huijer Transferred to High Desert from Clinton. RHP Jochi Ogando (High Desert) Placed on the Disabled List. RHP Dylan DeMeyer Placed on the Voluntarily Retired List. RHP Kevin McCoy Transferred to Clinton from Peoria, AZL. INF Luis Caballero Transferred to Clinton from Everett. OF Brett Thomas Trasferred to Clinton from Everett. OF Corey Simpson Trasferred to Everett from Clinton. INF Rafael Fernandez Transferred to Pulaski from Peoria, AZ. INF Nelson Ward Transferred to Everett from Pulaski. RHP Rigoberto Garcia Tranferred to Pulaski from Everett. LHP Luiz Gohara Transferred to Everett from Peoria, AZ. 6/30/14 LHP Lane Ratliff Placed on the Disabled List.
MINOR LEAGUE TRANSACTIONS CONTINUED:
6/29/14 RHP Forrest Snow Transferred to Tacoma from J ackson. OF Stefen Romero Optioned to Tacoma from Seattle. RHP Taijuan Walker Recalled to Seattle from Tacoma. RHP Moises Hernandez Reinstated from the Disabled List. 6/28/14 RHP Mayckol Guaipe (J ackson) Placed on the Disabled List. LHP Nick Hill Reinstated from the Disabled List. RHP Ricardo Pereira Transferred to Pulaski from Everett. LHP Ryan Yarbrough Transferred to Everett from Pulaski. 6/27/14 OF Jabari Blash Placed on the Restricted List. OF Jamal Austin Placed on the Restricted List. 6/26/14 RHP Dylan De Meyer Transferred to Clinton from Everett. 6/25/14 OF Xavier Nady Released from his Minor League Player Contract. RHP Brandon Maurer Recalled to Seattle from Tacoma. RHP Erasmo Ramirez Optioned to Tacoma from Seattle. RHP Kevin McCoy Transferred to Peoria from from Everett. OF Austin Wilson Placed on the Disabled List. 6/24/14 INF Mickey Wiswall Released from Minor League Player Contract. INF D.J. Peterson Transferred to J ackson from High Desert. 6/23/14 LHP Ryan Horstman Placed on Rehab Assignment at AZL Mariners. 6/22/14 OF Xavier Avery Reinstated in the Suspended List. OF Jabari Blash Placed on the Suspended List. RHP Jeffeson Medina Transferred to Everett from Pulaski. 6/21/14 OF Corey Hart Placed on Rehab Assignment at Tacoma. 6/20/14 OF Michael Saunders Placed on Rehab Assignment at Tacoma. RH Matt Palmer (Tacoma) Reinstated from the Disabled List. RH Forrest Snow Transferred to J ackson from Tacoma. RH Moises Hernandez (J ackson) Placed on the Disabled List. 6/19/14 OF Xavier Avery Placed in the Suspended List. OF Julio Morban Transferred to J ackson from Extended. LHP Tyler Pike Transferred to J ackson from High Desert. RHP David Colvin Reinstated from the Disabled List. INF Nate Melendres (J ackson) Placed on the Disabled List. RHP Oliver Garcia Transferred to High Desert from Everett. 6/18/14 INF Justin Smoak Placed on Rehab Assignment at Tacoma. 6/17/14 OF Arby Fields Transferred to Pulaski from Everett. RHP Troy Scott Transfeered to Pulaski from Everett. 6/16/14 C Carlton Tanabe Transferred to Pulaski from Clinton. 6/15/14 RHP Troy Scott Transferred to Everett from Pulaski. RHP Oiver Garcia Transferred to Everett from High Desert. 6/14/14 LHP Clay Rapada Released from Minor League Player Contract. RHP Logan Bawcom (Tacoma) Placed on the Disabled List. RHP Stephen Kohlscheen Transferred to Tacoma from J ackson. INF Ji-Man Choi Transferred to Tacoma from J ackson. RHP Stephen Landazuri Reinstated from the the Disabled List. OF Austin Cousino Transferred to Everett from Pulaski. 6/13/14 RHP Forrest Snow Transferred to Tacoma from J ackson. INF Joe DeCarlo (High Desert) Placed on the Disabled List. C Carlton Tanabe Transferred to Clinton from Extended. 6/12/14 INF Jesus Montero Recalled to Seattle from Tacoma. 6/11/14 INF Logan Morrison Returned from Rehab Assignment at Tacoma. RHP Matt Palmer (Tacoma) Placed on the Disabled List. RHP Stephen Pryor Reinstated from the Disabled List. C Manuel Pina Outright Trade to Toledo (AAA-DET) from J ackson. INF Mickey Wiswall Transferred to J ackson from Extended. 6/10/14 RHP Mike MacDougal Released from Minor League Player Contract. RHP Taijuan Walker Returned from Rehab Assignment at Tacoma. Reinstated from Seattle Disabled List. Optioned to Tacoma from Seattle. INF Chris Taylor (Tacoma) Reinstated from Disabled List. INF Patrick Brady Transferred to High Desert from Tacoma. OF Julio Morban Transferrd to J ackson from Extended. Placed on the J ackson Disabled List. 6/9/14 RHP Carson Smith (Tacoma) Placed on the Disabled List. INF Ji-Man Choi Reinstated from the Tacoma Restricted List. Transferred to J ackson from Tacoma. INF Mickey Wiswall Transferred to Pulaski from J ackson. RHP Thyago Vieira (Clinton) Placed on the Disabled List. RHP Tommy Burns Transferred to Clinton from Extended. 6/8/14 RHP Zach Miner Release from Minor League Contract. LHP Clay Rapada (Tacoma) Reinstated from the Disabled List. INF Luis Caballero Transferred to Everett from High Desert. 6/7/14 LHP Nick Hill (J ackson) Placed on the Disabled List. RHP Moises Hernandez (J ackson) Reinstated from the Disabled List. 6/6/14 OF Ian Miller (Clinton) Placed on the Disabled List. OF Aaron Barbosa Reinstated from High Desert Disabled List. Transferred to Clinton from High Desert. 6/3/14 RHP Erasmo Ramirez Recalled to Seattle from Tacoma. INF Nick Franklin Optioned to Tacoma from Seattle.
2014 Seattle Mariners MLB Draft Results:
RD PLAYER POS B-T HT WT AGE SCHOOL HOMETOWN 1 Alex Jackson OF R-R 6-2 215 18 Rancho Bernardo HS Escondido, CA 2b Gareth Morgan OF R-R 6-4 220 18 Blyth Academy Toronto, ONT, Canada 3 Austin Cousino OF L-L 5-10 185 21 University of Kentucky Dublin, OH 4 Ryan Yarbrough LHP L-L 6-6 210 22 Old Dominion University Lakeland, FL 5 Dan Altavilla RHP R-R 5-11 200 21 Mercyhurst College Greenock, PA 6 Lane Ratliff LHP L-L 6-3 185 19 Jones County Junior College Purvis, MS 7 Taylor Byrd LHP L-L 6-2 175 21 Nicholls State University Petal, MS 8 Kody Kerski RHP R-R 5-10 185 22 Sacred Heart University Waterbury, CT 9 Peter Miller RHP R-R 6-1 200 22 Florida State University Lutz, FL 10 Adam Martin C R-R 6-2 230 22 Western Carolina University Marietta, GA 11 Jeremiah Muhammad RHP R-R 6-2 195 19 Coral Springs Christian Academy Corals Springs, FL 12 Nelson Ward SS L-R 5-11 175 21 University of Georgia Marietta, GA 13 Marvin Gorgas RHP R-R 5-9 185 18 East Hampton High School East Hampton, CT 14 Chris Mariscal SS R-R 5-10 180 21 Fresno State Fresno, CA 15 Lukas Schiraldi RHP R-R 6-6 210 20 University of Texas Austin, TX 16 Wayne Taylor C L-R 6-1 205 21 Stanford University Houston, TX 17 Trey Cochran-Gill RHP R-R 5-10 190 21 Auburn University Tallassee, AL 18 Nick Kiel LHP R-L 5-11 205 21 Bellevue College Everett, WA 19 Rohn Pierce RHP R-R 6-3 210 21 Canisius College Lockport, NY 20 Hawtin Buchanan RHP L-R 6-8 245 21 Ole Miss Biloxi, MS 21 Jay Baum SS R-R 6-0 195 21 Clemson University Alpharetta, GA 22 Jarrett Brown LHP R-L 6-2 190 21 University of Georgia Conyers, GA 23 Pat Peterson LHP R-L 6-3 190 21 North Carolina State Bear, DE 24 Sheehan Planas-Arteaga 1B L-R 6-2 195 21 Barry Unversity Miami, FL 25 Vinny Nittoli RHP R-R 6-1 210 23 Xavier University Gibsonia, PA 26 Taylor Smart SS R-R 5-10 175 22 University of Tennessee Maple Valley, WA 27 Andy Peterson 2B R-R 5-10 178 22 Oregon State University La Palma, CA 28 Dominic Blanco C L-R 6-2 215 18 Gulf Coast High School Naples, FL 29 Tyler Herb RHP R-R 6-4 190 22 Coast Carolina University Lykens, PA 30 James Alfonso C R-R 5-10 195 22 University of Hartford Raynham, MA 31 DeAires Moses CF L-L 5-9 160 18 East Nashville Magnet School Goodlettsville, TN 32 Chase Nyman 2B L-R 5-11 170 20 East Mississippi Community College Pascagoula, MS 33 Tom Verdi SS R-R 6-2 185 22 University of Connecticut Warwick, RI 34 Andrew Summerville LHP L-L 6-3 195 18 Lakeside High School Seattle, WA 35 Chris McGrath LHP R-L 6-3 198 18 Marist School Atlanta, GA 36 Spencer Hermann LHP L-L 6-4 235 20 Fisher College Jacksonville, FL 37 Sam Lindquist RHP R-R 6-6 255 22 Stanford University Mercer Island, WA 38 Taylor Zeutenhorst OF L-R 6-5 228 22 University of Iowa Sheldon, IA 39 Kavin Keyes 3B S-R 5-11 195 22 Oregon State University Sandy, UT 40 Scott Manea C R-R 5-11 205 18 St. J ohns High School Shrewsbury, MA
2b =Competitive Balance B Pick (end of 2 nd round)
Bold = Signed (36 of 40 selections)
Tacoma Rainiers (51-53) 6, Las Vegas 51s (59-47) 4 Jul y 23, 2014
BATTING 2B: den Dekker (23, Carraway), Muno (11, Smith, C). HR: Flores, W (13, 3rd inning off Carraway, 1 on, 1 out), Dykstra (13, 3rd inning off Carraway, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Muno 2; Dykstra 4; Centeno 2; den Dekker 3; Flores, W 5; Brown, A. RBI: Flores, W 3 (57), Dykstra (60). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Puello; Satin 3; Muno; Brown, A 2; den Dekker. GIDP: Muno. Team RISP: 3-for-13. Team LOB: 16.
BASERUNNING SB: Puello (10, 2nd base off Luetge/Quintero).
FIELDING E: Flores, W (12, throw), den Dekker (2, fielding).
BATTING 2B: Gimenez, H (1, Landazuri), Ramirez, N (18, Vargas). HR: Statia (4, 8th inning off Vargas, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Gimenez, H 2; Shaw, N; Diaz, R; Ramirez, N 2; Statia 6. RBI: Statia 2 (20), Gimenez, H (1). 2-out RBI: Statia. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Davis, Ke 3; Diaz, R. Team RISP: 2-for-8. Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING SB: Diaz, R (1, 2nd base off Landazuri/Baron).
FIELDING E: Davis, Ke (7, fielding). Outfield assists: Davis, Ke (Pizzano at 3rd base).
BATTING 2B: Reinheimer 2 (14, Green, Robertson). HR: Mack (6, 6th inning off Robertson, 1 on, 0 out). TB: Thomas; Seager; Reinheimer 5; Mack 4; Barbosa; Littlewood. RBI: Littlewood 2 (36), Mack 2 (36). 2-out RBI: Littlewood 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Seager 2. GIDP: Yates, Littlewood. Team RISP: 2-for-6. Team LOB: 3.
BASERUNNING SB: Barbosa (21, 3rd base off Green/Greiner), Mack (7, 2nd base off Green/Greiner), Reinheimer (30, 2nd base off Lewicki/Greiner). CS: Barbosa (2, 2nd base by Lewicki/Greiner).
BATTING 2B: Maria, J (8, Paulino). TB: Maria, J 2; Montero, L 2; De Aza; Moscote. RBI: Moscote (19). 2-out RBI: Moscote. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Medina; Correa, F; J imenez 2; Pascual 2. Team RISP: 1-for-12. Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING SB: Montero, L (3, 2nd base off Manzueta/Perez, Y), Medina (5, 2nd base off Manzueta/Perez, Y), Correa, F (8, 2nd base off Reyes, R/Perez, Y). CS: Pascual (6, 2nd base by Paulino/Perez, Y).
BATTING 2B: Taylor (10, Sandfort). HR: Morales, E (2, 4th inning off Del Rosario, M, 1 on, 0 out). TB: Morales, E 4; Nyman; Leal, J ; Taylor 3. RBI: Morales, E 2 (18), Nyman (5). 2-out RBI: Nyman. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Leal, J ; Fernandez, Ra 2; Baum. SAC: Calderon, Y. Team RISP: 1-for-7. Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING SB: Taylor (2, 2nd base off Del Rosario, M/Arribas), Leal, J (1, 2nd base off Sandfort/Arribas), Tanabe (4, 2nd base off Sandfort/Arribas).
BATTING 2B: Rengifo (9, Bermudez, H), Sandoval (3, Medina). TB: Rengifo 2; Sandoval 4; Velasquez, A 3; Laya 2; Tenias; J imenez; Sojo; Helder. RBI: J imenez (23), Velasquez, A 2 (53), Rengifo (17), Tenias (10). 2-out RBI: Velasquez, A. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Laya 4; Velasquez, A; Leal, B. SF: Tenias. Team RISP: 5-for-13. Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING SB: Rengifo (9, 2nd base off Arias, J /Pereda), Tenias (4, 2nd base off Bermudez, H/Pereda), Sojo (4, 3rd base off J erez/Pereda). CS: Laya (4, 3rd base by Medina/Pereda).