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Seattle Mariners Farm Teams Had Great Success This Year

By Bobby Mueller

Jul 17, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; General view of at Safeco Field during the seventh inning of a game between the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros. Houston defeated Seattle, 8-1. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 17, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; General view of at Safeco Field during the seventh inning of a game between the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros. Houston defeated Seattle, 8-1. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports /
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February 21, 2011; Bradenton, FL, USA; A detailed view of baseballs in a basket during Pittsburgh Pirates spring training at Pirate City minor league training complex. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-US PRESSWIRE
February 21, 2011; Bradenton, FL, USA; A detailed view of baseballs in a basket during Pittsburgh Pirates spring training at Pirate City minor league training complex. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-US PRESSWIRE /

Double-A Jackson Generals

46-24, .657, Southern League North First Half Winners

The Generals ran away with the North division in the first half, beating the next-closest team by 10 games in the standings. They are currently second to the Montgomery Biscuits in the second half of the season with three regular season games still to play. The Generals hitters finished third of 10 teams in runs scored and their pitching staff had the league’s third-best ERA. Their first playoff game will be on Wednesday, September 7.

Players of Note:

OF Tyler O’Neill (21 years old, .295/.376/.512)—The Mariners had one player on the Baseball America mid-season Top 100 update and that player was Tyler O’Neill, outfielder for the Jackson Generals. O’Neill was a third round pick by the Mariners in 2013 out of a British Columbia secondary school. He hit 32 home runs in High-A Bakersfield last year and followed that up with a 24 HR, 101 RBI season in Double-A this year. He’s currently the best prospect in the Mariners’ system.

RHP Andrew Moore (22 years old, 9-3, 3.16 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 7.1 K/9)—Moore was #8 on the Mariners Baseball America preseason Top 10. He wasn’t the top starting pitcher on the Generals, but he was young for the league. In two minor league seasons, Moore has a career 2.53 ERA and 1.08 WHIP. His 7.9 K/9 is not dazzling, but he makes up for it with a low 1.4 BB/9 walk rate.

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