2014 Minor League Season in Review KETEL MARTE Heart & Soul Award D.J. PETERSON Co-Player of the Year JORDAN PRIES Co-Starting Pitcher of the Year EDWIN DIAZ Co-Starting Pitcher of the Year JORDY LARA Co-Player of the Year 2014 SEATTLE MARINERS MINOR LEAGUE REVIEW AFFILIATES UPDATE: The Mariners 9 minor league affiliates wrapped up the 2014 season combining for a 420-474 (.470) record. The organization had 4 teams finish the season .500 or better, but the Arizona League On the Farm: Mariners were the only Mariners minor league team to qualify for the post-season. Tacoma (AAA) ............................ 74-70 Jackson (AA) .............................. 63-76 YOUTH MOVEMENT: The Mariners had 6 minor league players make their Major League debut this season, High Desert (High-A) .................. 66-74 all 6 were homegrown players: LHP Roenis Elias, OF James Jones, RHP Dominic Leone, OF Stefen Clinton (A) .................................. 61-77 Romero, RHP Carson Smith and INF Chris Taylor. Everett (short-season A) ............. 44-32 Pulaski (rookie) ........................... 36-30 MARINERS MILB AWARDS: Infielders Jordy Lara (High Desert/Jackson) and D.J. Peterson (High AZL Mariners (rookie) ................. 31-22 Desert/Jackson) were named Co-Player of the Year, right-hander pitchers Jordan Pries (Jackson/Tacoma) DSL Mariners ............................. 27-43 and Edwin Diaz (Clinton) were named the Co-Starting Pitchers of the Year and right-handed pitcher Matt VSL Mariners .............................. 34-34 Brazis (High Desert/Jackson) was named Relief Pitcher of the Year. Infielder Patrick Kivlehan Totals 420-474 (High/Jackson) received the Unsung Hero Award, while infielder Ketel Marte was earned the Heart and Soul Award for his exemplary play and leadership. Most MiLB RBI MARINERS MILB CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: In his first full season in the minor leagues, INF D.J. 1. Marquez Smith (CIN) ................ 131 Peterson hit .297 (147x495) with 83 runs scored, 31 doubles, 1 triple, 31 home runs, 111 RBI, 45 walks and 2. D.J. Peterson (SEA) ................ 111 7 stolen base in 123 games combined between High Desert and Jackson. Peterson was 1 of 5 minor league 3. Kris Bryant (CHI) ...................... 110 players this season to record at least 30 home runs, while driving in at least 100 runs, joining Kris Bryant-CHI 4. Joey Gallo (TEX) ...................... 106 (43 HR/110 RBI), Marquez Smith-CIN (38 HR/131 RBI), Steven Moya-DET (35 HR/105 RBI) and Joey Gallo- 5. Steven Moya (DET) .................. 105 TEX (42 HR/106 RBI). Dating back to 1992, Peterson is only the 3rd Mariners farmhands to accomplish the 6. Jordy Lara (SEA)..................... 104 feat and first since Alex Liddi hit 30 home runs and drove in 104 runs in 2011 with Triple-A Tacoma and 1B 7. Patrick Kivlehan (SEA) ........... 103 Rich Poythress hit 31 home runs and had 130 RBI in 2010 with Single-A High Desert. Peterson, attended 8. Ryan McMahon (COL) .............. 102 University of New Mexico from 2011-13 and was the Mariners 1st round selection (12th overall) in the 2013 Correlle Prime (COL) ................ 102 MLB First-Year Player Draft. 10. Carlos Asuaje (BOS) ................ 101 11. Rudy Flores (ARI) ..................... 100 Jordy Lara hit .337 (177x525) with 91 runs scored, 40 doubles, 5 triples, 26 home runs, 104 RBI, 46 walks 12. Mike Jacobs (ARI) ...................... 97 and 1 stolen base in 135 games combined between High Desert and Jackson. Lara finished T3rd in the minor Matt Olson (OAK) ....................... 97 league this season with 71 extra-base hits, while also ranking 6th in RBI and T9th in doubles, 10th in slugging Corey Seager (LAD) ................... 97 percentage (.581) and T13th in OPS (.937). He reached base safely via a hit or walk in 114 of 135 games, 15. Gabby Guerrero (SEA) .............. 96 including 52 games with at least 2 hits. Lara was promoted to AA Jackson on July 27. At the time of his Renato Nunez (OAK) .................. 96 promotion, Lara had a 17-game hit streak, batting .479 (34x71) with 21 runs scored, 8 doubles, 8 home runs, Christian Walker (BAL) ............... 96 24 RBI and 6 walks. Overall he hit .353 (141x399) with 77 runs scored, 26 doubles, 5 triples, 22 home runs, Brandon Drury (ARI) ................... 95 80 RBI, 38 walks and 1 stolen base in 102 games with the Mavericks. As of July 28, Lara led the California 19. Jabari Henry (SEA) ................... 95 League in hits (141) and total bases (243), while also ranking 2nd in average (.353), T2nd in RBI (80), 3rd in Fernando Perez (SD) .................. 95 slugging percentage (.609), T3rd in home runs (22), runs (77) and extra-base hits, T4th in games (102), 6th Viosergy Rosa ............................ 95 in on-base percentage (.413) and 8th in doubles. Lara was named California League Player of the week three times: April 21-27, July 14-20 & July 21-27. Lara, who completed his 4th season in the Mariners organization, 100 RBI + 30 HR SEASON was signed by Seattle as a non-drafted International free agent on November 25, 2008. MARINERS MILB STARTING CO-PITCHERS OF THE YEAR: RH Jordan Pries split the season between 1. Marquez Smith (CIN) ........... 131/30 AA Jackson and AAA Tacoma, going a combined to go 10-8 with a 3.86 ERA (66 ER, 154.0 IP) over 27 games, 2. D.J. Peterson (SEA) ........... 111/31 26 starts. Pries made 2 starts with AA Jackson before making his AAA debut with the Rainiers on April 20 vs. 3. Kris Bryant (CHI) ................. 110/43 Sacramento. He allowed only 1 hit and struck out 2 in the Rainiers 1-0 win over Sacramento, but did not factor 4. Joey Gallo (TEX) ................. 106/42 into the decision (6.0,1,0,0,2,2). Overall with Tacoma he went 9-8 with a 4.06 ERA (64 ER, 142.0 IP) in 25 5. Steven Moya (DET) ............. 105/35 games, 24 starts. He allowed 1 run or less in 11 of his 24 starts and and 3 runs or less 18 times. Pries ranked 5th in the league with a .254 opponents average (4th among starters, .246), while also ranking 9th with a 4.06 Baseball America ERA. A native of Alameda, California, Pries was originally selected by Seattle in the 30th round out of Stanford League Top Prospects University in the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft. RH Edwin Diaz went 6-8 with a 3.33 ERA (43 ER, 116.1 IP) in 24 starts with A Clinton in the Midwest League. Pacific Coast League: He limited opponents to a .226 (96x224) average, while walking 42 and striking out 111. Diaz allowed 2 earned Taijuan Walker, RHP ........................ #9 runs or less in 17 games, including not allowing a run in 6 of his starts this season. He tossed his first complete game shutout on Aug. 3 at Burlington in Clinton’s 1-0 win, allowing only 3 hits, while walking 0 and striking out Southern League: 5. Prior to his 9.0-inning complete game, his longest career outing was 7.0 innings (done, 2x, last: 5/21/14 at D.J. Peterson, INF ............................ #8 Peoria). Among starters in the Midwest League, Diaz ranked 4th in strikeouts per 9.0 innings (8.59) and T4th Ketel Marte, INF ............................. #13 in lowest opponents batting average (.226). Diaz was the Mariners 3rd round selection (98th overall) out of California League: Caguas Military Academy in Naguabo, Puerto Rico, in the 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft. D.J. Peterson, INF .......................... #10 MARINERS MILB RELIEF PITCHER OF THE YEAR: RH Matt Brazis went 4-1 with 6 saves and a 2.36 ERA Gabby Guerrero, OF ....................... #14 (19 ER, 72.1 IP) in 40 relief appearances combined High Desert and Jackson. He limited opponents to a .208 Northwest League average (54x260), while walking 18 and striking out 84. Among Mariners minor league pitchers his 0.995 Ryan Yarbrough, LHP ..................... #12 WHIP and ERA were 2nd-lowest, and strikeout rate (10.05 K/9.0 IP) was 3rd-lowest (min. 30 G). He began Austin Cousino, OF......................... #16 the season with the Mavericks, going 3-0 with 4 saves and a 2.97 ERA (13 ER, 39.1 IP) in 23 games. After allowing 7 runs over his first 6 relief appearances of the season (5.56), he allowed only 6 runs over his last 17 Arizona League games (1.93 ERA). Brazis was promoted to Jackson on July 7 and made his Double-A debut that night at Alex Jackson, OF ............................. #1 Huntsville (3.2,1,1,1,0,3,HR). Overall he went 1-1 with 2 saves and a 1.64 ERA (6 ER, 33.0 IP) in 17 relief appearances with the Generals. Brazis, a native of Tampa Bay, Florida, attended Boston University from 2009- 12 and was the Mariners 28th round selection in the 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft. 92 - 2014 SEATTLE MARINERS SEASON REVIEW MARINERS MILB UNSUNG HERO AWARD: INF Patrick Kivlehan hit .295 (153x519) with 84 runs Offensive Leaders scored, 32 doubles, 9 triples, 103 RBI, 56 walks and 11 stolen bases in 138 games combined between Among all full-season minor league High Desert and Jackson. He appeared in first base, third base, left field, center field, right field and clubs, Mariners affiliates ranked in the designated hitter this season. He began the season with the Mavericks batting .282 (40x142) with 24 top 5 in average, hits, triples, home runs scored, 9 doubles, 2 triple, 9 home runs, 35 RBI, 12 walks and 2 stolen bases in 34 games before runs, RBI, runs, slugging percentage, his promotion to Jackson on May 10. After batting .114 (4x35), Kivlehan reached base safely in the on-base percentage and OPS: next 29 straight games.