2008 Record: 61-101
Key Additions:
Ken Griffey Jr. (OF)
Garrett Olson (P)
David Aardsma (RP)
Russell Branyan (1B/3B)
Key Losses:
J.J. Putz (CL)
Projected Lineup:
1 Ichiro Suzuki
2 Jose Lopez
3 Adrian Beltre
4 Russell Branyan
5 Franklin Gutierrez
6 Ken Griffey Jr.
7 Wladimir Balentien
8 Kenji Johjima
9 Yuniesky Betancourt
Seattle's lineup is one of the worst in the MLB. Ichiro is very good, but he can't carry this team. Seattle's only hope is that somehow Beltre and Griffey can find their stride, and they at least have a couple of consistent bats. That's asking a lot of a player like Griffey his age.
Projected Rotation:
1 Felix Hernandez
2 Erik Bedard
3 Brandon Morrow
4 Jarrod Washburn
5 Carlos Silva/Ryan Rowland-Smith
CL Mark Lowe
Seattle's strength is their starting rotation. Still, there are a lot of questions marks. Bedard is coming of an injury plagued year, and will look to regain the form he had in Baltimore. I actually believe he can and will. Morrow is a stud, but he will only be able to pitch so many innings because he is so young. Plus I am not sold on their bullpen, so we might see him closing games at some point this season. Felix is a stud, it's just too bad he won't be a 20 game winner until this team gets some kind of offense.
Minors Watch:
Gregory Halman - Will be a stud OF for this team, but is still probably a year away. He has some power and speed. Will eventually be a 30-30 guy.
Carlos Triunfel - Only 19, but the sky is the limit for this kid. Solid defensively, but still to early to know what kind of player he will be.
Overall:
Seattle has to find a way to get some offense. The team is still a year or two away, but they could surprise people, since a lot of their games will be close because of their pitching staff. Morrow is a future Cy Young winner (same with Felix), so watch out for this team next year.
Record: 75-87
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