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Ashley Varela05.19.2013

True or false: Brandon Maurer is crafting a successful start to his major league career.

While his slippery outing in Cleveland and a 5.75 earned run average spells disaster, Maure's struggles come with more upside than is readily apparent. Against a predominantly left-handed lineup, he fanned six of 24 batters -- two lefties, two switch-hitters -- and scattered four walks and five hits in six innings pitched.

Over eight starts, the 22-year-old has bounced back from several tough outings, including a 4-3 nail-biter against the Texas Rangers -- though, to be fair, it was a passed ball by Jesus Montero that gave the Rangers a lead, and an RBI single by the same Montero that took the lead away. Last month, Maurer commanded the attention of the Los Angeles Angels with six scoreless frames, striking out six and giving up a single walk in his sharpest appearance of the year.

Manager Eric Wedge doesn't appear to be ruffled by the rookie’s ups and downs -- if anything, he'...

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- Jason A. Churchill05-18-2013

It's too soon for the Seattle Mariners to call up Nick Franklin, Mike Zunino and Stefen Romero, at least in my opinion, and it's preposterous to expect any significant trades to be made in mid-to-late May. Clubs aren't going to move big-name key players until late June or early July at the earliest,...

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- Alex Carson05-17-2013

On Friday night, the Tacoma Rainiers tweeted a photo of their lineup card for the second tilt of their four-game series at home against Memphis. These things are routine, but we always look to see where guys are playing. On thi...

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- Jason A. Churchill05-16-2013

I know, the Seattle Mariners shortstops have combined for a batting average around .150 for the season. They aren't hitting for a lick of power and they aren't making up for enough of it with walks an...

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- Michael Schwartze05-16-2013

Friday's schedule does not feature any big name match-ups but there are a handful of high potential arms going across the minors including K...

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- Marc Hulet05-14-2013

Rookies around the major leagues continue to have positive impacts for their respective teams. Let's take a look at a few of them...

Oswaldo Arcia, OF – Minnesota Twins
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- Josh Dobner05-16-2013

Thursday's top match-up of pitcher versus hitter takes place in the Pacific Coast League with St. Louis Cardinals RHP Mi...

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- Michael Schwartze05-14-2013

Wednesday's games feature a some big name left-handed pitching prospects and a handful of interesting pitching battles including a headline pitching m...

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- Jason A. Churchill05-13-2013

If you're a fantasy baseball geek, or the reason you don't play is that you don't hav...

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