Naylor

[HawkandMariner88]

So who does that leave: Cincy, Detroit, & us.

[Seattle or Bust]

So who does that leave: Cincy, Detroit, & us.

What's funny is that these are all of Geno's former teams, including us.

I guarantee he's told the FO if he were to get traded he'd like to come back to Seattle.

[Donn Beach]

I'm not sure how any prospect is going to overcome your lack of respect then.

How about his Arkansas numbers where he hit .291/.401/.532/.933 in what is supposedly a dystopian hell hole for hitters?

Bottom line is he's a career .895 OPS hitter in the minors. Not sure what else the kid is supposed to do.

He's reduced his K rates this year. Walks at a very good clip. Has added power since making adjustments in his setup.

If that hasn't earned him a look, idk what does.

I'm all in on Locklear after reading this and watching his recent game tape. He's using the whole field. He's making adjustments to handle the off speed as well as the heater. He's also just 24 with the kind of power you look for from your 1b. He's seriously been overlooked and dogged by prospect evaluators for the last 15 months. The M's drafted him in the second round for a reason and it's starting to piss me off that they've just left him behind in AAA b.c they paid Solano $3.5 million. The fuck? So what?

He looks incredible, too btw. He looks powerful and athletic whereas Naylor is a few Big Macs short of suiting up for the Huskies at OG

At this point he is looking like someone who should be playing first base for us, maybe sharing duties with Naylor who would DH much of the time. Solano's entire season has been, what, two or three good weeks leading to probably the most misleading season stat line we've ever seen?

Only problem is, if we acquire Suarez, calling up Locklear would probably force out Polanco who's settled in and having a nice season. Looks like Locklear might have to wait until the September call-ups.

Thing is this time Locklear needs to be ready, he really can't be failing a second time. In that sense it's about his timetable not the mariners.

[Seattle or Bust]

I'm all in on Locklear after reading this and watching his recent game tape. He's using the whole field. He's making adjustments to handle the off speed as well as the heater. He's also just 24 with the kind of power you look for from your 1b. He's seriously been overlooked and dogged by prospect evaluators for the last 15 months. The M's drafted him in the second round for a reason and it's starting to piss me off that they've just left him behind in AAA b.c they paid Solano $3.5 million. The fuck? So what?

He looks incredible, too btw. He looks powerful and athletic whereas Naylor is a few Big Macs short of suiting up for the Huskies at OG

At this point he is looking like someone who should be playing first base for us, maybe sharing duties with Naylor who would DH much of the time. Solano's entire season has been, what, two or three good weeks leading to probably the most misleading season stat line we've ever seen?

Only problem is, if we acquire Suarez, calling up Locklear would probably force out Polanco who's settled in and having a nice season. Looks like Locklear might have to wait until the September call-ups.

Thing is this time Locklear needs to be ready, he really can't be failing a second time. In that sense it's about his timetable not the mariners.

His "failing" is no worse than what Solano is providing right now.

I think you take the chance on the idea that he could be slightly if not way better.

He could be similar to Canzone in that respect. Everyone wanted to go with Leody when Canzone was tearing the cover off the ball. It seems he's gotten over the bright lights of the big leagues... perhaps Locklear will be in the same spot.

[Donn Beach]

I just don't have much respect for Tacoma numbers

It's weird how it converts. On the one hand, Dominic Canzone was hitting well at Tacoma and is hitting well with the Mariners. On the other hand, Leo Rivas is batting .333 with seven home runs at Tacoma but with the Mariners couldn't even hit the ball to the co-ed line.

Canzone was a process like we're talking about Locklear. I had forgotten about the adjustment thing, Canzone was a similar deal. He was a different hitter when he came up again

[DavidGee24]

The Yankees grab McMahon.

I was right... they didn't want to destroy what little remains of the top portion of their farm for 2 months of Geno.

They would have had to give up their 2 best and make their farm the worst in baseball likely.

A guy who routinely puts up .750 OPSs playing for the Rockies. The Yanks may well have downgraded. Remember what happened when we got Jeff Cirillo to play third base?

[Donn Beach]

At this point he is looking like someone who should be playing first base for us, maybe sharing duties with Naylor who would DH much of the time. Solano's entire season has been, what, two or three good weeks leading to probably the most misleading season stat line we've ever seen?

Only problem is, if we acquire Suarez, calling up Locklear would probably force out Polanco who's settled in and having a nice season. Looks like Locklear might have to wait until the September call-ups.

Thing is this time Locklear needs to be ready, he really can't be failing a second time. In that sense it's about his timetable not the mariners.

His "failing" is no worse than what Solano is providing right now.

I think you take the chance on the idea that he could be slightly if not way better.

He could be similar to Canzone in that respect. Everyone wanted to go with Leody when Canzone was tearing the cover off the ball. It seems he's gotten over the bright lights of the big leagues... perhaps Locklear will be in the same spot.

Im speaking to Locklear's development, you want him to be ready. With Williamson they pushed it as you indicated and it's seems to have worked okay. With Locklear they seem to be more patient. You can go ahead and second guess them. I don't know a thing about it. Other than i don't think they don't want him struggling again. There's also the at bats and all that. I don't think they want to bring him up to platoon but they aren't comfortable handing him the job.

[GL_Storm]

If Locklear's made a swing change, then it might be worth seeing him with the big club again. I would guess September though. But if he's turned into a real hitter, that would really be something.

[DavidGee24]

His "failing" is no worse than what Solano is providing right now.

I think you take the chance on the idea that he could be slightly if not way better.

He could be similar to Canzone in that respect. Everyone wanted to go with Leody when Canzone was tearing the cover off the ball. It seems he's gotten over the bright lights of the big leagues... perhaps Locklear will be in the same spot.

Who's "everyone"? I recall the exact opposite happening. I don't think that anybody here liked Taveras except that maybe someone might have expressed that he might "pull a Robles".

[Donn Beach]

The Yankees grab McMahon.

I was right... they didn't want to destroy what little remains of the top portion of their farm for 2 months of Geno.

They would have had to give up their 2 best and make their farm the worst in baseball likely.

A guy who routinely puts up .750 OPSs playing for the Rockies. The Yanks may well have downgraded. Remember what happened when we got Jeff Cirillo to play third base?

Downgraded? They are running out the worst hitter in baseball at this point, anything be an upgrade lol