The 2010 Seattle Mariners feature a new lineup, but much about the team remains the same. Here is the projected lineup:
1. RF Ichiro Suzuki
2. 2B Chone Figgins
3. LF Milton Bradley
4. 3B Jose Lopez
5. DH Ken Griffey Jr.
6. 1B Casey Kotchman
7. CF Franklin Gutierrez
8. C Rob Johnson
9. SS Jack Wilson
Let’s take a look at who will carry the Mariners to success, drag them to despair, or keep them in the same place.
The Good
The Top of the Lineup: Suzuki / Figgins
Last year the Mariners featured one of the league’s best leadoff hitters in Suzuki, commonly followed by 1B Russell Branyan (.251 average), Lopez (.272), and Griffey. (.214).
Yikes.
This offseason the Mariners brought in some high on-base-percentage hitters. Most notably, they signed ...
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2010 MLB Predictions: Breaking Down the Seattle Mariners’ Projected Lineup
Posted: 24th March 2010 by Scotty Kimberly in MLBComments Off on 2010 MLB Predictions: Breaking Down the Seattle Mariners’ Projected Lineup