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This website is an unofficial and independent source of news and information, and is not affiliated with any school, team or league. info@scout.com info@scout.com Tue, 21 May 2013 17:09:13 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Nick Franklin Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:YESLER) 60 We're about one-quarter of the way into the minor league season and we give you our weekly look at the standouts from the past week in the Seattle Mariners organization with our Three Up, Three Down report. http://mariners.scout.com/2/1291247.html 2047 Rick Randall http://mariners.scout.com/2/1291247.html Sun, 12 May 2013 21:59:00 GMT 0 318 Seattle mariners With April in the books, we take a closer look at how three Seattle affiliates -- Tacoma, Jackson and Clinton – have fared, where they are in the standings and in the training room and at who stood out for their performance during the first month of the minor league season. http://mariners.scout.com/2/1288536.html 2047 Rick Randall http://mariners.scout.com/2/1288536.html Wed, 01 May 2013 18:52:00 GMT 0 318 Seattle mariners The fourth regular season check-in around the minor leagues for Seattle finds some familiar names standing out -- for both good and bad reasons. Inside is our look at Three Up, Three Down. http://mariners.scout.com/2/1287818.html 2047 Rick Randall http://mariners.scout.com/2/1287818.html Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:19:00 GMT 1 318 Seattle mariners With Brendan Ryan’s glove being benched because his bat cannot be carried by an offensively challenged club any longer, we look at the in-house options for the Mariners and examine their skillsets and development timeline http://mariners.scout.com/2/1286500.html 2047 Rick Randall http://mariners.scout.com/2/1286500.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:46:00 GMT 1 318 Seattle mariners In our third regular season weekly look around the minor leagues for the Mariners we check in with a rare feat from a somewhat forgotten prospect and the starter averaging the most innings per appearance in the system among others in Three Up, Three Down. http://mariners.scout.com/2/1285716.html 2047 Rick Randall http://mariners.scout.com/2/1285716.html Mon, 22 Apr 2013 05:11:00 GMT 1 318 Seattle mariners Stacked with some of the best talent the club has seen in some time, SeattleClubhouse goes through the Tacoma Rainiers' roster providing information on the prospect rank and MLB-readiness of each player. http://mariners.scout.com/2/1277030.html 2047 Rick Randall http://mariners.scout.com/2/1277030.html Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:05:00 GMT 0 318 Seattle mariners Our third piece checking the depth of the Seattle Mariners focuses on the middle infield, an area that has become a strength of the organization under the current front office. This collection of second basemen and shortstops offers a little bit of everything on both offense and defense. We break down who ranks where among this talented group inside. http://mariners.scout.com/2/1271043.html 2047 Rick Randall http://mariners.scout.com/2/1271043.html Mon, 11 Mar 2013 04:18:00 GMT 1 318 Seattle mariners An updated quick-click index of links to all 30 interviews conducted by SeattleClubhouse over the past 18 months. Interviews are with Seattle Mariners prospects, big leaguers, television personalities and front office personnel. http://mariners.scout.com/2/1269008.html 2047 Rick Randall http://mariners.scout.com/2/1269008.html Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:02:00 GMT 0 318 Seattle mariners SeattleClubhouse's Rick Randall has had a few one-on-one sit downs to talk Mariners' prospects and player development over the past few weeks, as well as being in attendance for some quotes from General Manager Jack Zduriencik at the Media Luncheon. Pieces of those conversations ring true today in looking what the club has accomplished in putting together their 2013 roster. http://mariners.scout.com/2/1262989.html 2047 Rick Randall http://mariners.scout.com/2/1262989.html Mon, 18 Feb 2013 05:05:00 GMT 0 318 Seattle mariners Many of the moves made by the Seattle Mariners this offseason limited options for younger players, but there are still a few openings that could be filled by some of the club's top prospects if they stand out in Spring Training. We take a look at the prospects who have a chance to fill a role for the big league club out of Spring Training. http://mariners.scout.com/2/1263910.html 2047 Rick Randall http://mariners.scout.com/2/1263910.html Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:50:00 GMT 0 318 Seattle mariners One of the Mariners top hitting prospects -- infielder Nick Franklin -- spent some time off stage at the weekend's FanFest festivities to talk with SeattleClubhouse's Rick Randall about his Big League Spring invite, playing the middle infield and switch-hitting. http://mariners.scout.com/2/1261368.html 2047 Rick Randall http://mariners.scout.com/2/1261368.html Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:49:00 GMT 0 318 Seattle mariners The post-2012 Top-50 prospect breakdowns were completed early this month at SeattleClubhouse. This post gives you a breakdown from a positional standpoint and minor league affiliate standpoint. http://mariners.scout.com/2/1260596.html 2047 Rick Randall http://mariners.scout.com/2/1260596.html Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:04:00 GMT 0 318 Seattle mariners The Seattle Mariners Top-5 prospect each cracked the Scout.com Top-100 for 2013, with four of those coming in the top half of the ranking. Full details inside. http://mariners.scout.com/2/1258873.html 2047 Rick Randall http://mariners.scout.com/2/1258873.html Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:58:00 GMT 0 318 Seattle mariners For the past few months, we have given you the SeattleClubhouse countdown of the Top-50 prospects, in sets of five, in the Seattle Mariners organization. The scouting notes, quotes from scouts, players, coaches and others and extended player statistics and information have been getting progressively deeper as we advance. And these Top-5 prospects' profiles are the most in-depth yet. Take a look! http://mariners.scout.com/2/1253591.html 2047 Rick Randall http://mariners.scout.com/2/1253591.html Mon, 07 Jan 2013 05:05:00 GMT 0 318 Seattle mariners The Seattle Mariners have a bevy of young talent, but they are in need of some experienced big league players to move the team into the discussion of being playoff contenders. The Winter Meetings provide the perfect machine to convert some of that young talent into proven big leaguers. So who are the club's most valuable trade chips? SeattleClubhouse gives you the Top-10 (plus). http://mariners.scout.com/2/1243392.html 2047 Rick Randall http://mariners.scout.com/2/1243392.html Sat, 01 Dec 2012 05:55:00 GMT 1 318 Seattle mariners With the Fall season wrapped up and the Peoria Javelinas being crowned the champion, SeattleClubhouse got the chance to speak with current MLB.com columnist and Arizona Fall League aficionado Bernie Pleskoff about what he saw from the Mariners prospects in this year's AFL action. An honest look at what impressed and did not impress the former scout. http://mariners.scout.com/2/1241607.html 2047 Rick Randall http://mariners.scout.com/2/1241607.html Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:26:00 GMT 1 318 Seattle mariners The Seattle Mariners have a number of holes to fill in 2013, even with their top tier minor league system nearing fruition. Take a look at me with what the clubs 25-man roster could look like after a busy 2012 off-season. http://mariners.scout.com/2/1236368.html 2047 Josh Dobner http://mariners.scout.com/2/1236368.html Sun, 04 Nov 2012 01:49:00 GMT 0 318 Seattle mariners Hot News for SS Nick Franklin http://mariners.scout.com/a.z?s=318&p=9&c=2&cid=1235537&nid=6382046&fhn=1 2047 Rick Randall http://mariners.scout.com/a.z?s=318&p=9&c=2&cid=1235537&nid=6382046&fhn=1 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 05:31:29 GMT 0 318 Seattle mariners With eight players on the Peoria Javelinas, the Mariners are well represented in the Arizona Fall League. SeattleClubhouse's Rick Randall talked with Peoria Manager Dusty Wathan after Wednesday's victory to get updates on the Seattle players on his team. http://mariners.scout.com/2/1233354.html 2047 Rick Randall http://mariners.scout.com/2/1233354.html Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:25:00 GMT 0 318 Seattle mariners As we look ahead to next week’s beginning of the SeattleClubhouse Top-50 series, here is a look at the players that were voted among their league’s Top-20 prospects as compiled by the Baseball America team. http://mariners.scout.com/2/1230556.html 2047 Rick Randall http://mariners.scout.com/2/1230556.html Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:40:00 GMT 0 318 Seattle mariners