As someone who has extensive knowledge of the players in the Mariners minor-league system, Grifol believes a strong cast has been assembled in Everett this season.
"I'm excited about it," Grifol said. "We had a very young club in Wisconsin (in the full-season single-A Midwest League) and they didn't have a very good first half. We sent about four or five guys down from Wisconsin to here and they're all good-looking prospects. We took our lumps over there, but I think it was a better place for them to be as opposed to down in Arizona in extended spring training. The experience they got there should definitely help them here in Everett."
Grifol listed outfielders Gregory Halman and Kalian Sams, two of the players who began the season in Wisconsin, among Everett's top prospects. He also singled out outfielders Jermaine Brock and Joe Dunigan.
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6/21/2007
Everett News
Bob, a Rattler fan from the Washington state, passed THIS along this morning and thought it might be worth a read. It is a bit of a newspaper article that has an interview with Pedro Grifol, Seattle's director of minor league instruction. The notable bit for Rattler fans:
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