Churchill on Tuiasosopo

Jason Churchill's M's Farm Report at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer is on a familiar topic.

Tuiasosopo starts to hit his stride

Two years ago the Mariners rushed Matt Tuiasosopo to Double-A and saw the Woodinville native scuffle through 62 games like a fish out of water.

Then just 20 years of age, Tuiasosopo batted .185 with five extra-base hits and 64 strikeouts after the aggressive promotion, drawing questions of potential player development mistakes from in and out of the Mariners organization.

But since then, the former third-round pick has steadily improved, including an acceptable 2007 campaign repeating Double-A. But Tuiasosopo didn't begin to make believers out of rival scouts until this summer.

"It's night and day," a National League West scout said about Tuiasosopo's confidence, skills and general improvement. "You can watch him these days and say, 'Now I see some big league ability in him.' "

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