The Mariners have a guy on their Double-A team named Michael Wilson who has done very well in the Minors. Why are the Mariners not calling him up? He was drafted all the way back in 2001.
-- Tony E., Tacoma, Wash.Wilson had a solid 2008 season for West Tennessee, batting .276 with 76 runs scored, 26 doubles, 27 home runs and 84 RBIs. He led the Southern League in home runs, was third in slugging percentage (.549), fourth in RBIs and tied for fifth in extra-base hits with 55. The Mariners considered promoting him to Triple-A Tacoma, but he was having such a good season for the Diamond Jaxx, the organization decided to keep him at the Double-A level.
Unless Wilson, 25, is placed on the organization's 40-man roster or re-signs, he would become a six-year Minor League free agent five days after the World Series. The Mariners, along with the 29 other MLB franchises, could discuss a contract with the outfielder but could not sign him until 15 days after the Fall Classic.
Wilson was a Rattler in 2005. He hit the series-winning homer in the tenth inning to beat Beloit in Game Three of the first round during the '05 playoffs.
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In my humble opinion with Ichiro locked up, Balentien already there and the M's high on Michael Saunders I can see Little Papi (c'mon, there's a slight resemblance in a hulking swing for the fences kinda way...) ending up somewhere else as a minor league free agent.
Which wouldn't be bad as there appears to be a log jam in the M's system (Halman right behind him) and it'd been nice to see Mike get a shot at the bigs.
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