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This was in regards to yesterdays game.

Once again ............ Mariners are CLUELESS about Player Development.

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< SHANNON DRAYER
Mariners notebook: Ketel Marte gets a look in center field
SHARE STORY BY SHANNON DRAYER, 710 ESPN Seattle | August 3, 2015 @ 5:27 pm


DENVER – Batting leadoff and playing center field tonight for the Mariners is Ketel Marte. The position is still very new to him, having played only five games in the minors there, but he is open to the challenge. Like he did with fellow infielder Brad Miller in the outfield, manager Lloyd McClendon tried to downplay the difficulty of the move.

"I guess about as much as I was to see him at second," McClendon answered when asked how interested he was to see Marte in the outfield. "He's played some center field in the minor leagues, he played it well. He's capable of going out there so we will watch him. We are evaluating our young talent. This is part of the evaluation process."

McClendon said we would most likely see him at shortstop as well. While the very young Marte brings an element of athleticism to the lineup the Mariners could dearly use going forward, the question is, is he ready? He should get enough of a look to get a good idea if he is.

"I would like to play him as much as I can, get him in at different positions," said McClendon

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