Seattle Mariners: Jarred Kelenic is about to arrive in the Emerald City
Kelenic is a Winner
Kelenic is a proven winner, everywhere he’s gone. For example, he was the MVP of the USA U-18 team that won the gold medal at the Pan-American games in 2016 and then played again in 2017 and won gold again. He was the first high school player taken in the 2018 MLB draft and the sixth overall player taken in that draft.
The 2019 minor league player of the year in the Mariners’ farm system is now poised to put all of the hype behind him. He’s about to play at the highest level for a team that could use about 100,000 volts of offensive energy to get all of the bats going.
He’s coming to the Mariners off to a torrid start this year, batting .370 in six games at Triple-A Tacoma with two home runs, two stolen bases, and five RBI. M’s should be excited. However, it’s okay to temper the enthusiasm as well.
So Many Questions
The questions that will be answered immediately will be:
- Where will Kelenic bat in the line-up?
- Does he play left field and then take over in right when Mitch Haniger DHs?
- Will he play centerfield?
- Does he join Akil Baddoo of the Tigers and hit a home run in his first MLB at-bat?
- How many Mariners #10 jerseys will be bought (mine is ordered)?
The biggest question though, is whether or not Kelenic is the missing piece to the Seattle Mariners breaking their two-decade playoff drought? Or, is he one of many pieces that still need to find their way to a Seattle line-up or rotation or bullpen before the M’s get there.
This is still the Majors and it isn’t easy.