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He also has a bad arm and is clearly inferior to Kenji at throwing out base runners. The fact is, we don't have any good options at catcher, which makes me long for Adam Moore.
Carlos Silva:
He's been on the DL since May, but he built on his terrible 2008 season by having a terrible start to the 2009 season. He only started six games, but he gave up six or more earned runs in half of them, acquiring an 8.48 ERA with nine walks and 10 strikeouts.
He's just plain terrible.
Fortunately, it appears as though he's found his calling—hugging and kissing players in the dugout after they've hit home runs.
Hey, if it improves the clubhouse chemistry, I'm fine with it...as long as he's not pitching.
Yuniesky Betancourt:
He's no longer on our team, but he's been so bad this season that he bares mentioning. He's had a terrible season offensively, showing absolutely no plate-discipline and hardly any speed.
Defensively, he's been even worse than last year, showing the occasional flash of his former brilliance, but all in all having no range whatsoever and a lack of focus.
He also has appeared unwilling to buy into Don Wakamatsu's system of accountability and discipline, showing that he really has no place on this team.
Roy Corcoran:
After doing a respectable job in 2008, Roy Corcoran has been awful this season. He's had a lot of trouble throwing strikes (16 BB, 6 K) and has been getting hit hard when he does. He has been perhaps the least reliable part of the Mariners' bullpen in 2009.
Ronny Cedeno:
Ronny has been good defensively, but he just isn't hitting up to his potential. He's probably been the least disappointing of all the duds, but unless he picks it up offensively quickly, he's just not good enough to be the Mariners' starting shortstop.
Jack Zduriencik is going to have to go out and get one, most likely.
Not quite duds: Brandon Morrow (it's not all his fault), Chris Jakubauskas, Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Sweeney, and Jose Lopez.
Too Soon to Tell:
Ryan Langerhans, Jack Hannahan, Chris Woodward, Chris Shelton, and Ryan Rowland-Smith.
Here's hoping there will be more studs and fewer duds come the end of the second half!
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