The 5 Seattle Mariners with the Most Potential

The Mariners have been the laughing stock of the MLB for the past decade, and this season is no different.

After a promising May and early June for the Mariners, late June and July was much worse.

The Mariners lost 17 consecutive games, and only won five in the entire month of July.

With this season essentially over, the Mariners have to look to the future for signs of life.

Here are the five young guns of the Mariners with the most potential to carry the torch.

5. Trayvon Robinson

So far, this rookie has shown some flashes of great skill and have Mariner fans excited about their future left fielder.

Robinson is only hitting .174 and has 10 strikeouts in his 23 at bats, but with how fast he flew threw the minors he will need some time to settle in. My message to Mariner’s fans—let this kid develop. He will be a great player.

4. Mike Carp

Carp who plays left field/designated hitter for the Seattle Marines has definitely been one of the bright spots this season.

In his rookie campaign, Carp hit for an astonishing .315, then had a huge drop off in 2010 only hitting .189 in 37 at bats.

But the slump seems to have passed. So far, Carp has hit for an astonishing .326 with with 26 RBIs and 6 HRs.

Even his walks and slugging percentage are at career highs.

Carp will be good for a long time.

3. Michael Pineda

I’ll say it; the voters robbed Pineda from his deserved All-Star spot.

Yes, he did eventually get his invite when others couldn’t go. But to not invite him when choke artist Brandon League made it makes me irate.

The fact that he is a rookie likely was what kept his initial invite from being sent.

This guy has the potential to be a multi CY Young winner.

2. Felix Hernandez

Mariner’s fans are probably wondering how I could possibly not have King Felix at No. 1.

I mean, the guy is a CY Young winner. But Felix is now a veteran player.

He’s been in the bigs for six years and I don’t really consider him a young gun anymore.

Hernandez is now a leader and mentor to the younger players who have us fans hopeful for the future.

Hernandez is clearly the best on this list currently in the Majors, but the next guy is the future face of the franchise.

1. Dustin Ackley

Dustin Ackley is the real deal.

From his first swing of the bat, fans knew this guy could be the savior Seattle’s been waiting for.

In his rookie season, Ackley is averaging .297 with five home runs and five triples.

His slugging percentage is .503 and he’s maybe an even better fielder than a hitter. The guy only has two errors in 197 total chances.

He will be an All-Star sooner then later. Maybe an MVP is even in his future.