Gold Nuggets – Romero Making Transition to Outfield
Stefen Romero was the Mariners Minor League Player of the Year in 2012. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Throughout the season, Mariners broadcaster Aaron Goldsmith will provide content on From the Corner of Edgar & Dave, giving a behind-the-scenes look at the Mariners players and organization. Here is his first installment for the 2013 season talking about minor league prospect Stefen Romero moving to the outfield.
After spending virtually all of his career at second base, Stefen Romero is now making the switch to left field. With the Mariners surplus of infielders at both the Major League and Minor League levels, the decision to move Romero to the outfield seems like a wise way to get his bat to Seattle sooner.
The Mariners reigning Minor League Player of the Year is off to a nice start to the season. Romero is hitting a combined .288 with 1 home run and 8 RBI between Single-A High Desert and Triple-A Tacoma, following an oblique injury in Spring Training. During his breakout 2012 campaign, Romero hit .352 with 23 homers and 101 RBI in 116 games between High Desert and Double-A Jackson.
“Stefen is very receptive and coachable,” said new new Minor League outfield and baserunning coordinator, Brant Brown. “We’re working on not doing too much and allowing the play and his abilities to dictate what occurs.”
Brown, a former Major League outfielder with the Cubs, Pirates, and Marlins, has been in Tacoma recently working with Romero as he transitions to the outfield.
“Things are progressing well,” Brown went on to say. “I’m talking him through the basics of playing the outfield. How to set up, reads, angles to the ball, and ball security.”
I spent two years with “Brownie” in Frisco, Texas when he served as the hitting coach for the Texas Rangers Double-A affiliate. In addition to being a Major League veteran and an all-around great guy, I don’t know if I’ve ever seen another coach actually teach the game of baseball with more precision and clearer communication than Brownie.
Romero actually played 17 games in the outfield for Single-A Clinton in 2011 (his first professional season). A lifetime .316 hitter in the minors, and someone Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik once told me “can flat out hit,” Romero’s bat promises to make an impact in Seattle whenever it arrives.
Mariners Magazine – Hisashi Iwakuma
The second edition of Mariners Magazine (Volume 24, Issue 2) featuring Hisashi Iwakuma is now available for purchase throughout Safeco Field and at any of the five Mariners Team Stores. You can also subscribe to Mariners Magazine and have it delivered to your home.
Mariners Game Central – May 1 vs. Baltimore
Tonight’s lineup vs. the Orioles.
Game #30: Baltimore Orioles (16-11) vs. Seattle Mariners (12-17) | 7:10 p.m. | Safeco Field
Pitching Match-Ups: LHP Wei-Yin Chen (2-2, 2.53) vs. RHP Aaron Harang (0-3, 11.37)
Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle and the Mariners Radio Network…also available at Mariners.com (for subscribers to MLB.tv)
TV: The game will be televised in HD on ROOT Sports…also available via MLB.tv (outside Mariners TV territory)
Live Stats: MLB Gameday will provide a live box score with pitch-by-pitch data
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Mariners Game Central – April 30 vs. Baltimore
Tonight’s lineup vs. the Orioles.
Game #29: Baltimore Orioles (15-11) vs. Seattle Mariners (12-16) | 7:10 p.m. | Safeco Field
Pitching Match-Ups: RHP Jason Hammel (3-1, 3.82) vs. RHP Brandon Maurer (2-3, 5.61)
Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle and the Mariners Radio Network…also available at Mariners.com (for subscribers to MLB.tv)
TV: The game will be televised in HD on ROOT Sports…also available via MLB.tv (outside Mariners TV territory)
Live Stats: MLB Gameday will provide a live box score with pitch-by-pitch data
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Mariners Corporate Counsel Named Best by PSBJ
Bart Waldman, Mariners EVP Legal & Government Affairs, was named Outstanding Corporate Counsel by the Puget Sound Business Journal.
Congratulations are in order for a man Mariners President Chuck Armstrong calls the team’s unsung hero – Bart Waldman, Mariners Executive Vice President, Legal and Governmental Affairs.
He was named Outstanding Corporate Counsel for a small company by the Puget Sound Business Journal.
Bart is the guy who helps negotiate all the Mariners player contracts, among other things.
Among his proudest achievements in 21 years as a sports lawyer, “we just finished our 11th straight year avoiding salary arbitration with our arbitration-eligible players” (those with three to six years of Major League experience). Waldman attributes that to “a lot of hard work and dedication, both by us and the player agents, to studying a ton of statistics and negotiating early in the process.”
As good as he is in the boardroom, he’s equally skilled on the ball field. Waldman plays in the Puget Sound Senior Baseball League, and his teams have won six straight championships. He’s also on a senior All-Star team that has won championships five of the last six years.
Mariners Game Central – April 29 vs. Baltimore
Tonight’s Mariners lineup vs. the Orioles.
Game #28: Baltimore Orioles (15-10) vs. Seattle Mariners (11-16) | 7:10 p.m. | Safeco Field
Pitching Match-Ups: LHP Zach Britton (’13 debut) vs. LHP Joe Saunders (1-3, 6.33)
Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle and the Mariners Radio Network…also available at Mariners.com (for subscribers to MLB.tv)
TV: The game will be televised in HD on ROOT Sports…also available via MLB.tv (outside Mariners TV territory)
Live Stats: MLB Gameday will provide a live box score with pitch-by-pitch data
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Mariners Game Central – April 28 vs. LA Angels
Today’s starting lineup vs. the Angels.
Game #27: Los Angeles Angels (9-14) vs. Seattle Mariners (10-16) | 1:10 p.m. | Safeco Field
Pitching Match-Ups: LHP Jason Vargas (0-2, 5.82) vs. RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (2-1, 1.99)
Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle and the Mariners Radio Network…also available at Mariners.com (for subscribers to MLB.tv)
TV: The game will be televised in HD on ROOT Sports…also available via MLB.tv (outside Mariners TV territory)
Live Stats: MLB Gameday will provide a live box score with pitch-by-pitch data
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Mariners Game Central – April 27 vs. LA Angels
Tonight’s lineup vs. the Angels.
Game #26: Los Angeles Angels (9-13) vs. Seattle Mariners (9-16) | 6:10 p.m. | Safeco Field
Pitching Match-Ups: RHP Joe Blanton (0-3, 7.84) vs. RHP Felix Hernandez (2-2, 2.08)
Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle and the Mariners Radio Network…also available at Mariners.com (for subscribers to MLB.tv)
TV: The game will be televised in HD on ROOT Sports…also available via MLB.tv (outside Mariners TV territory)
Live Stats: MLB Gameday will provide a live box score with pitch-by-pitch data
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Mariners Game Central – April 26 vs. LA Angels
Tonight’s starting lineup vs. the Angels.
Game #25: Los Angeles Angels (8-13) vs. Seattle Mariners (9-15) | 7:10 p.m. | Safeco Field
Pitching Match-Ups: LHP C.J. Wilson (1-0, 4.13) vs. RHP Aaron Harang (0-2, 10.24)
Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle and the Mariners Radio Network…also available at Mariners.com (for subscribers to MLB.tv)
TV: The game will be televised in HD on ROOT Sports…also available via MLB.tv (outside Mariners TV territory)
Live Stats: MLB Gameday will provide a live box score with pitch-by-pitch data
Game Information: Mariners | Angels| Mariners-Angels History
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Mariners Game Central – April 25 vs. LA Angels
Mariners lineup vs. the Angels.
Game #24: Los Angeles Angels (8-12) vs. Seattle Mariners (8-15) | 7:10 p.m. | Safeco Field
Pitching Match-Ups: RHP Garrett Richards (1-0, 2.55) vs. RHP Brandon Maurer (1-3, 7.45)
Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle and the Mariners Radio Network…also available at Mariners.com (for subscribers to MLB.tv)
TV: The game will be televised in HD on ROOT Sports…also available via MLB.tv (outside Mariners TV territory)
Live Stats: MLB Gameday will provide a live box score with pitch-by-pitch data
Game Information: Mariners | Angels | Mariners-Angels History
Game-by-Game Results | 2013 Statistics | Spring Training Stats | Roster | 2013 Media Guide | 2013 Schedule
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