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http://www.mynorthwest.com/category/mariners_blog_articles/20100815/Will...
Comments are from Carl Willis (who was the minor league pitching coordinator and is now the MLB pitching coach -- I need a scorecard)
Highlight 1, re Pineda: "This is a young man that we don't foresee coming to the big leagues and being a number 5 starter or long reliever, this is an impact individual that is going to be at or near the top of the rotation so we are being very careful and taking into consideration his innings and his feelings and we are doing our best to make the right decision."
----Pineda will come up more like a Felix than a Feierabend -- good sign.
Highlight 2, re Robles: Robles has earned the promotion but still has room for improvement in his already good command. He called his fastball "tremendous."
----I do think it will take more time to figure out how Robles helps the most, but he's going to have an MLB role of some sort.
Highlight 3, re Cortes: At 6'6 with a fastball that tops out at 100 mph Cortes could be an intimidating reliever. His struggles with command are less exposed in the shorter role and Willis is happy with what he has seen in the switch.
----Cortes in the pen goes 100?!
Z's nuclear arsenal of throw-ins and odd-chance pickups (Lueke, Cortes, Wilhelmsen) is starting to look like a potential monster pen (assuming all 3 have moved past their prior indiscretions).