Dustin Ackley, the Seattle Mariners top prospect, was promoted to the major leagues following the Mariners 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Wednesday night�and he figures to immediately become the�everyday second baseman for Seattle going forward. Mariners fans rejoice!
Some in the scouting world have questioned how much power will develop in Ackley's bat or how well he will be able to handle the defensive duties of playing second base, but one thing is clear: he makes the Mariners a better team than they were without him right off the bat. After another two-hit night in Tacoma Wednesday—that ended prematurely when Ryan Langerhans pinch-hit for him in the ninth—Ackley had his average up to .303, his OPS up to .908 and had 29 extra base hits while drawing 55 walks in 65 games for the Rainiers. That type of...
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