Welcome to Day Three of our look at how each Mariners affiliate performed in 2016. Today, we’ll be looking at the Bakersfield Blaze, a High-A affiliate in the California League.
While the 2015 Bakersfield Blaze weren’t the worst affiliate in the system, their 61-79 record certainly left room for improvement in 2016. Despite having six position players who would go on to play for the championship AA Generals in 2016, plus a handful of pitchers who would do the same, those players weren’t as effective in Bakersfield in 2015: the team slash line was a paltry .237/.307/.352, with a .