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Seattle Mariners' Emerson Hancock Dominates in Minors, is Big League Call-Up Imminent?

After failing to get out of the first inning in his lone big-league start this year, Hancock could be back with the Mariners for a start next week, but the organization hasn't announced their plans yet.
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Seattle Mariners pitcher Emerson Hancock (26) on the mound during the first inning of a spring training game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Seattle Mariners at Peoria Sports Complex on March 7.
Seattle Mariners pitcher Emerson Hancock (26) on the mound during the first inning of a spring training game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Seattle Mariners at Peoria Sports Complex on March 7. | Allan Henry-Imagn Images

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Seattle Mariners prospect Emerson Hancock had an excellent start in Triple-A for the Tacoma Rainiers on Saturday night.

He helped lead the Rainiers to a victory over the Sacramento River Cats by tossing 4.2 solid innings. He struck out seven and walked none while giving up one run on four hits. He threw 52 strikes against 26 balls for the outing.

While nothing has been confirmed by the Mariners, Hancock could be in line to come back and make another big-league start next week. The Mariners had an off day on Thursday and have another off day on Monday, meaning they could skip the start entirely that belongs to the No. 5 spot in the rotation, but they could also give it to Hancock or let Logan Evans make his major league debut.

Hancock began the year in the rotation for the injured George Kirby and made one start on March 31 against the Detroit Tigers. In that start, he failed to get out of the first inning, getting knocked around for six earned runs. He was sent down to Tacoma following the outing. Lifetime, Hancock is 4-5 with a 5.40 ERA at the big-league level.

He's fared better in the minors, going 28-14 with a 3.68. He's a former first-round pick (2020) of the Mariners out of the University of Georgia.

The Mariners will finish out a series with the Texas Rangers on Sunday before traveling to Cincinnati for a new series with the Reds (Tuesday-Thursday). The Rainiers will finish out their series with the River Cats before being off on Monday as well.

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BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is the senior writer for “Minor League Baseball on SI’’ and the host of “The Payoff Pitch’’ podcast, which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. Follow Brady on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady.

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