Gonzalez is 5-for-13 with one home run, one double and six RBI in three games since getting promoted to High-A Everett.
A career .324 hitter in the minors, Gonzalez slashed .348/.403/.530 with nine home runs and eight steals in 73 games for Single-A Modesto, where he also logged 32 games in 2022. Even with all that experience in full-season ball, Gonzalez doesn't turn 20 until January and is looking like one of the best pure hitters in the minors.
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Mariners' Gabriel Gonzalez: Tearing cover off ball at Modesto
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Gonzalez owns a .342/.397/.500 slash line with 24 extra-base hits and 37 RBI across 252 plate appearances with Single-A Modesto.
Gonzalez' robust offensive resume also includes seven steals, 17 walks and 41 runs, seemingly leaving him with nothing left to prove at the Single-A level after also putting in a solid 32-game stint at Modesto last season. The precocious 19-year-old is also carrying an impressively modest 15.9 percent strikeout rate, and he figures to ascend to High-A Everett before too much longer.
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Mariners' Gabriel Gonzalez: Solid following promotion
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Gonzalez hit .286/.400/.389 with two home runs and four steals in 32 games to close out the season after being promoted to Single-A Modesto.
It's a bit of an empty batting line, as his pop didn't translate in this initial exposure to Single-A ball, but Gonzalez showed terrific on-base skills nonetheless. Just 18 years old, he's a long way from the big leagues, but he'll be able to accelerate his timeline if he can show more power next year. He'll presumably open 2023 back in Single-A.
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Mariners' Gabriel Gonzalez: Bumped to Single-A
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Gonzalez was promoted to Single-A Modesto on Sunday.
The 18-year-old outfielder is now Seattle's top prospect following the blockbuster trade to acquire Luis Castillo. Gonzalez hit .357/.421/.548 with five home runs, five steals, a 15.0 K% and a 5.7 BB% in 35 games in the Arizona Complex League. He was also excellent last year as a 17-year-old in the Dominican Summer League (141 wRC+).
