Seattle Mariners pitcher Hector Noesi excited about the opportunity – MLB News
With Spring Training kicking off, Hector Noesi of the Seattle Mariners spoke about his experience of the recent past on Monday, February 13, describing his excitement about the opportunity to be affiliated with the New York Yankees.
However, the Dominican pitcher is now a part of the Seattle Mariners. The team became the first club this year in Major League Baseball this past week to start Spring Training.
Noesi whom the New York Yankees had signed back in 2004 in the Minor Leagues has shown smooth progress throughout these years as pitcher. Over this period, he performed well to elevate himself to the Major League.
From remaining a rookie of the New York Yankees, where he had seen a bright future prospect, he is now part of the Seattle Mariners. He could not quite get the opportunity to establish himself in the former club.
It is in this regard that his being signed by the Seattle Mariners serves as a good omen for him in the Major League. Similarly, the experience of pitching in the camp has been exciting for him. Noesi, in the meanwhile, talked about the past experience as
well.
"I was excited because it's an opportunity here," Noesi said Monday. "And things happen, because that's the way of this life. But I was surprised, too, because I thought they would let me stay with them. I thought, 'What am I doing now?' Everything is different."
The Tommy John surgery he had, affected his pitching for a period of time. But nonetheless, he made a quick recovery, showing signs of brilliance in his pitching in 2010.
"He looked good," the Seattle Mariners’ manager Eric Wedge said after watching Noesi throw his bullpen session. "As you know, we did a lot of studying on him over the course of the offseason and leading up to the trade and we're really happy and excited
to have him in camp.”
As he comes forward as a dependable pitching prospect for the club, the Mariners shall have a stronger bullpen this year to go against the rival teams. It will be interesting to see what type of impact Noesi has with the Mariners as they compete during Spring
Training.
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