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The list was promoted by Dabomb87 22:05, 7 September 2010 [1].

List of Seattle Mariners first-round draft picks[edit]

List of Seattle Mariners first-round draft picks (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

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Nominator(s): Courcelles 08:44, 21 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How did I get here? I was going to do one of these, and a long story later, somehow this is the third of these draft pick lists I've worked on. This list (assuming the Cardinals list that is nominated passes) would be 2/3rds of the way through the Featured Topic. Enjoy. Courcelles 08:44, 21 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment—no dab links, no dead external links. Ucucha 08:58, 21 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 06:26, 27 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Picky, but I dislike linking years like you have in the lead image caption. Maybe instead of "overall in 1987 and a 13 time", you could have "overall in the 1987 draft and a 13-time", linking 1987 draft, instead of just 1987?
  • "left handed" hyphenate for consistency.

The Rambling Man (talk) 17:30, 26 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done, and done. Thanks. Courcelles 00:31, 27 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I don't know much about Baseball, so this was an interesting read. A good list (as usual) and the only thing I saw was in your external links; I'm gussing Tha Baseball Cube should be The Baseball Cube. - JuneGloom07 Talk? 21:41, 27 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Does t help if I say I'm not the one that put that there? Still should have seen it, fixed, thanks. Courcelles 02:30, 28 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
No problem, Support. - JuneGloom07 Talk? 10:39, 28 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from Wizardman Operation Big Bear 00:35, 29 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
*Comments:
    • "The Mariners' 2007 pick—Phillippe Aumont—is the only selection from outside the United States." I'd add in he was drafted from Canada (most players drafted outside the US end up being from Puerto Rico i've noticed, so the country's worth noting)
      • I've added this, though since Puerto Rico is part of the U.S., I'm not totally sure it was necessary.
    • The high schools without articles can be linked; just make sure they're disambiguated right.
      • Done.
    • "the team received the 38rd pick in the 1990 draft and the 37th pick in the 2003 draft respectively" comma before respectively.
      • Done.
    • As a side comment, I'm surprised as how great the Mariners are at drafting. Griffey, A-Rod, very few players that did not make the majors.
      • And how little they've produced from them. For the players they've had, you'd expect a ring.

Wizardman Operation Big Bear 17:34, 28 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review. Courcelles 21:32, 28 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 19:33, 2 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Caption is missing "the" and a hyphen between 13 and time.
    • Done.
  • "None of the Mariners' first-round picks has won a World Series championship with the team, and no pick has been elected to the Hall of Fame. None of these picks have won the Rookie of the Year Award or the Cy Young Award. " I know this is factually correct, and matches the standard "first round draft picks" "template" we have at FLC, but it's somewhat odd to read, particularly if you've never read one of these before, if you see what I mean.
    • Okay, I tried something different. Take a look.
      • Better, if it were me I'd merge those two so you get "The Mariners have never won a World Series championship and none of the franchise's first-round picks have been honored with the Rookie of the Year Award, the Cy Young Award or election to the Hall of Fame." But it's still a little odd to note that picks "haven't" achieved something. Are first-round drafts normally expected to win these awards? If so (and if you can find a suitable ref) then I'll shut up right away, but to an outsider, it's a little odd listing all the things these guys haven't achieved. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:12, 2 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        • Merged those sentences. And, no, not really; it's largely a product of the "template". The Mariners have had two Rookies of the Year, one that was a sixth-round selection, and one that wasn't a draftee. I could just remove all that, and merge what little would be left of the 3rd paragraph with the fourth, would that work better for those (and in the future, those teams without such honours?) Courcelles 19:24, 2 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
          • ETA: Merged as above without all the "Haven't done" type things. Let me know if that works better. Courcelles 19:28, 2 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Perhaps make sure the MVP in the caption is expanded?
    • Done.

The Rambling Man (talk) 18:35, 2 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comments Support –

  • "The Mariners' 2007 pick...". Aumont wasn't their only first round pick that year, which is implied to a certain degree. How about "One of the Mariners' 2007 picks"?
  • Capitalization fix needed in "American league MVP awards"; "league" should begin with a capital letter. Giants2008 (27 and counting) 23:19, 2 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]


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