Vogelbach caps torrid spring with Mariners
Dan Vogelbach's camp numbers may have jump-started his career.The Mariners No. 11 prospect capped his dominant spring campaign with a three-run homer in a 5-3 win over the Rockies on Tuesday, just two days after Seattle announced he made the Opening Day roster.
Dan Vogelbach's camp numbers may have jump-started his career.
The Mariners No. 11 prospect capped his dominant spring campaign with a three-run homer in a 5-3 win over the Rockies on Tuesday, just two days after Seattle announced he made the Opening Day roster.
"Vogel-bomb ended his spring the right way," manager Scott Servais told MLB.com. "Danny had an awesome spring, so it was nice to see him complete it that way. You figured he was going to hit the ball hard somewhere. I'm really happy for him. Hopefully it continues. He'll get a few starts early in the season and hopefully he stays hot."
Vogelbach bookended his game with a single to right field in the first and a go-ahead jack to center in the eighth, going 2-for-4 with two runs.
With his latest blast, the 25-year-old topped all Major Leaguers this spring in all three slash line categories, hitting .407/529/.926 while belting seven roundtrippers to tie
"The defense has been much better. The at-bats, the approach at the plate. He's a different guy," Servais told MLB.com. "The guy our scouts saw when we acquired him is starting to come out. It's good for him and it's good for us."
Vogelbach was drafted by the Cubs in the second round of the 2011 Draft and played in their system for five-and-a-half seasons until he was traded to the Mariners on July 20, 2016. Across the two systems, the left-handed hitter sports a .287/.390/.476 slash line with 100 homers and 438 RBIs in 669 career Minor League games.
Over the past two seasons, Vogelbach earned multiple callups to Seattle, going 7-for-40 (.175) with one extra-base hit, two RBIs and four walks in 24 games.
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