Report: Mariners to promote Adam Jones

USS Mariner reports that the M's are going to call up stud CF prospect Adam Jones. "It will probably be announced tomorrow," says Admiral Dave.

Players as young as Jones, 20, usually fall flat on their face in the majors (see 1967 Reggie, 1972-73 Schmidt, 1986 Bonds, 1994-95 A-Rod), so we're not expecting much.

But he'll be thrilling to watch--those who've seen him say he's a terrific athlete with an incredible arm. He'll probably hit a couple of preternatural tape-measure home runs, too, if he sees any mistake fastballs. Cool!

USS Mariner is, predictably, not pleased. We're beginning to think the Mariners could trade Joel Pineiro to Florida for Miguel Cabrera and this chick's phone number and the USS seamen would have a gripe.

The club could have left him in Tacoma, let him continue to learn and develop against Triple-A pitching with little pressure, and evaluated him in a context where he was playing against his peers ... The M’s love to challenge their prospects - they just may have challenged Adam Jones too quickly for his sake, and for the team’s sake.

Jeff at Lookout Landing has a critical, but brighter outlook:

I didn't really want Jones to get the call this early, but now that he's on the way up I can't say I'm not excited. He's a thrilling player who could and should be the next permanent addition to a team on the rise, and I'm looking forward to seeing most of the future core all playing together on the same field.