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| Mariners and Top Pick Are Thinking Big ![]() Phillippe Aumont is big — 6-foot-7 big. He talks big, beyond his 18 years.And based on his potential, on how much the Mariners are gushing over him and on Seattle’s most recent history with its top draft choice, Aumont should be thinking big, too. It is not a stretch to think that Aumont, an 18-year-old Canadian and the 11th overall selection in June’s draft, may join Brandon Morrow, the Mariners’ top pick last year, and the 21-year-old ace Félix Hernández as part of a flame-throwing rotation in Seattle soon. Why? “I’ll start with: 6-foot-7, 225 pounds,” said Wayne Norton, the Mariners’ scouting supervisor for Canada, drawing a room full of laughs as Aumont was being introduced Friday after signing a contract with a $1.9 million signing bonus. “Then, he throws in the mid-90s.” Mariners and Top Pick Are Thinking Big - New York Times |
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