Victor

Sanchez

He didn’t allow any walks and had eight strikeouts over nine innings, but a pair of errors prevented him from throwing a perfect game. The Mariners’ No. 6 overall prospect, Sanchez has a 2.83 ERA and 1.02 WHIP over 12 starts at the Low-A level this season.

Sanchez scattered a single, a double, and three walks while dominating a relatively weak Jacksonville Suns lineup. The 19-year old Sanchez was the youngest player in the Southern League by more than a full year at the beginning of the season, having skipped the horrors of pitching in hitter-friendly High-A High Desert. He is physically mature and has a nearly-major league-ready arsenal. Expect him to make his debut in mid-2015.

Despite the poor overall line, this outing showed a lot of positives for the 19-year old Sanchez. He did not allow an extra-base hit and only walked one batter, he also threw 58 of his 92 (63.0 percent) of his pitches for strikes. Sanchez is likely to make his MLB debut in mid-2015 and has the potential to be a solid mid-rotation starter.

Sanchez threw 67 of his 101 pitches for strikes in his best outing of the season. The 19-year old Venezuelan has elite control and a mature pitching repertoire that could push him into the major leagues by the end of 2015. At the beginning of the season, Sanchez was the youngest player in all of the three Double-A leagues by nearly one full year. He has enjoyed a solid season, holding opponents to a 3.79 ERA and a 1.235 WHIP with 7.3 K/9.

Sanchez, who celebrated his 19th birthday over the offseason, will bypass the hitter-friendly High-A California League. The 6-foot, 255-pound right-hander made his full-season debut last year, posting a 2.78 ERA and 79-18 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 113 1/3 innings (20 starts) at Low-A Clinton. The Mariners have no need to rush Sanchez to the major leagues, so expect him to spend the entire season at Jackson.

“The situation remains the same,” Mariners coordinator of Venezuelan operations Emilio Carrasquel said. “Nothing has changed.” It’s been two weeks since Sanchez was hit in the head during a boating accident in his native Venezuela and the 20-year-old remains in critical condition. He suffered a double skull fracture and brain hematoma during the incident.

Sanchez remains in critical condition and has yet to show any type of reaction. The 20-year-old suffered a double skull fracture and brain hematoma when he was hit in the head during a boating accident in Venezuela exactly one month ago.

Sanchez was hit by a boat while swimming in Venezuela in February, sustaining a fractured skull. He had emergency surgery and was in a coma in recent weeks, but he was just never able to recover. It’s a tragedy that transcends baseball. Sanchez was 20 years old.

The Mariners have confirmed Sanchez was in an accident but haven’t offered anything further. The reports out of Venezuela say Sanchez was unconscious and hospitalized, but the full extent of the 20-year-old’s injuries are not yet known. Sanchez has been ranked by Baseball Prospectus as Seattle’s No. 8 prospect.

Sanchez suffered a head injury while swimming when he was hit by a boat. No further details are available at this time, as the Mariners are still gathering more information and haven’t released an official statement. Sanchez, 20, has been ranked by Baseball Prospectus as Seattle’s No. 8 prospect.