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Vogelbach eyeing Mariners’ 2017 first-base job
- Updated: October 12, 2016
SEATTLE — One of the looming questions facing the Mariners as they plot their offseason plans is this: Who will man first base in 2017 with both Adam Lind and Dae-Ho Lee heading into free agency?
No. 7 prospect Daniel Vogelbach knows the situation. And he’d like to be that answer.
“In life, all you can ask for is a chance,” the 23-year-old Vogelbach said before heading home to Fort Myers, Fla., for the winter.
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“Then it’s up to you to do what you will with that chance. I’m going to take full advantage of it, bust my butt in the offseason and when I come to Spring Training, I’m going to know I’ve done everything I can to put myself in the best situation to be where I want to be.”
General manager Jerry Dipoto acquired the 6-foot, 250-pounder from the Cubs in a trade for lefty Mike Montgomery on July 20, because he believes Vogelbach could be a long-term solution to the team’s first-base needs.
Vogelbach’s combination of power potential and plate discipline intrigues Dipoto. The youngster remains a project at first base, but he worked out daily in pregame drills with infield coach Tim Bogar to improve his agility and footwork after being called up in September.
Vogelbach went just 1-for-12 in his brief playing time over the season’s final month as manager Scott Servais stuck with his veterans, given the team’s push for a playoff berth into the final weekend of the season. But it appears …
