Enemy Lines An Opposing Team's Scout Sizes Up The Mariners

Every time I see Ichiro Suzuki, he gets better. He can beat you in so many ways. You can't pitch to this guy. He's running out of the box as he's striking the ball. If he wanted to, he could hit 20 home runs and bat .340. Now that he's comfortable, he's just getting better every year....

Ichiro, John Olerud and Edgar Martinez have turned the game into a science. They beat you with ability and also with brains. Olerud is possibly the best guess hitter in baseball. He goes to the plate looking for a particular pitch, and he'll sit there and wait for it....

Ben Davis is too damn big. He looks like a pro wrestler....

Carlos Guillen is the best nine-hole hitter in the game, and defensively he's nothing short of spectacular. Mike Cameron is still not hitting the ball on the outer half of the plate, where he's very susceptible....

The 1-2-3 guys in their rotation are good enough to pitch them to October. Jamie Moyer is getting in trouble with his changeup a little more, but he can still command his pitches on both sides of the plate. What's holding back Joel Pi�eiro is his mechanics. His stuff is so electric at times, but he needs to work on his curveball. Freddy Garcia is a very good starter, but he's not at elite status yet.