Yung Chi Chen

RockHounds third baseman Yung Chi Chen had a big night from the eighth spot in the order, going 3-for-4 with three run scored.
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2B -- Donaldson, Putnam, Chen, Cardenas. SB -- Breen. CS -- Donaldson, Johnson.

The Mariners are high on second baseman Yung Chi Chen, who is playing in the AFL. (Jim Street/MLB.com)
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Notes: After injury, Chen thriving in AFL
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PEORIA -- Second baseman Yung Chi Chen never slides headfirst into a base anymore.

He stopped doing that more than a year ago when an unsuccessful theft of second base, while playing for Double-A San Antonio, became more than just another out.His left hand hit the base so hard that it dislocated his left shoulder and caused damage to the labrum.

"The trainer told me never to slide headfirst again," he said."I learned my lesson."

The first injury in Chen's baseball career had to be surgically repaired and it still causes him occasional discomfort.But his performance in the Arizona Fall League demonstrates that he's someone in the Mariners' organization worth watching closely.

"I think I am close to reaching the Major Leagues," the confident Chen said.

How close depends on what happens during the offseason.The Mariners are hoping to improve their starting pitching and might accomplish that goal via a trade.Not that incumbent Jose Lopez has been put on the trading block, but with Chen knocking on the door, dealing Lopez -- an American League All-Star in 2006 -- could become a real possibility.
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Chen didn't play much at all this past season -- only 15 at-bats in five games with the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers.
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Chen, 23, was assigned to the Peoria Javelinas, of the Arizona Fall League, and he has held his own in the high class of competition.After his first 10 games, the 5-foot-11, 172-pound right-handed batter from Taiwan was hitting .389 (14-for-36) with one home run and eight RBIs.
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"I was a little surprised they brought me here," Chen said.

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Not that incumbent Jose Lopez has been put on the trading block, but with Chen knocking on the door, dealing Lopez -- an American League All-Star in 2006 -- could become a real possibility. "He can handle the bat, no question," said Greg Hunter, the Mariners farm director. "He has hit at every level he's played and done a nice job defensively.
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He does everything adequately and is going to get better the more he plays." Chen didn't play much at all this past season -- only 15 at-bats in five games with the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers. "We thought he would be able to play through [the sore shoulder], but he couldn't," Hunter said. "He ended up missing most of the season." Chen, 23, was assigned to the Peoria Javelinas, of the Arizona Fall League, and he has held his own in the high class of competition.After his first 10 games, the 5-foot-11, 172-pound right-handed batter from Taiwan was hitting .389 (14-for-36) with one home run and eight RBIs. "We figured the Fall League was a good place for him to make up for lost time," Hunter said. "I was a little surprised they brought me here," Chen said. "There are a lot of good players here, the best players in the Minor Leagues.It's good for me because and I haven't played much this year and I have a lot of catching up to do." The five months he spent recovering from surgery, which he had on April 19, has strengthened Chen's shoulder to the point where it doesn't hurt nearly as bad, or often, when he swings the bat. "Sometimes it still feels sore," he said, "but the trainer told me that that's OK.

Second baseman Yung Chi Chen, one of two Sixer all-stars, returned from the California-Carolina League All-Star Game in Salem, Va., only to learn he was headed to Double-A San Antonio for the second half of his 2006 campaign.

Chen leads the Cal League with a .342 average and is among league leaders in stolen bases
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The Mariners made room for Chen at San Antonio by sending infielder Matt Rogelstad back to the Sixers, who've now lost seven players to promotions since edging out the Mavericks for the South Division's first-half title.
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Chen walked and scored a run and Sixers RF Josh Womack went hitless in his lone at-bat.

The Mariners are high on second baseman Yung Chi Chen, who is playing in the AFL. (Jim Street/MLB.com)

On Friday night, Jeff Fiorentino was hit in the face on an errant throw from Rainiers' second baseman Yung Chi Chen, breaking Fiorentino's nose and sending him to the hospital.