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Mariners News: Seattle Mariners Trade Patrick Kivlehan to the Texas Rangers

Patrick Kivlehan spent the past 3 years in the Seattle Mariners minor league system. He played first base, outfield and third base. In those three years he hit .288/.352/.481. At High Desert he had his best offensive season .320/.384/.530. He’s been one of the organizations top positional prospects. At Tacoma last year he hit .256/.313/.453 with 22 home runs and 113 strikeouts and 36 walks. His career contact rate in the minors is at 75.9%.

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Prospect Insider notes that Kivlehan was a football player for Rutgers who decided he missed baseball and during his Senior year decided to walk on.