Go ahead and re-vote on the poll. I forgot that Wilkerson was already in a platoon, so he doesn’t really qualify.

The Texas Rangers come to Safeco Field for Seattle’s home opener.

Projected Starters:

3/31 - Erik Bedard vs. Kevin Millwood
4/01 - Felix Hernandez vs. Vicente Padilla
4/02 - Carlos Silva vs. Jason Jennings

Keys to the Series:

Scoring off the starters: Millwood, Padilla and Jennings have all had flashes of brilliance at some point in their careers, but they […]

Pitchers:Cha-Seung BaekMiguel BatistaErik BedardSean GreenFelix HernandezMark LoweEric O’FlahertyJ.J. PutzRyan Rowland-SmithCarlos SilvaJarrod Washburn
Catchers:Jaime BurkeKenji Johjima
Infielders:Adriane BeltreYuni BetancourtWillie BloomquistMiguel CairoJose LopezRichie SexsonJose Vidro
Outfielders:Raul IbanezCharlton JimersonMike MorseIchiro SuzukiBrad Wilkerson
R.A. Dickey cleared waivers was sent to AAA Tacoma after Seattle sent minor league catcher Jair Fernandez and cash to the Twins in order to keep him. My theory […]

I was writing about some other M’s tidbits while watching the Mariners play the Cubs, but some breaking news came about so it’s time to shift gears.
I had read some discussion in the Seattle Times forum about Bill Bavasi calling Mike Morse “a lock” to make the ballclub on radio, and now Shannon Drayer has […]

Well, I think the performances in tonight’s ballgame given us a better indication of how the Mariners’ Opening Day roster will look.
Yesterday afternoon and this morning there were rumors going around that Rule-5 pick R.A. Dickey was offered back to the Twins. Prospect Insider was the only site with this info, and Geoff Baker of […]

Never done this before, but I’ll pull a Geoff Baker and give some comments throughout the game for those of you who can’t watch the game . I’ll update this every half inning so keep checking in! I’m trying to see if this is something I want to do during the season. Let me know […]

Prospect Insider’s sidebar:
After conversations with a representative of a team that trains in Arizona, it appears that the Mariners have offered R.A. Dickey back to the Minnesota Twins and/or placed the knuckleballer on waivers.
If this information proves to be correct, this will be a move that surprises a lot of people. The media, enamored […]

Omissions:

Just because Arthur Rhodes doesn’t make the Opening Day roster doesn’t mean he won’t be with the big club as soon as he’s ready, much to my dismay. Ryan Rowland-Smith is the answer here, not Rhodes. Manager John McLaren’s undying loyalty to veterans is probably the worst trait he picked up from being […]

Well, Seattle needed help to win the division and got it when the Angels’ dueling aces John Lackey and Kelvim Escobar were said to miss the first month or so. Now, according to the LA Times, Escobar could be done for the year and could even call it a career. His shoulder injury, […]

Three more pitchers were told today that they would not be on the Opening Day roster. Non-roster invitees Arthur Rhodes, Chris Reitsma and Roy Corcoran will not be in Seattle on March 31st, according to Geoff Baker’s blog.
The bullpen now looks to include J.J. Putz, Brandon Morrow, Mark Lowe, Sean Green, Eric O’Flaherty, Ryan Rowland-Smith […]

On Monday Seattle reassigned OF Wladimir Balentien to minor league camp today, along with LHP Jake Woods and C Rob Johnson, meaning none of the three prospects in the poll will make the club out of Spring Training, which leads us to our latest poll:
Which prospect will find their way onto the 25-man roster first?
Jeff […]

The bullpen is still a bit of a mess. While all the same names are still being discussed– J.J. Putz, Brandon Morrow, Sean Green, Mark Lowe, Eric O’Flaherty, Ryan Rowland-Smith, R.A. Dickey and, to a slightly lesser extent, Cha Seung Baek, Arthur Rhodes and Chris Reitsma– health concerns keep manager John McLaren from putting a […]

First of all, I’d like to start with an omission. I hadn’t been keeping up on my M’s reading as much as I usually do, but a couple more roster cuts trickled in on Wednesday night and I failed to catch them. LHP Philip Barzilla and 3B Matt Tuiasosopo were both reassigned to minor league […]

Seattle continued to slim down the big league roster last night, optioning four players to AAA Tacoma. Catching prospect Jeff Clement, LOOGY hopeful Cesar Jimenez, rehabilitating middle reliever Jon Huber and reliever Sean White.
The least surprising of the cuts was White. He had planned on competing for a starting or long relief […]

posted by Jon
I’m pretty busy today, but I’ll pass on some interesting things coming about :
Jason A. Churchill of Prospect Insider posted down in the comments section on his site, “The fact that the only trade the M’s are considering right now is Baek for Ray Durham and cash is what we should be happy […]

posted by Jon
All offseason we heard GM Bill Bavasi talk about the need for more production out of the second base position. We heard rumors of several different free agents possibly signing, and even a few trade rumors for some veteran guys. Incumbent second baseman Jose Lopez isn’t getting it done this spring, hitting an […]

For those who are playing in our fantasy baseball league, the draft is tomorrow, March 18th, at 7:30 Pacific Standard Time. Please be there!

Seattle’s spring roster is now 13 players lighter after Wednesday and Thursday’s cuts, making this a good time to reaccess some position battles (all stats current as of 3/16 and for Cactus League games only).
Bullpen: Five pitchers; Horacio Ramirez, Joe Woerman, Phillipe Aumont, Brodie Downs and Stephen Kahn; have been dismissed from big league camp […]

Most would agree that the Angels had a slight edge over the Mariners coming into Spring Training, but that didn’t mean that they had the AL West locked up. The Angels’ Achilles heal is their age and durability, and most of us figured the injury bug would get them at some point this year.

We didn’t […]

Horacio Ramirez was the first to leave after being released yesterday. Seattle continued to slim down their roster today, announcing 12 more cuts.
(All stats for Cactus League games only. Anyone know where to find stats for the MiLB games?)
Optioned to AAA:RHP Joe Woerman (1 G, 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K)2B […]