It looks as though Ryan Rowland-Smith is going to fill Arthur Rhodes’ roster spot, bumping R.A. Dickey to the bullpen.  Dickey has been great as a starter, but the bottom line is that manager Jim Riggleman doesn’t feel comfortable with the knuckleball, something that has been reported on various occasions.  Dickey would become the long reliever, something Seattle has […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are the latest to show interest in Seattle outfielder Raul Ibanez, according to Jayson Stark.  This is a good thing, considering most of the teams formerly interested in Ibanez have seemingly dropped out, though the Chicago Cubs are still in the mix.   The Jays are also trying to get their hands […]

The Florida Marlins had been the front runner for Arthur Rhodes’ services for the last few days, and now it’s official.  Seattle picks up minor league starting pitcher Gaby Hernandez.
Hernandez is nothing special, but he gives the team some depth where they’re the thinnest.  The farm system is weak as far as starting pitching in the upper […]

^This is how the last couple of games have appeared to me.  Seattle comes roaring along with some exciting rally, then the Rangers shut them down before you even know what happened. 

Jayson Stark reports that the Mets are no longer in on Raul Ibanez after the Mariners would not lower their asking price.  Seattle reportedly wants pitcher Jon Niese plus one other prospect.  Niese was one of the pitchers the Mets were unwilling to give up in the Johan Santana deal.
There had been some speculation that the […]

The Jarrod Washburn trade– you know, the one where he was dealt to the Yankees and was all but official– has fallen through, according to Newsday and various other sources.  Seattle was apparently insisting that New York take all of Washburn’s salary andgive up a decent prospect (or two?).  Seattle apparently wasn’t eager to take Kei […]

Since so much talk has been about Seattle rebuilding and the future of the team, I’ve decided to compile my Seattle Mariners all-minor league team.  There are obviously players on the 25-man roster that will be part of the organization’s plans for years down the road, such as Jeff Clement, but I decided to eliminate […]

What a ballgame.  Mariners come back from a 7 run deficit to lead Texas 10-9 going into the bottom of the 9th.  Too bad J.J. Putz still isn’t the J.J. Putz we had last year and blew the save.  I guess Brandon Morrow won’t be starting this season after all.
Well, Johjima was injured, so maybe something […]

We all know that Wlad Balentien stuggled during his first stint with the big club this year.  After he was sent back down to Tacoma he continued to struggle mightily for a while, but he has since stepped it up a notch.  Over the last month (roughly) he is hitting a few ticks below .300 […]

Jim Street has an interesting blurb at mlblogs:
With the clocking ticking towards the Thursday afternoon non-waiver trade deadline, the Mariners reportedly are considering deals that would include left-handed pitcher Jarrod Washburn (Yankees), third baseman Adrian Beltre (Rays) and left fielder Raul Ibanez (Mets).
This is the first I have heard of this rumor. You might be thinking […]

When the Philadelphia Phillies were rumored to be interested in Erik Bedard a couple of weeks ago it put Phillies GM Pat Gillick in a bit of a moral dilemma.  There had been rumors that Gillick could be Seattle bound after season’s end, meaning he’d be in control of the players he would have jettisoned in […]

No new word yet on what’s going on with the Jarrod Washburn trade.  There are a million conflicting reports out there regarding who’s coming and going.  There is, however, some other trade talk to digest.
One scout thinks Seattle should trade Yuniesky Betancourt, saying that “he probably won’t reach his potential in Seattle.”  Would Seattle deal him?  […]

I recently asked KOMO’s Shannon Drayer a few things about Adrian Beltre and she was very helpful, as always, and gave us some great stuff.  Besides her work on Mariner radio, she has a blog that is chalk full of tidbits not found on any of the other major Mariner blogs.  If you’re seeking a […]

ESPN News Ticker has said that a deal between the Yankees and Mariners for Washburn is close to happening but it did not say who else was in the deal. Updates when they come out.
 
UPDATE: FSN has said the deal is Washburn and Vidro for Melky Cabrera and Kei Igawa. This is a great deal for the […]

Prospect Insider’s Jason A. Churchill just put up a good read on dealing Adrian Beltre, including what kind of packages Seattle could expect from the Dodgers and Twins.  While there have been reports that the Dodgers weren’t interested in Beltre and that they were on his no-trade list, Churchill throws this out there:
(do not believe everything you […]

Erik Bedard’s shoulder situation is unchanged, so there is no telling when he’ll be back, Carlos Silva’s back injury has pushed his next start back.  That leaves a rotation of Felix Hernandez, Jarrod Washburn, who should be traded any day now, RA Dickey and occasionally the awful Miguel Batista.  Pair the numerous open rotation spots […]

Joel Sherman says that Kei Igawa isn’t in the proposed Jarrod Washburn deal, and the New York Yankees will require Seattle to pay some of Washburn’s contract, rather than taking on Igawa’s.  Jon Heyman reports Seattle is asking for both Melky Cabrera and Brett Gardner, not one or the other as I assumed yesterday.  USS […]

This one got past me yesterday.  Ed Price of the Star-Ledger:
A person familiar with the Seattle Mariners’ plans, who asked not to be named because of the sensitive nature of trade discussions, said a possible trade of lefty Jarrod Washburn to the Yankees has “got legs” and predicted “something will happen there.”
The person said talks […]

In his latest blog entry, Geoff Baker refers to some reports that the Florida Marlins are interested in lefty specialist Arthur Rhodes.  I must have missed these rumors, but it makes sense.  The Marlins are looking to acquire a left-handed reliever, most notably Brian Fuentes, who has a large salary and will cost top prospects.  Rhodes […]

From Baseball Prospectus:

The Mariners have been in a holding pattern since throwing Richie Sexson overboard, making many wonder why they can’t get some deal done. With Erik Bedard sidelined by shoulder problems, the next most desirable player they have is Raul Ibanez. Several teams have inquired about his services, but all have been told that […]