Offseason 2008/2009
Here are my top 25+ Seattle Mariners prospects as of today.  I will try to post updated lists several times a year: offseason, early season, post- draft and International Signing Day, and perhaps a few in between.
I received some good input from Rob T. on this as well, and he’ll be co-authoring the lists […]

2008:

Level

G
IP
H
ER
K
BB
ERA

A
8
7.2
10
3
12
2
3.52

A+
12
12
8
0
12
3
0.00

AA
29
42.2
31
10
44
17
2.11

VWL
13
14.2
14
6
21
2
3.68

Total
62
77
63
19
89
24
2.22

I’ve noticed that some fans are very concerned the 2009 Seattle Mariners bullpen.  Losing J.J. Putz, Sean Green and R.A. Dickey to other teams as well as Brandon Morrow and Ryan Rowland-Smith to the starting rotation (presumably) isn’t doing anything for the team’s depth, but the cabinet is not bare.
Shawn Kelley is one of […]

Update, 7:50 pm: It would appear that I was duped on this one.
I haven’t found anything in the ESPN Radio archive and no one in the biz seems to know anything about this.  I’m still waiting for an email reply from Gammons, but for now I’m willing to say that this is a fake rumor.
My […]

From Kirby Arnold:
If there’s still a need in left field when spring training begins, LaHair knows just who can fill it: himself.
LaHair played several games in left field during his first pro season with the Everett AquaSox in 2003 and a few dozen more the next year at Class A Wisconsin while the […]

The New York Yankees’ wild offseason spending spree this Winter has led to a lot of peopling moaning about how Major League Baseball should implement a salary cap the way the NFL and NBA have.
I would like to state for the record that I am strongly against a salary cap for MLB teams.
The Yanks have […]

I’ve always been a big fan of baseball’s great defenders, even before their performance was measured by the various defensive metrics we have available today.  These new measurements have only enhanced my love of defense, and I love that Seattle’s new management team values a player that is handy with the glove.
The Mariners defense is […]

Dollar Values are how much a player should be worth on the year based on the amount that’s paid to players around the league combining his offensive and defensive value. Its a very good way to determine how much value a player has every year. Here are the dollar values on the Mariners opening day lineup and […]

We’ve always wanted to have a forum on BBT, and I was finally able to get around to putting one up (link at top of the page).  It looks alright, and uses your pre-existing BBT user accounts (if you don’t have an account you won’t be able to view the topics), which are both pluses, […]

Swingman R.A. Dickey decided to sign with the Minnesota Twins today, instead of returning to the Mariners.  The deal Seattle offered could have given Dickey more money, but the Twins convinced him that he’d have a better chance at sticking in the Major Leagues with them.
You may remember that Dickey had signed with the Twins […]

I hope you’re all able to spend time with those you care about, and are staying safe out there on the roads.  Have a good one.

The Washington Nationals have signed free agent Corey Patterson to a minor league deal, adding to an already confusing outfield logjam in Washington, that includes the likes of Lastings Milledge, Josh Willingham, Elijah Dukes, Austin Kearns, Willie Harris and Willie Mo Pena, plus three others on their 40-man roster.  Every team has a fourth outfielder, […]

I had a feeling this would happen.  Top free agent Mark Teixeira was rumored to be going to either the Washington Nationals or Boston Red Sox, but the New York Yankees swooped in at the last second to steal him away from their AL East rivals while continuing the most expensive offseason ever.
As I mentioned […]

More potentially good news from Ken Rosenthal:
At least for the moment, the Angels are talking about finding offensive solutions from within. That means no Ramirez, no Adam Dunn, no Milton Bradley. Until further notice.
The fact is, the Angels will be devoid of left-handed power if they lose both Teixeira, a switch-hitter, and Garret Anderson. The […]

According to Geoff Baker, backup catcher Jaime Burke has signed a minor league deal with the Seattle Mariners.
After being non-tendered, I thought Burke was a goner for sure.
John Hickey recently had an article featuring quotes from new manager Don Wakamatsu:
Wakamatsu said both Kenji Johjima and Jeff Clement figure to be in the lineup regularly. Clement, […]

It seems to have become commonplace for Mariner fans playing armchair GM to trade Jarrod Washburn to the Milwaukee Brewers.  Typically, the logic is that the Brewers are desperate for starting pitching after loosing CC Sabathia and Ben Sheets.
I’ve too thought that the Brewers might be interested in Washburn, but it’s becoming more and more […]

I don’t know about you, but I’m curious as hell to find out how GM Jack Zduriencik and his new coaching staff plan on balancing the playing time of Kenji Johjima and Jeff Clement.
Originally it was thought that Joh-K and Clement would flip flop back and forth between the catcher and DH positions like they […]

The chances of the Seattle Mariners signing free agent slugger Mark Teixeira are right around zero percent unless something extremely unexpected happens, but that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t be paying attention.  Teixeira’s final destination could influence what kind of free agent slugger GM Jack Zduriencik can bring to Seattle.
In the last post, I talked […]

Rosenthal:
Please, no more talk about how Endy Chavez, Franklin Gutierrez and Ichiro could give the Mariners the most formidable defensive outfield in the game.
That outfield would have almost zero punch, and Jack Zduriencik, the team’s new GM, freely admits, “We’d like to get a legitimate power hitter, if possible.”
Zduriencik says he has made “some contact” […]

We haven’t talked much (if at all) about Orlando Hudson as a potential free agent target for the Seattle Mariners this offseason.  We haven’t had much of a reason to.  Last offseason we might have predicted him as a top target for us a year later, but Jose Lopez emerged as a legitimate bat and […]

From Hickey:
Wakamatsu, the man who replaced Riggleman, said Thursday that Lopez could be his starting first baseman on Opening Day.
It’s all about the defense and helping the pitching staff, Wakamatsu said, pointing to the case of reliever Roy Corcoran. The right-hander gets most of his outs on ground balls, which is normally a good thing […]