Baseball America, one of the most cited names in regards to ranking baseball prospects, has Seattle Mariners prospect Jharmidy DeJesus on their latest “Prospect Hot Sheet” at number 8, surrounded by some of baseball’s brightest prospects, including David Price, Zach McAllister, Elvis Andrus, Brandon Wood, Matt Weiters and others.  Here’s what they had to say about […]

It’s nice to see this organization starting to make some moves to put them on the right track, or at least pointing themselves towards the right track. 
One of the team’s weaknesses was the shortage of worthwhile starters in the upper levels.  In just a few short weeks the organization has added three guys to go […]

Brandon Morrow will finally be on his way to justify Seattle taking him with their first pick a couple years back.  His true value is as a starter, and if he fails he can always be sent back to the ‘pen.  This is the right move to make now that Seattle isn’t competing for anything […]

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 […]

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 […]

“The Associated Press reports that Seattle Mariners C Jeff Clement will see some time at first base during the second half of the season.”
This little blurb is on several sites right now, but I can’t find a source article, so I can only assume it hasn’t been published yet.
Though the Mariners are probably just trying to get […]

Today I decided to catch Seattle’s AAA affiliate, the Tacoma Rainiers, take on the rival Portland Beavers at PGE Park in Portland.
If I were a scout or a baseball expert then this post may be called a scouting report.  I am not a scout nor a baseball expert, I am just a baseball fan that knows a […]

As the trading deadline approaches the Seattle Mariners’ front office should be looking towards the future. Instead of having one megapost about all the players that are potentially on the trading block, I decided it would be best to go one player at a time.
When a team begins rebuilding you don’t expect to see […]

Round 1, Pick 20 - Joshua Fields, RHP
In the 2006 June draft the Seattle Mariners took Brandon Morrow fifth overall, and Phillipe Aumont at number eleven last year. This year the Mariners continued the trend of using their first pick on a top talent arm by selecting Joshua Fields with the 20th pick overall. […]

If you haven’t heard by now, Seattle’s uber-prospect Carlos Triunfel has been suspended indefinitely for violating team rules of some kind.  I’ve nosed around a bit, but everyone in-the-know is being very hush hush about the situation.  He has been suspended for a week and a half so far.
From what I gather, the organization wants him to […]

I haven’t spent much time in front of the computer or in front of the TV lately.  I have lots of family in town and I’m days away from embarking on a series of trips (some work, mostly vacation) that’ll have me away from Washington for 41 days consecutively, so sorry for the lack of updates!  […]

A look at why it may make sense, despite Seattle’s current position in the AL West, and an indication of how much it would cost.
There has been a lot of talk about Ken Griffey Jr. returning to the Seattle Mariners ever since the Reds rolled into town for interleague play last season.  There hasn’t been […]

Triunfel snaps out of slump, Peguero and Halman impressing.
Hello, Mariners Fans. My name is Alex Freedman, and I have the pleasure of broadcasting for the High Desert Mavericks, the Cal League affiliate of the Mariners (A+). When the fellow members of the front office and I caught a glimpse at our opening day roster we […]

I just mentioned that Brad Wilkerson was on his way out, and now John Hickey of the Seattle P-I is reporting that Jeff Clement and Wladimir Balentien will indeed be joining the Seattle Mariners in Cleveland for Wednesday’s ballgame.  As I type Geoff Baker updates his blog that both Wilkerson and Greg Norton have been designated for […]

Jason A. Churchill of Prospect Insider put out another great read for Seattle P-I’s Farm Report, this time focusing onWladimir Balentien.  Check it out!
What I learned:

One of Wlad’s three home runs the other night was of the inside-the-park variety, allowing him to flash some speed and prove his bruised knee is A-OK.
The defensive concerns of […]

Manager John McLaren told reporters pre-game that top prospects Jeff Clement and Wladimir Balentien will be called up to the big leagues “sooner than later.” 
This was obviously expected considering the struggles of the Seattle Mariner offense.  This also seems to fit in well with the discovery that Clement’s free agent eligibilitycan be pushed back one […]

GM Bill Bavasi may have had us all fooled.  We’ve all been sitting around debating why the hell Jeff Clement hadn’t been called up, but Bavasi might have been just doing his job. 
How this slipped past everyone I will never know, but a Seattle based radio program was reporting that by leaving Clement in the minor leagues until May 8th it […]

In the current Seattle Mariners lineup there is a black hole that sucks up rallies and spits out strikeouts, popups and soft grounders. You’ve undoubtedly been frustrated and disappointed by this stretch in the lineup if you’ve watched even a couple games this season.
As I’m sure you know, this “black hole” includes Jose Vidro, Richie […]

If you haven’t seen the previous post yet, Seattle extended the contract of catcher Kenji Johjima through the 2011 season ($24M).  Initially I was fuming over this move, but now I’ve calmed down enough to try and look at it from a couple different angles.
I’ve been thinking about some different scenarios on what may happen […]

As you are well aware, I would like nothing more than for someone to push Kenji Johjima from his starting catcher role in Seattle (trade, benching, whatever), siting his alleged poor game-calling skills and the way pitchers respond to him in a post a couple weeks ago.
The problem losing with losing Johjima would be the […]