http://www.bleedingblueandteal.com a Seattle Mariners blog; trade rumors, speculation, commentary and more! Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:23:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Miguel Batista has been told that he is no longer in the rotation, at least for his next start, according to John Hickey.  This was expected, and in all likelihood Ryan Rowland-Smith will be promoted to fill the rotation spot on Saturday, at which time Jared Wells should find himself ... http://www.bleedingblueandteal.com/08-2008/batista-out-reed-to-first/ 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 ... http://www.bleedingblueandteal.com/08-2008/jharmidy-dejesus-impressing/ 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 ... http://www.bleedingblueandteal.com/08-2008/developing-starters-saving-money/ KOMO radio has reported that Jose Vidro has finally been DFA'd. All I have to say is it's about damn time. No longer will we have to watch the worst hitter in baseball bat in the middle of the order. No word yet on who will take his place on the roster ... http://www.bleedingblueandteal.com/08-2008/vidro-finally-dfad/ 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 ... http://www.bleedingblueandteal.com/08-2008/morrow-finally-sent-to-aaa/ Ryan Rowland-Smith pitched today in AAA and was solid.  Miguel Batista pitched for Seattle and wasn't.  In five days who will be starting for the Mariners and who will be in the 'pen?  The answer should be obvious, though us Mariner fans can never be sure what the course of ... http://www.bleedingblueandteal.com/08-2008/rrs-on-the-way/ ...for the record, would vest if he recorded 625 plate appearances this season, or 1150 plate appearances between 2007 and 2008 with at least 600 coming in 2008. I'm just throwing this out there, because I think I had been relaying incorrect figures in the past.  Larry Stone had the scoop ... http://www.bleedingblueandteal.com/08-2008/vidros-2009-option/ Jose Lopez has had a lot of ups and downs with the Mariners and many fans, myself included, were ready to give up on him coming into this season.  I was hoping that Yung Chi Chen would somehow challenge him for the starting job this Spring, or that the rumored ... http://www.bleedingblueandteal.com/08-2008/2b-jo-lo/ MLBTR lists Carlos Silva, Jarrod Washburn, Miguel Batista, Jose Vidro, Kenji Johjima and Miguel Cairo as Seattle's top candidates to be placed on waivers this month, which makes sense.  If any of these guys are claimed the organization better not think twice about letting someone else take their contracts.  I ... http://www.bleedingblueandteal.com/08-2008/waiver-wire/ As the trade deadline has passed, one can only look back and wonder why the Mariners made so few moves. The only move we made was trading Arthur Rhodes for a potential back-of-the-rotation guy. The Mariners also have not filled Rhodes roster spot yet. Why? I couldn't tell ya! The Mariners ... http://www.bleedingblueandteal.com/08-2008/mariners-deadline-woes/