A lot is being made about this “race for Stephen Strasburg,” but does Seattle really have to have the worst record in all of baseball to get him?  Having the first pick in next summer’s draft would certainly help their chances at obtaining him, but perhaps they could make due with the second or even […]

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 Cha Seung Baek for Ray […]

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 […]

This season there has been a lot of reports that say Adrian Beltre is eager to return to a Southern California team.  Those reports may be inaccurate, however.  Beltre has a limited no-trade clause that allows him to block trades to up to eight ballclubs.  We found out that one of those eight teams were the […]

The Philadelphia Phillies overpaid for Joe Blanton today, hurting our Seattle Mariners.
1.) Billy Beane continues to build his Oakland A’s into a future dynasty from within, this trade following other trades of his that brought in truckloads of top-tiered talent (Rich Harden, Nick Swisher, Dan Haren, etc). 
2.) Seattle will no longer be able to coax […]

In a surprise and somewhat unwarranted move the Seattle Mariners traded for first baseman Craig Wilson and will send the Pittsburgh Pirates a player at a later date to complete the transaction.
Wilson had some decent seasons between 2001 and 2005, posting OPS+’s between 107 and 146.  Since then he has faded into obscurity, struggling with various […]

A while back there was some talk about bringing Ken Griffey Jr. back to Seattle.  The logic was that he would slightly improve the offense (even during the worst year of his career) and would help curb Seattle’s slumping attendance.
Well, Griffey continues to struggle this season and the Mariners have decided not to pursue Seattle’s […]

5/2 (04:05 pm PST) - Erik Bedard vs. Chien-Ming Wang
5/3 (10:05 am PST) - Felix Hernandez vs. Mike Mussina
5/4 (10:05 am PST) - Carlos Silva vs. Darrell Rasner

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 […]

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 […]

In a surprise move, the Seattle Mariners extended Kenji Johjima for three more seasons, putting him under contract through age 35.
This move absolutely makes zero sense considering the minor league depth Seattle has at catcher.  Jeff Clement, Adam Moore and Rob Johnson are all waiting in the wings.  What does this mean for Clement?  We […]

As has been reported by several sources, the Athletics were close to signing veteran slugger Frank Thomas after having been released by the Toronto Blue Jays. The latest news on the situation from Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports states that a mystery team, thought to be the Rangers or the Mariners, have swooped in at […]

Brad Wilkerson was pulled from Tuesday’s ballgame with a “tight right hamstring.”  Although it doesn’t appear to be anything too serious, it does make you wonder.  Can Seattle use this injury to get Wilkerson out of the lineup or off the roster entirely?
Wilkerson has landed on the DL in all of his past three seasons, […]

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Obviously I’m a little late on this, especially considering J.J. Putz just came in and blew away the Orioles for hist second save of the year, but I was working on the new site all evening.  Anyway, Putz was reinstated from […]