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 […]

Rob hit on this yesterday, and now SI’s Jon Heyman has more on the potential deal that would send Jarrod Washburn to the Bronx.  He makes it clear that both teams would be trying to clear salary, noting that Seattle may be trying to move Jose Vidro in the same deal.
At first I thought it […]

A lot of us thought it absurd that Richie Sexson was let go before the even more useless Jose Vidro, but it seems order is slowly returning to the universe.  This from Prospect Insider’s sidebar:
There are some rumors starting to swirl around the team as they left Kaufmann Stadium today that designated hitter Jose Vidro’s […]

C: Jeff Clement seems to handle pitchers fairly well and calls a decent game, blocks pitches he needs to but isn’t great behind the plate in that regard, though he does seem to know how to protect the plate from opposing runners.  Kenji Johjima calls a horrible game and isn’t known for his plate blocking […]

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 […]

Over the last 13 years of my life, I have never become uninterested in the Mariners. That is, until about the last week of April, 2008. I typically would watch all 9 innings of a game. When I would go to games, I would stay until the very last pitch, including the Cleveland double-header last […]

…in this video.
It’s an interesting proposition.  Seattle has been interested in Carlos Delgado in the past, and his left handed bat would fit nicely into the lineup and Safeco Field, but I’m not sure such a deal would be in Seattle’s best interest. 
While Delgado strikes out slightly less and is hitting for a better average, […]

It appears that the Seattle Mariners have no problem taking on Ken Griffey’s salary or next year’s option, meaning Cincinnati wouldn’t be on the hook for any of it. 
To me, this is a good thing.  If Seattle required Cincinnati to eat some of his contract, then high caliber prospects would have to be offered up […]

Why Brandon Morrow can’t get it done consistently.
Monday was an absolute roller coaster of a game in which Seattle loses 13-12.  Brandon Morrow picks up the loss after surrendering a walk-off blast to former Mariner Ramon Vazquez.
I’ve written several times about Morrow and how he doesn’t have what it takes to be a consistently successful […]

This is total speculation, but interesting nonetheless.  Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker told the media that super prospect Jay Bruce would be recalled soon.  If Bruce is called up to the big club then someone must be on their way out.  This could mean that Cinci is about to trade one of their outfielders (most likely […]

No more speculation; the Seattle Mariners indeed have their eye on Ken Griffey Jr. 
Seattle is the worst team in the American League right now, so it will be interesting to see this unfold.  I’m not so sure that Griffey would accept a trade to Seattle at this point, but we’ll see.  I wrote about the Griffey-to-Seattle scenario […]

5/12 - Erik Bedard vs. Vicente Padilla
5/13 - Felix Hernandez vs. Kason Gabbard
5/14 - Carlos Silva vs. Scott Feldman

Seattle hopes to get a winning streak started as they hit the road to visit their good buddies, the Texas Rangers. 

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 […]

Did anyone else have a chuckle when they saw this? 

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 […]

Greg Norton, who was DFA’d after the callups of Jeff Clement and Wladimir Balentien, was traded today to the Atlanta Braves for cash considerations and or a PTBNL.
This should be a much better situation for Norton, where he’ll almost certainly receive daily at bats in the National League style of play. 
As far as these player-to-be-named-later […]

I think I just developed a stomach ulcer.  J.J. Putz fails to slam the door, yet again, and memories of Seattle winning almost every game once leading after eight seem distant.
So what’s wrong with Putz?
Here is one of his walks from tonight:

It was certainly refreshing to see Seattle’s willingness to admit a mistake even before the conclusion of the season’s first month.  Rich Aurillia stuck around until July 9th in 2004, Bret Boone until July 2nd in 2005, Carl Everett until July 25th in 2006, and Scott Spiezio somehow made it through 141 games over two seasons […]

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 […]