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The Seattle Mariners need a shortstop. Sure, they have Yuniesky Betancourt on the roster, signed through 2011 with an option for 2012 at somewhat reasonable salaries, but the Cuban has been a rather large disappointment the past two years, having failed to improve at the plate and regressing in ...
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Via SeaTown Sports Inactive
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Via Bleeding Blue and Teal
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December 09, 2008
The Tigers are becoming known as one of J.J. Putz's most aggressive pursuers at the Winter Meetings.John Paul Morosi:As of late Monday night, the Tigers and Mariners had not engaged in any serious trade talks. Seattle officials believe they will be able to obtain a three-player package in ...
Via Rainout
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December 07, 2008
So I was reading the Boston Globe and Dan Shaugnessy had an article that made me go hmmmmm. Our current sports malaise is so bad ("how bad is it?!") that even salty New Englanders take notice and commiserate."But even in...
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December 07, 2008
What\'s all this talk about the Seattle Mariners contending in 2009? Yep, that\'s right, baseball analysts everywhere are suggesting it\'s more than just possible, and yours truly woke up last Friday and responded the same way during a Q & A.
Via Bleeding Blue and Teal
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December 08, 2008
TheA Mariners have made their 1st signing of the winter meetings signing Chris Shelton. SheltonA could becomeA the favorite to be Branyan's platoon partner next year. No word yet on the terms of the contract. This is another good cheap pickup for Jack Z. Shelton is 28 years old and hadA a line ...
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December 09, 2008
We were hoping for a few more items of interest today, but there was still some interesting stuff going on.Mariners sign minor leaguers Shelton and SeddonThis morning Seattle announced the signing of 1B Chris Shelton to a minor league deal with a probable invitation to Spring Training.A Shelton ...
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December 07, 2008
The defensive metric UZR is now available for free on FanGraphs.A Since it's there, let's take a look.Based on PMR and the +/- system, a conclusion can be made that Yuniesky Betancourt is among the worst 5-10 defensive shortstops in all of Major League Baseball.According to the UZR system, ...
Via Cubs f/x
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December 07, 2008
From MLBTR, Raul Ibanez has declined the Mariners' arbitration offer. It will take multiple years, and will cost the Cubs draft picks, but they're in the chase. If the Cubs feel he can help them win within two years, and can handle a third year on top of that, they may be willing to absorb the ...
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December 06, 2008
A couple more tidbits to close off the work week.Dickey has the scoopR.A. Dickey, on being removed from the 40-man roster: "Their explanation for me was they wanted to clear some roster spots and pursue some free agents position-player-wise. There's obviously a need there."The Mariners don't ...
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