Even though the season is just underway, it's never to early to talk trade candidates. We're going to name a few players that could be trade candidates as the July Trade Deadline approaches. First, lets take a look at the American League.
The American League East is a really fun division to watch right now, led by the surprising play of the Orioles who are half a game above the Rays. The Blue Jays are third and in my opinion they could be contenders for one of the Wild Card spots, and then the Yankees and Red Sox close out the standings, but for how long are they going to stay there? My guess is probably not for long. But either way I'm not making judgements about who is going to get last and who they will probably trade, let's just enjoy what the Orioles are doing and hope they remain in contention for the reminder of the season.
The AL Central is different. Even though the Tigers are in second place right now, they remain the clear favorites to take the division. M...
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PLAYERS:
Jeff Francoeur,
Jonathan Sanchez,
Jonathan Broxton,
Yuniesky Betancourt,
Humberto Quintero,
Joakim Soria,
Bruce Chen,
Brayan Pena,
Carl Pavano,
Francisco Liriano,
Ryan Doumit,
Jason Marquis,
Scott Baker,
Matt Capps,
Justin Morneau,
Nick Blackburn,
Ichiro Suzuki,
Brandon League,
Hisashi Iwakuma,
George Sherrill
TEAMS: Kansas City Royals, Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins, Seattle Mariners
TEAMS: Kansas City Royals, Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins, Seattle Mariners
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Losing a plenty!
Welcome to the sixth edition of the State of the Seattle Mariners update for the 2012 regular season. In these weekly updates you will find all the information and news regarding the Seattle Mariners Baseball Franchise.
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May 07, 2012
Ump throws ball at Noesi (VIDEO)
Via NorthWest Sports Beat
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May 07, 2012
Hilarious situation in Seattle this weekend. Hector Noesi had two balls thrown at him. One by the ump, one by his catcher. Have a look.
Nice reflexes Hector!
He threw one low pitch, but ended up getting back two baseballs. Wish I had this luck with women.
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May 07, 2012
Seattle Mariners right ship, take series from Twins
Via isportsweb.com
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May 06, 2012
The Seattle Mariners started their latest ten game road trip in grand fashion, winning their first four games. They then dropped their last six, including all four games to the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays are tied for best record in the American League, and it was a competitive series for Seattle losing three games by one run and the other by two. The Mariners then finally returned...
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May 06, 2012
Retooled Mariners lineup contributes to weekend success
Via Pro Sports Daily
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May 07, 2012
The new-look Seattle Mariners lineup with Dustin Ackley leading off and Brendan Ryan batting
second is off to a good start. The Mariners won two of three from the Twins over the weekend with this lineup, which
came in the wake of left fielder/third baseman Chone Figgins being moved into a utility
role. Figgins was hitting .189 as the club's primary leadoff hitter, one...
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May 07, 2012
Hector Noesi throws pitch, gets 2 balls back
Via The Other Paper
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May 07, 2012
Seattle Mariners pitcher Hector Noesi must have thought he was seeing double during Sunday's game against the Minnesota Twins when— after having a pitch land in the dirt— his catcher and the umpire got their signals crossed and each threw a ball back at the surprised Noesi.
In the third inning, the former New York Yankees pitcher threw a strike to catcher John Jaso. Jaso...
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May 07, 2012
Tigers vs. Mariners in Seattle: Pitching, series preview, analysis & predictions
Via NorthWest Sports Beat
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May 07, 2012
Tigers In Town!
The M’s were able to rally together and break a 7 game losing streak in their second game against the Twins.
The M’s have lost the most games in which they once had the lead in all of baseball with 10.
Their problem is obvious, although they are in 4th place of all the 30 teams in hits, they are not getting those base-runners home.
As the M’s are edging toward...
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May 07, 2012
What Kind of Chins Do The Mariners Have?
Via TheDaveSimsShow
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May 07, 2012
Can the Mariners take a punch? Easy, easy, I’m talking figuratively.
I say that because the Tigers are in town tonight to open a three-game series. Item one in the Detroit memory bank is the Mariners coming to the Motor City, taking the Tigers apart April 24-26 in a three-game sweep, outscoring them 21-9. How good a stretch was it for the Mariners as they opened a long 10-game...
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May 07, 2012
Mariners 5, Twins 2
Rookie slugger Jesus Montero lined a two-run double in the first inning to get Seattle on the board, Mike Carp added his first homer of the season and the Mariners cruised to a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.
Seattle starter Hector Noesi took a shutout into the seventh inning before giving up a solo home run to Ryan Doumit. Despite the homer, Noesi (2-3) allowed just...
Jesus Montero loses track of outs, runs off field (Video)
Via Outside the Boxscore
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May 08, 2012
The game of baseball can tend to be a long one and at times, players can lose track of how many outs there are in the game.
It happened last night to Mariners catcher Jesus Montero against the Detroit Tigers as he started running off the field after a strike-out of Brandon Inge assuming that it was the final out of the inning.
Sadly for Jesus, it wasn't:
(Courtesy...
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May 08, 2012
Minnesota Twins vs. Mariners: MLB baseball love ‘em & hate ‘em Game 2
Via NorthWest Sports Beat
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May 06, 2012
M’s Finally Snap Skid
The Headline: the Seattle Mariners 1-hit the Minnesota Twins, and break their 7-game losing streak.
Seattle Mariners 7, Minnesota Twins 0
When: 10:10 ET, Friday, May 4, 2012
Where: Safeco Field, Seattle
Temperature: 56
Umpires: Home — Laz Diaz, 1B — Mike Everitt, 2B — Paul Schrieber, 3B — Tim Welke
Attendance: 28,437
Love ‘em
1. The Win
This was...
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May 06, 2012
Mariners 3, Tigers 2
John Jaso's sacrifice fly capped a three-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.
Octavio Dotel came on in the ninth for Detroit with closer Jose Valverde unavailable after three consecutive appearances. Dotel walked Brendan Ryan and Ichiro Suzuki then advanced both with a wild pitch. Ryan scored...
Mariners Win in ‘Refuse to Lose’ Fashion
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Catching: The Hidden Talents
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Four of them aren't closing right now.
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NFBC Week #5 FAAB Results
Via Rotowire
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In one league I got skunked, in another league one of my competitors went #Bananas claiming Johnny Damon. Full results:
Main Event (112.5 points, 1/15 to begin the day, 10/420 overall)
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