You may have read our story in today's paper about Taiwanese relief pitcher Hong-Chih Kuo, ex of the Dodgers. As you'll know from the story, the Mariners are keeping a close eye on his bullpen sessions to ensure that he repeats his arm slot and mechanics so as to avoid a repeat of "the yips" that plagued him in two of the past three seasons.
Mariners manager Eric Wedge was on-hand to watch Kuo throw his second bullpen of the spring and to chat with him afterwards.
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Via NorthWest Sports Beat
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February 16, 2012
And 1 I don’t…
I may be a bit on the odd side, I know, but I have to admit that I like watching the rebuilding process that the Seattle Mariners are going through.
It is exciting to watch the youngsters without the hefty paychecks and egos go out and just play baseball. It doesn’t mean that I don’t wish that the team had some elements that would actually help them...
Via Fox Sports Arizona
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February 14, 2012
PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Seattle Mariners' early arrival at their spring training facility in Peoria is easily explained as a byproduct of their unusual start to the season. The team goes to Tokyo for two regular season games with the Oakland Athletics on March 28 and 29.
But the Mariners aren't looking at the early jump on spring training as just a result of their atypical...
Via NESN.com
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February 13, 2012
NESN.com's countdown of the Top 100 prospects in baseball is complete. This past Thursday, we started off our list with the bottom 20 players. We have worked our way through the prospects in increments of 20. Friday, we listed prospects 61-80, Saturday we gave you prospects 41-60, and prospects 21-40 were released on Sunday. The top 20 minor leaguers are listed below, and the...
Via Seattle Times
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February 15, 2012
Mariners outfielder Michael Saunders and pitcher Steve Delabar used offseason workout routines that are different from the ones promoted by the team. The Mariners say that's OK, the goal is for the players to improve, no matter how they do it.
Via AP on Fox
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February 14, 2012
(Eds: APNewsNow. With AP Photos.) By BOB BAUM AP Sports Writer He is the ace on a team that is struggling to find respectability in the tough AL West, and the role suits Felix Hernandez just fine.
''King Felix'' says he is ''not going anywhere,'' exactly the position of the Seattle Mariners' front office despite speculation that inevitably surfaces...
Via The Sports Headquarters
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February 15, 2012
As TSHQ continues our MLB preview, we stay in the American League and look to a team that has been on the down since they ridded themselves of Alex Rodriguez: the Mariners. From the days of the early 2000s, the Mariners looked like the cream of the AL West crop. Since their last playoff run, however, they have been in a perpetual state of rebuilding. After the Rangers and Angels...
Via Seattle Times
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February 15, 2012
Michael Saunders did indeed go out for batting practice and I was there to see him deploy the 60-ounce bat that I wrote about in the prior post.
You can see Saunders using it in this BP session.
Another hitter in his grouping was Vinnie Catricala, the Class AA minor leaguer with the power swing. There has been talk that the M's will convert Catricala to the outfield, but manager...
Via Seattle Times
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February 13, 2012
Left-hander Hong-Chih Kuo struggled with "the yips" in 2009 and again last season. The Dodgers released Kuo after he had elbow surgery in October and the Mariners signed him.
Via Pirates Prospects
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February 14, 2012
Greg Johns of MLB.com tweets that the Pittsburgh Pirates might sign utility player Chris Gimenez, who recently elected free agency after being outrighted by the Seattle Mariners. Gimenez can’t sign until Thursday after refusing the outright assignment.
In his career, Gimenez has a .171/.279/.272 line in 228 at-bats, including a .203/.314/.271 line in 59 at-bats in 2011. He...
Via Seattle Times
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February 15, 2012
Jesus Montero took some more batting practice today and when he got warmed up, the balls began flying out at a regular rate. Watch the reactions of people nearby in the video above as the home runs begin to fly, particularly Mariners front office special assistant Pete Vuckovich, wearing the light blue shirt.
Via Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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February 13, 2012
The Associated Press reports: “Spring training is officially under way with Seattle’s pitchers and catchers holding their first workout. The center of attention for the brief Sunday morning session under a bright blue sky at the Peoria Sports Complex was the team’s newest import from Japan. Right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma did a small amount of running [...]
Via NorthWest Sports Beat
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February 15, 2012
I know it's a rarity, but with the depth the Mariners have at the starting pitcher position, what do you think of the Mariners going with a 6 man rotation?
I'm intrigued by the idea and honestly don't think I mind the thought one bit.
The Mariners haven't said a thing about this, this is me on a tangent.
What do you think?
Via MSNBC
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February 13, 2012
Hector Noesi was used mainly out of the bullpen during his time with the Yankees but figures prominently in the Seattle Mariners' plans for its starting rotation.
Via Seattle Times
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February 14, 2012
We're having a rather cool morning here in Peoria, Ariz. today, with temperatures expected to stay this way for much of the week.
Back by popular demand, here's our Around the Blogosphere feature, with a look at some of the happenings in cyberspace involving the Mariners. First off, the Seattle Times has actually ramped up its spring training coverage this year -- which is...
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