Mariners Avoid Arbitration With Brandon League

#10 Jesus Montero Seattle Mariners DOB: 11/28/1989 Previous Rank: 7 ETA: 2011 As the centerpiece of the deal that sent Michael Pineda, a power arm in his early 20s that has already been named to an All-Star team, Montero obviously has earned himself quite a reputation already.  This trade is further evidence of the reevaluation that is taking place with regards to the relative...

When word got out Friday that the Mariners were in the process of trading young pitching standout Michael Pineda to the Yankees for highly regarded catcher Jesus Montero, immediate reaction from many was, "How could Seattle give up such a promising arm?"

It’s hard to not to be excited about Michael Pineda wearing pinstripes. He’s young, has top-of-the-rotation upside, and controllable for the next five years. He’s everything the Yankees hope Dellin Betances and Manny Banuelos will be, except he already established a foundation in the big leagues. For all the celebration regarding the deal, Pineda isn’t a perfect...

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Ken Griffey Jr.’s position as a “special consultant” to the Mariners is underway, with The Kid traveling to Japan this weekend as a sort of baseball ambassador. Griffey helped out at a baseball clinic for Japanese youngsters Sunday near Tokyo. (See photo gallery below.) The Mariners are drumming up publicity for their two-game, season-opening series [...]

The Mariners avoided arbitration with starter Jason Vargas on a deal worth $4.85MM, announced his agency CAA.

Jack Cust, who hit at least 25 home runs and tallied 70 RBIs each season from 2007-09 with the Athletics, has agreed to a one-year deal with the Astros that includes an option for 2013, according to a baseball source.

The Seattle Mariners have signed left-handed pitcher Oliver Perez to a minor-league contract with an invite to major-league spring training.

According to a press release from the Seattle Mariners, they have signed left-hander Oliver Perez to a minor league deal that includes an invitation to Spring Training. Perez, 30, is a veteran of nine Major League seasons with San Diego (2002-2003), Pittsburgh (2003-2006) and New York-NL (2006-2010). He has a career record of 58-69 with a 4.63 ERA (572 ER, 1111.2 IP) with 628 strikeouts...

I know, I wrote up a Montero piece on FanGraphs yesterday and just linked to it here, and now I’m doing it again, but this won’t be a habit, I promise. Most of my Mariners-related content is still going to go here – I just decided to use Montero (a nationally prominent guy) to make somewhat larger arguments about the sport. The pieces are about him, but also about...

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