Seattle Mariners Hot Stove Not Boiling Yet

The Winter Meetings have come and gone in Major League Baseball.  With all the General Managers together, this is a hot bed of activity with players moving fast and furious.  Indeed, one A.L. West team made a huge splash adding the best player in baseball, Albert Pujols, and a front-line starter, C.J. Wilson.  With the Angels obviously improving and the Rangers having won back-to-back A.L. pennants, what did the Seattle Mariners do to keep pace? I won’t keep you in suspense.  The only hot stove transactions for Seattle over the last two weeks have been extending minor-league deals and Spring Training tryouts to the following position players: Darren Ford, Guilermo Quiroz, and Mike Rivera.  Qurioz gives the Mariners some possible catching depth and has played for the Mariners before spending last season in San Diego’s farm system.  Ford, an outfielder, saw time with the Giants last season appearing in 26 games.  Rivera is also a catcher having spent the majority of his ...