After throwing 231 innings and compiling a 3.31 ERA in the independent league ranks between 1999 and 2003, the Seattle Mariners took a chance on left-hander George Sherrill and signed him to a minor-league deal. He promptly broke into the big leagues a year later and served as a core piece of the...
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December 20, 2011
Back in July, Bleacher Report put out an article citing their reasons why they believed Felix Hernandez would not be traded in 2011. Well, technically it’s still 2011, and now Andrew Marchand of ESPN is writing blogs about ‘How the Yankees can acquire King Felix.
I’ve been monitoring this situation closely, and I can give you 5 reasons why the Yankees and Mariners...
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December 18, 2011
The Mariners' search for a veteran left-handed reliever apparently has landed on a familiar name, as free agent George Sherrill reportedly agreed to terms with the club on Saturday night.
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December 19, 2011
Sometimes, we forget that Latin American prospects sign at times other than the mid-summer and early fall. Sure, the high profile signings usually go down pretty close to the opening of the period in July, but those that come later are not inherently worse. I have an old media guide lying around and, perusing that, it turns out that Pineda and George Mieses both signed in December...
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December 20, 2011
The line to sign Prince Fielder may start in Seattle. Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reported Tuesday that the Mariners have made Fielder an offer to continue his career in the American League West.
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December 20, 2011
The Mariners have made an offer to free-agent first baseman Prince Fielder, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com tweeted Tuesday. “mariners made prince fielder an offer (or at least told him what they’d pay). seattle people love him but said to have $ limits,” Heyman tweeted, sounding lukewarm as to whether the team can actually afford the [...]
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December 19, 2011
One thing many of us have seen since the financial markets melted down in 2008 is how difficult it can be to come up with cash in a time of need. Mariners minority owner Chris Larson is no exception to that.
Larson, who owns 30.6 percent of the Mariners, was in serious financial trouble in 2008 after a longstanding strategy of borrowing against his vast Microsoft stock holdings in...
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December 20, 2011
Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik said the team has made no formal offers to any non-pitching free agents. But he says the team has continued discussions that began at the winter meetings.
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December 17, 2011
Onetime Mariners reliever George Sherrill is on the verge of reuniting with the club nearly four years after going to Baltimore in the Erik...
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December 17, 2011
The Mariners are close to signing left-hander George Sherrill to a one-year deal, reports Geoff Baker of The Seattle Times. Jason Churchill of Prospect Insider first reported that the two sides were close to a deal (on Twitter), saying it's worth $1.1MM plus incentives. The contract is pending a physical, and an announcement could come early next week.
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December 17, 2011
As first reported by Jason Churchill this afternoon, the Mariners have come to terms with George Sherrill on a one year deal, apparently worth just over $1 million with some incentives that could push the total a bit higher.
The M’s have talked about adding a veteran to the bullpen all winter, and the team was also a bit low on left-handers, so Sherrill checks two boxes on...
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December 17, 2011
That Mariners have agreed to sign George Sherrill, reports Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (on Twitter).
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December 17, 2011
The Mariners should be bringing relief pitcher George Sherrill back into the fold nearly four years after he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in the Erik Bedard swap.
A source confirmed today that the two sides made " a lot of progress last night" towards a one-year, incentive-laden package that could be announced early next week after a routine physical. As of today...
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