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Beerleaguer for breakfast: Hot stove open thread
June 30, 2009 by
Beerleaguer
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To get you started, here are some names spotted recently on MLBtraderumors.com and other sites. The Phillies could be looking to address bullpen help even before they wrestle away a starter. Luis Ayala is available now, having been designated for assignment by Minnesota June 22. Keeping...
Games Start, Pitchers Heal, Other Notes
March 01, 2008 by
Bleeding Blue and Teal
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Spring Training! M's have some pitchers coming off of injuries nicely, potential benchers looking good and Miggy Batista is working on a new pitch.
Who will the Seattle Mariners most likely trade?
July 15, 2009 by
Seattle Times
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One thing looks certain for the Seattle Mariners as they prepare to embark on the post-All-Star part of the schedule.
And that's the fact that, buyers or sellers, the Mariners seem destined to make some trades before the July 31 deadline.
Who is most likely to leave town?
Well...
Who will the Seattle Mariners most likely trade?
July 15, 2009 by
Seattle Times
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One thing looks certain for the Seattle Mariners as they prepare to embark on the post-All-Star part of the schedule.
And that's the fact that, buyers or sellers, the Mariners seem destined to make some trades before the July 31 deadline.
Who is most likely to leave town?
Well...
Scrappy's Sense of Humor
June 27, 2009 by
Lookout Landing
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A list of current Mariners who are free agents at the end of the season:
David Aardsma: Currently lighting it up in the closing role. Legit sale piece.
Miguel Batista: Owed money and been merely average out of the pen.
Erik Bedard: Started off excellent, petered out a bit and...
M’s falling back to earth
May 13, 2009 by
Assist by Mitten
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The jubilance of spring training has vanished while the crispness and optimism that sprung eternal for this Mariner ballclub has officially been extinguished. It was fun while it lasted, but I think we all knew deep down what this team was. There is nothing wrong with dreaming big...
The Ramifications of Signing Jason Marquis
When the Cubs started to lay out the money this offseason, first on Ramirez then on Soriano and Lilly. It started to look like the organization was shedding it's Ebenezer Scrooge ways and spending a little more freely than in the past. Then came the signing of the 28 year old former...
Seatowning 10-1, Locker to play Safety or to play it Safe?
October 01, 2008 by
SeaTown Sports
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Mariners+Miguel Batista is an innings-eater [Lookout Landing] Funny.+Handicapping the new Mariners' GM [USS Mariner] +Here are the resumes of the candidates [Seattle pi] +Summing up the M's season [MLB]
Local+Jon Brockman beasted in the annual mile run [Seattle Times] +Jake...
14 Days to Determine a Season: Game 5 — The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
August 26, 2008 by
Bugs & Cranks
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Once again, the lowly Mariners found a way to resemble Lou Piniella's boys than Jim Riggleman's
Is This Sparta?
September 12, 2009 by
Lookout Landing
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More photos »
by Duane Burleson - AP
His hat was stifling. It narrowed his vision. And he must see far. His glove was heavy. It threw him off balance. And his target is ninety feet away.
Browse more photos »...
In Honor of Andruw Jones, The Angry T unveils Baseball's Anti-All-Star Team
July 08, 2008 by
The Angry T
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As the all-star break approaches, many of baseball's top minds are handing out mid-season awards and telling fans who should have made the All-Star team if they weren't able to get their grubby, unwashed fingers to drunkenly punch little holes in the All-Star ballots. That...
Looking at the Mariners Bullpen
April 21, 2009 by
SeaTown Sports
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The Mariner’s bullpen this year is one of the most interesting components of the team, in part of how it was built. The Mariner bullpen is full of guys who can throw fast. The bullpen has 5 players whose fastballs have averaged around 93mph or higher this season.
These guys are...
Rotogod Says: Ask Rotogod - Fantasy Baseball 2008
April 10, 2008 by
Baseball Mastermind
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Rotogod here. People have begun sending messages asking me about their fantasy baseball teams in 2008.
Today, I'll be digging through the mail bag in the hopes of helping some of you all at home out. Let's get it on.
Rotation comparison
August 01, 2009 by
U.S.S. Mariner
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The rotation that started 2008, with salaries:
Erik Bedard $7,000,000
Felix Hernandez $540,000
Carlos Silva $12,000,000
Jarrod Washburn $9,850,000
Miguel Batista, $9,000,000
I’m counting Silva’s signing bonus in the year he signed, if you’re wondering, since the three...
Mets Hope To Avoid Another Costly Blunder In Rule 5 Draft
December 07, 2008 by
Mets Merized Online
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One of the top orders of business at the Winter Meetings which is set to begin tomorrow, is the Rule 5 Draft. The draft includes eligible players who were not protected on a team's 40 man roster. It seems like every year, one team finds a stud at the expense of another team'...
BOS 8, SEA 4: Salvaged
July 05, 2009 by
Fire Brand American League
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The most important sign of David Ortiz returning back to regular form happened in the bottom of the seventh inning in today's 8-4 win over Seattle.
Ortiz had already hit a solo homer entering the at-bat against Miguel Batista, but what was most important was that Ortiz got the...
Cruz is another reliever they could look at.....
October 02, 2008 by
Mets Fever
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In 2006 the Mets were scouting teams to bolster their pitching staff for the playoff run at the trade deadline. One of the pitchers it is believed they looked at was Juan Cruz. The New York Mets have scouted the starts by Miguel Batista and Juan Cruz the last two days amid reports...
RRS Named 5th Starter
April 01, 2009 by
Bleeding Blue and Teal
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Scenario B it is!
Ryan Rowland-Smith has been named the M’s 5th starter, according to Geoff Baker.
Seattle will go with 7 righties in the pen, likely Brandon Morrow, David Aardsma, Mark Lowe, Roy Corcoran, Jesus Delgado, Shawn Kelley and then either Miguel Batista or Chris Jakubauskas...
Trading Washburn
December 15, 2008 by
Bleeding Blue and Teal
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We all know that Seattle desperately needs to clear out at least one of their rotation spots for 2009. Right now the Mariners have Felix Hernandez, Erik Bedard, Carlos Silva, Ryan Rowland-Smith, Brandon Morrow, Jarrod Washburn and even guys like Aaron Heilman, Miguel Batista and Ryan Feierabend ...
Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics: 08/21 game thread
August 21, 2009 by
Seattle Times
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The Mariners need a good start out of Luke French tonight, given the shorthanded state of the bullpen. Don't forget, the team doesn't have Chris Jakubauskas or Garrett Olson available for long duty tonight, though Miguel Batista is still there.
Seattle just went 1-2-3 on three...
Seattle Mariners: Playoffs, Trades, and my Math Teacher
July 14, 2009 by
SeaTown Sports
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It was a glorious day in June when I made a bet with my math teacher that the Mariners would return to the playoffs for the first time since their unforgettable yet increasingly distant season in 2001. As a math teacher, he appropriately played the odds knowing that the Mariners'...
Johjima's Gamecalling Revisited
August 12, 2008 by
Bleeding Blue and Teal
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Excerpt:
"Another aspect of Johjima's game that has been criticized has been his poor pitch framing. There isn't a great way to prove this other than watching him, but perhaps the percentage of hitters walked could be telling.
Felix Hernandez: 9.8% with Johjima,...
Fact or Fiction: Seattle Mariner's Off Season Edition
December 20, 2008 by
SeaTown Sports
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Three statements, two choices, and one team. I present to you Seattle Mariners' Fact or Fiction: With JJ Putz gone, putting Brandon Morrow into the closer's role is the smart move to make. Brandon Morrow is a superb closer. He is above average and is lights out when in the...
Wak-amat-su!
November 19, 2008 by
Jorge Says No
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It appears that the Mariners have settled on their man and his name is Don Wakamatsu, former bench coach of the Oakland Athletics. First off, how amazing of a name is Wakamatsu...say it ten times fast...I dare you. I love this choice already! But for all the talk of how great the Seattle...
Erik Bedard Trade Goes Through in Six-Player Deal
February 08, 2008 by
Baseball Mastermind
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he Baltimore Orioles and Seattle Mariners have finally completed the deal they've been working on for much of the off-season, sending LHP Erik Bedard to the Mariners in exchange for OF-R Adam Jones, LHP George Sherrill and RHP's Chris Tillman, Kam Mickolio and LHP Tony Butler...
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