Seattle Mariners Love ‘em & Hate ‘em – May 17th edition
The good, the bad, the ugly
The Seattle Mariners seem to have woken up from their first month slumber. They currently sit in 2nd place in the AL West and are 1 game below .500 on the season after winning 5 of their last 6 series and splitting the 7th series with Pittsburgh.
This is about the point we’re used to seeing the Mariners fall behind, only to never catch back up with the...
What should the Mariners do about the 9 spot?
NL style in the AL
There is something of an uprising starting to rumble in the ranks of the diehard Mariners Nation.
Why is it that we continue to field not one, but two short stops at our professional level who are hitting sub .200 when there is a more than capable guy at Tacoma?
I have come up with two conclusions.
#1, Jack Z can’t admit when he is wrong.
#2, Eric Wedge is more...
Video: Yankees run low on pitchers, call upon infielder to take mound
Your browser does not support iframes.The New York Yankees have been absolutely decimated by injuries this season. Yet, somehow they have managed to stay afloat the competitive American League East.But on Wednesday they suffered a crushing, 12-2, defeat to the Seattle Mariners at home. An early exit by starting pitcher Phil Hughes (0.2 IP) put an already exhausted bullpen in duress...
BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 189: Should Chad Billingsley Have Had Surgery Sooner?/Brendan Ryan, Robert Andino, and the Mariners by Ben Lindbergh and Paul Sporer
Ben and Paul talk to Corey Dawkins about Chad Billingsley`s elbow, then discuss the Mariners` decision to start Robert Andino over Brendan Ryan and the state of Seattle`s organization.
Season Preview: Baltimore Orioles
The surprise team of 2012 has much of it’s core in place, but did they address the needs from last season?
Key Losses:
Robert Andino, SS (Mariners, Trade)
Endy Chavez, OF (Royals, Free Agent)
Bill Hall, 3B (Angels, Free Agent)
Joe Mahoney, 1B (Marlins, Waivers)
Jhondaniel Medina, RHP (Pirates, Trade)
Omar Quintanilla, SS (Mets, Free Agent)
Mark Reynolds, 1B (Indians, Free Agent...
MLB Team Previews: Seattle Mariners
Key Additions
SIGNED/RESIGNED: Oliver Perez (P), Jason Bay (OF), Raul Ibanez (OF/DH), Kelly Shppach (C), Felix Hernandez (P), Joe Saunders (P)
TRADED FOR: Robert Andino (2B), Kendry Morales (1B/DH), Michael Morse (OF)
Key Losses
Miguel Olivo (C), Chone Figgins (3B), Trayvon Robinson (OF), Jason Vargas (P),...
Athletics 7, Mariners 3
Chris Young made his debut in left field, Jed Lowrie hit a two-run homer, and the Oakland Athletics beat a Seattle Mariners split-squad 7-3 on Thursday.
Tommy Milone pitched three scoreless innings for the A's, who have won four of their last five.
Robert Andino hit a home run for the Mariners, who had a 10-game winning streak snapped Wednesday. Kendrys Morales added two hits...
Positives and Negatives of the Mariners infield
To the infield
Headline: Prospects have turned into veterans quickly for Seattle, but will that be a strength or weakness going forward?
The infield has less new faces than the outfield heading into Spring Training, but change is still brewing in Seattle.
Led by 3B Kyle Seager and 2B Dustin Ackley, the future of the Mariners groundball specialists is especially bright.
SS Brendan...
Seattle Mariners Offseason Options
The Seattle Mariners and their general manager, Jack Zduriencik, are making leaps and bounds in progress over this 2012-13 offseason.
For starts, the Mariners picked up additional middle infield talent (see: http://t.co/QAJryJH1) in Robert Andino and in the Triple-A portion of the Winter Meetings, we selected 2nd baseman Eric Ferris from the Brewers. Our middle infield starters...
Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, you're the Baltimore Orioles
The number of people who believed in the overachieving 2012 Baltimore Orioles, even when they were locked in battle in the ALDS, could probably be counted on one hand. Seeing how they'd been the unofficial doormat of the AL East for the previous fourteen seasons, it is no wonder that their unexpected success was received with such a critical eye. Winning 93 games on just...
Total Run Index Series: Baltimore Orioles
Dan Duquette certainly does not have the reputation as being a seamhead (like many of the newer GMs in baseball) but he certainly didn’t get to where he is by being a fool. The Oakland Athletics and Baltimore Orioles ascended beyond what anyone expected. Certainly both organizations understand that there was some good fortune involved. In the Orioles case, they had an ungodly record...
Seattle Mariners’ early off season moves
Baseball’s winter meetings are here, a time where there is a lot of trades and free agent movement. Mariners’ fans are hoping one of the big players this week will be the Seattle Mariners. Having been passed by the Rangers, Angels, and A’s in the A.L. West, the team needs to improve their roster to catch back up. Even though Seattle’s record improved this season to...
The Oncoming Storm: Part One
The weather is getting colder and we in Baltimore are staring down December awaiting snow, the Mayan apocalypse and the approach of Nimburu; although only one of those is likely to happen. And if that opening sentence wasn’t evidence enough the offseason has been rather boring so far for the Orioles. Yes, they picked up Alexi Casilla and traded Robert Andino but the electrons that...
What the Mariners can expect from the Robert Andino move
Set the bar low
There are a few things in life that I feel deserve low expectations: Action movies that come out in January, Middle East peace talks and Robert Andino.
Looking over the stats it is not difficult to anticipate a batting average in the low two hundreds and subpar defense for the Mariners in 2013.
Anything above that is a bonus.
However if you are feeling that...
O's Trade Robert Andino For Trayvon Robinson
"Given Robert Andino's down 2012, I suggested the Orioles might want to look elsewhere for a starting second baseman for 2013 if they wanted to be competitive again. When the O's picked up Alexi Casilla, the writing was kind of on the wall Andino wasn't going to be getting a starting job with the team next season. And now, as it turns it, he won't be getting...
Andino Traded...
Evening everyone. I’ve not been hearing much on the market concerning the Orioles and free agency as of yet, despite murmurs of them being interested in a number of players.
However, today, the Orioles made a trade. It saddened me as a fan to read the details a while ago, but the deal they made was prudent and hard to argue with.
From the Baltimore Orioles: The Orioles...
*My* Seattle Mariners 2012-2013 off-season to do list
Big bats needed
It’s the time of year for every Mariners fan to become the fantasy GM for their favorite team.
I know that this is something I do every year, and my ideas never even come close to whomever is sitting in that position at the time.
This year my thoughts may be a little on the outside of most Mariners fans, but at the same time, I honestly believe this is whats best...
Mariners land Andino from O’s
M’s land versatile infielder
Looking to build some infield depth, the Seattle Mariners have acquired Robert Andino from the Baltimore Orioles for outfielder Trayvon Robinson.
With a surplus of outfielders, and a lack of depth in the middle infield, this is a trade purely for depths sake. In his career, Andino has played second, third, shortstop, left and centerfield.
The M’s...
Orioles Swap Robert Andino for Mariners’ Trayvon Robinson: A Solid Deal For Both
In a minor trade today, the Baltimore Orioles traded utility infielder Robert Andino to the Seattle Mariners for backup outfielder Trayvon Robinson. I guess the O’s decided that if Jon Papelbon is choking it up in the NL nowadays, Andino’s services are no longer needed. (Zing!)
On a more serious note, the trade makes sense for both squads. For Seattle, Robert Andno adds infield...
World Meet Trayvon Robinson
It’s funny how sometimes people can go completely unnoticed until something happens they had nothing to do with. Today, Trayvon Robinson got traded to the Baltimore Orioles for Robert Andino. Most of you right now after the fact cannot even tell me where he played before, how old he is, or whether he is bad, good or a prospect. Well it just so happens that I know a little about...
Mariners trade Trayvon Robinson to the Orioles
The Seattle Mariners announced that they have sent outfielder Trayvon Robinson to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange of infielder Robert Andino. Robinson was a highly coveted prospect in the Dodgers organization that ended up in Seattle in a three-team trade that sent Erik Bedard to Boston.
The 25-year old outfielder hit .221/.294/.324 with 3 HR's, 12 RBI's and a .275 wOBA...
Seattle trades Robinson to Baltimore for Andino
Looking to add depth to the infield, the Seattle Mariners acquired versatile Robert Andino from the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday in exchange for reserve outfielder Trayvon Robinson.
The trade instantly gives the Mariners an experienced infielder who can play second base, third base and shortstop. Andino is likely to fill the role held this past season by Japanese infielder Munenori...
Orioles trade Robert Andino out of AL East
Red Sox fans can breathe a sigh of relief as Robert Andino, the Orioles' version of Aaron Boone, has been dealt to Seattle for Trayvon Robinson.
If you can't remember Andino's significance:
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Worth mentioning: Andino isn't actually a Red Sox killer -- he has a .620 OPS against the team and shouldn't have even had that...
Better Know a 2012 Oriole: Robert Andino
In part six of my (hopefully) 52 part series, Better Know a 2012 Oriole, I take a look at Robert Andino... the fightin' smile timeline*!
* Happy to OK to sad to happy again, in photo form.
"'Robert Andino was pressed into duty last year with the loss of Brian Roberts, and acquitted himself relatively well. A solid walk rate and an OK strike-out rate can play...
Orioles-Yankees ALDS Game 2 Winners & Losers
Handing out labels following the O’s 3-1 win over the Yankees …
Winners
Wei-Yin Chin — The only O’s pitcher to start more than 20 games this year delivered six and one-third of no-earned run baseball. The Yankees will be seeing inside fastballs in their sleep.
Darren O’Day and Brian Matusz — Got out of the Chin-induced jam in the seventh. Matusz had a dominant eighth...
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