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Blogging the Offseason: Seattle Mariners
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Simon On Sports
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Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here.
Today's AL team is the Seattle Mariners and our guest is Griffin...
Update on Chris Carter, Duncan for 1st
2 days ago by
NY Baseball Digest
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Since the Yankees claimed Chris Carter off waivers from Boston this September Mets fans were unable to get a glimpse of the “booty” from the Billy Wagner trade. Carter seems like a good player that is stuck in the wrong organization. Instead of talking about Jack Cust,...
On Bringing Back Russell Branyan
2 days ago by
Lookout Landing
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by Elaine Thompson - AP
These days, Branyan makes the same face when he gets out of bed.
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I'll be honest with you - since the end of the season, I've considered...
Mariners Interested In Nick Johnson
2 days ago by
MLB Rumors
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The Mariners are interested in free agent first baseman Nick Johnson, according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FoxSports.com. Johnson has also heard from the Giants, Mets, and Yankees. Despite their interest in Johnson, the Mariners are still negotiating with Russell Branyan...
Buzz: The Mets have Called on Branyan
3 days ago by
Matthew Cerrone's Mets Blog
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Yesterday, Tim Brown of Yahoo! made a simple post to Twitter that read, “The Mets have called on Russell Branyan.”
…hmm, did they call on him to join the Flushing Flash… or, did they call on him to make cupcakes… or, did they call on him for some other reason…
Nevertheless...
Mets take 'first' look at veterans
3 days ago by
New York Mets ? New York Post
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The Mets continue to look at potential one-year platoon options at first base, reportedly checking in yesterday with well-traveled Russell Branyan and Nick Johnson.
Branyan, who turns 34 next month, is coming off a year in which he hit .251 with a...
Branyan Career year or Break out...
3 days ago by
Mets Fever
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Russell Branyan is a 33 y/0 left handed hitting 1B, Branyan has bounced around the league since he was 22 y/o (1998). In 11 seasons he has played for nine different teams and only played 100 games in two of those seasons ( 2001/2002) before this year. In those two full time seasons...
Mets Call On Russell Branyan
3 days ago by
MLB Rumors
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The Mets have called to inquire on free agent Russell Branyan, tweets Yahoo's Tim Brown. Branyan was the subject of a November 2nd discussion post here at MLBTR, where it was noted that the first baseman was productive only for the season's first three months perhaps due...
Thursday Bullet Points
7 days ago by
Lookout Landing
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The hot rumor of the day is that the M's and Tigers have been talking about a three-team deal involving Brandon Morrow and Edwin Jackson. I'm only bringing this one up because the M's have been linked to Jackson before, so I can believe in their possible interest...
Window of exclusivity shutting on Mariners where Russell Branyan, other free agents are concerned
7 days ago by
Seattle Times
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Tomorrow is the start of the free-agency period, where the Mariners can window-shop for some of the bigger names from other teams. But those squads can do the same thing for Mariners pending free agents as well.
The only name Mariners fans should really be concerned about is first...
Free-agent preview: Corner infielders
11 days ago by
SportingNews.com
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This is the first in a series of position analyses heading into Friday's start of the free-agent shopping season.
Chone Figgins is in a prime position to cash in, with the Angels or another team.
In what general managers consider a thin free-agent market, third base is...
Some 2010 Projections
11 days ago by
Lookout Landing
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For those of you who are (justifiably) distrustful of the Bill James projections but still want to look at some numbers, the 2010 CHONE projections are live. For hitters, anyway. Here are the Mariners, here are the free agents, and here are the Yankees, in case looking...
The Art & Science Of Well-Timed Acquisitions And Trades
11 days ago by
Athletics Nation
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Here's how a conversation generally goes with a passionate A's fan unclear on the concept:
2008: "We should get J.J. Hardy; he's really good." "No way -- we'd have to give up so...
Are M's interested in trade for Overbay?
15 days ago by
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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While Seattle Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik said Wednesday he had no comment on negotiations with first baseman Russell Branyan, a report circulated out of the general manager's meetings in Chicago that the team may be interested in Lyle Overbay.
Zduriencik On Griffey Coming Back
15 days ago by
Lookout Landing
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Via Yahoo!:
"We believe that Ken’s presence with the Seattle Mariners organization was such a positive asset last season with his leadership on and off the field," general manager Jack Zduriencik said. "His passion for baseball, life and the Seattle Mariners...
Ken Griffey, Jr. Returns To Seattle; Russell Branyan Declines One-Year Offer
15 days ago by
6-4-2: Double Play Blog
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Jon Heyman reports that Ken Griffey, Jr. will return to Seattle for 2010, with a $2M plus incentives contract for one year. Hat tip to David Pinto, who rightly reckons this a mistake for a replacement-level player.
U.S.S. Mariner is nonplussed:
If we assume that the M’s are going...
Branyan Rejects One-Year Deal; Makes A Mistake?
16 days ago by
Bleacher Report
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It was a really slow day in baseball yesterday, but there was one bit of news coming out of Seattle that I found interesting. According to various sources, Seattle Mariners free agent 1B Russell Branyan rejected a one-year deal from the Mariners...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Should the Mariners Guarantee Russell Branyan a Second Year?
16 days ago by
Jorge Says No
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If you were a GM, would you feel comfortable guarateeing two years to Russell Branyan? The Mariners might be, but they look a little hesitant to give Branyan anything more than a one year deal off the bat:"Branyan is coming off a 31-homer breakthrough season that was marred at...
Tuesday Night Odds & Ends
16 days ago by
Lookout Landing
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A few things I missed over the afternoon...
Russell Branyan has rejected a one-year offer from the Mariners, a one-year offer that, via Larry Stone, included a 2011 option. Branyan says that, while he'd love to stay in Seattle, he's holding out for a multiyear deal that...
Branyan rejects Mariners' one-year contract offer
16 days ago by
The News Tribune
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First baseman Russell Branyan, whose breakthrough season ended in a breakdown, has declined a one-year offer to stay with the Seattle Mariners.
The 33-year-old left-handed hitter batted .251 with 31 home runs and 76 RBI while missing the final month with back and hip problems. Now...
Branyan: "I don't feel like I'm going anywhere"
16 days ago by
Seattle Times
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I just got off the phone with Russell Branyan -- his new baby girl was quiet during the conversation -- and he remains quite hopeful of working out a deal with the Mariners despite turning down the M's one-year offer, which he said included an option for a second year.
Branyan seeking multi-year deal
16 days ago by
Tireball.com
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When Russell Branyan signed with the Seattle Mariners last winter I was as ecstatic as anyone. The reason was because the Mariners were considering Branyan as their everyday first basemen and despite his strike out numbers Branyan can hit the ball as far as anyone.
Well he didn’...
Branyan rejects Mariners' offer, wants multi-year deal
16 days ago by
The News Tribune
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Coming off the best season of his career – when he batted .251 with 31 home runs and 76 RBI and missed the final month to injury – Russell Branyan has declined the Seattle Mariners' initial offer of a one-year contract extension.
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Branyan rejects M's one-year offer, according to report
16 days ago by
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Russell Branyan hopes his productive 2009 season will finally give him some long-term security in Major League Baseball, but that wish may not come true in Seattle unless the Mariners up their initial offer to the veteran first baseman.
Mariners Have Made Offers To Branyan, Wilson
16 days ago by
MLB Rumors
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The Seattle Mariners have extended contract offers to Russell Branyan and Jack Wilson, according to Larry LaRue of the News Tribune.LaRue does not have specific details on dollar amounts, but adds that the proposal to Wilson is a multi-year deal.LaRue writes that the team has also...
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