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Good News for Guti
Following the very bad news for Franklin Gutierrez that was the Luis Salazar scare, Guti and the Seattle Mariners have received some good news with regard to the Gold Glover’s recurrent stomach problems. The Mariners believe they have an answer.
From Bob Condotta:
The Mariners finally delivered the verdict this morning on what has been ailing center fielder Franklin Gutierrez...
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March 13, 2011
Discuss
Beavan and Medina Cut, Band-Aids Readily Applied
Neither man fared particularly well in his respective Spring Training stint. If this move surprised you, you are easily surprised.
An Assumption: Yoervis Medina is probably less important than Blake Beavan to the Mariners. I would call it a fact, but technically I can’t quantitatively assess importance in this situation without Jack Zduriencik actually confirming my suspicions...
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March 13, 2011
Cuts
My favorite part of Spring Training…
Optioned to AAA Tacoma: LHP Mauricio Robles, CIF Alex Liddi, COF Carlos Peguero
Optioned to AA Jackson: COF Joherymn Chavez
Also sent to minor league camp: LHP James Paxton, RHP Yusmeiro Petit
I think Larry Stone had this one first.
33 more cuts to go.
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March 12, 2011
Weekend Reading: Ligamentization Edition
I’ve been busy enough this past week that I had to cut my baseball reading rather significantly, but I think I was still able to come up with some good ones for you.
Pitchers & Poets: You Gotta Keep Score: Mariners Broadcaster Dave Sims Talks Scorekeeping
As part of Scorekeeping Week, Ted contacted the TV play-by-play man of the Mariners to discuss many aspects of scorekeeping...
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March 12, 2011
A Scary Moment for Baseball
Yesterday, Luis Salazar, a minor league manager for the Atlanta Braves, was struck in the head by a foul ball line drive. Some stories have him leaning up against the dugout railing when getting hit before falling face-first to the concrete floor. Salazar was unconscious as he was taken from the ballpark.
Salazar appears to be OK — which is to say he’s alive —...
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March 10, 2011
M’s Better Off Retaining Chone Figgins
An analogy that I’ve never been fond of is the one that relates ideas to parts of a tree. To hold an opinion that goes against either the standards of logic or a widely-held view is considered going “out on a limb.” The correlation is obviously that the “limb” is akin to a branch of a tree; the further one extends away from the trunk, the more likely...
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March 10, 2011
Old Brandon Out-Whiffs New Brandon
In 2009 the number one swing and miss pitch in baseball belonged to Brandon League.
Matthew Carruth, FanGraphs, 12/18/09:
And the winner of that award for 2009 goes to Brandon League. It’s a rather remarkable win, because the pitch in question, a changeup — or, possibly, a splitter — was a new one for League, who up until 2009 was a dominant fastball pitcher that tossed...
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March 10, 2011
Stephen Strasburg’s “Bad” Mechanics, Two Years Later
There was a point in my blogging life in which I was infatuated with pitching mechanics. I stumbled upon the now-defunct SB Nation blog Driveline Mechanics thinking it was a scouting-type site. It wasn’t — not in the way I was hoping, anyway — but I was intrigued and quickly became a fan of featured writer Kyle Boddy. From there I devoured much of what was...
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March 09, 2011
On the Leadership Styles of Ichiro and Felix
Ichiro and King Felix are unquestionably the best two players on the Seattle Mariners. That fact is so obvious that these two sentences probably shouldn’t even exist. But while Felix is one of the best five pitchers in the game right now, Ichiro may be one of the five best hitters of all time.
Imagine that. In the history of human existence, there are maybe a handful of people...
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March 09, 2011
40-man, Player by Player: Dustin Ackley
“Second base or center field?”
As has been well publicized, Dustin Ackley is making the difficult transition to second base. Drafted as an outfielder after playing his final year at North Carolina at first base while recovering from Tommy John surgery, Ackley submits that second base is the only position on the diamond that he had never played at any level going back...
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March 08, 2011
Tracking Prospects In Spring Training
This year, like every other year, there’s a handful of interesting Mariners prospects in Spring Training this year. Some of them fighting for jobs, and others just up with the big leaguers showing off what they can do to see if they can leave a mark on their coaches’ memories. As minor league camp opens, though, many of them will start to filter off to the other side...
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March 08, 2011
Optimism, Pessimism, Baseball.
The scale between optimism and pessimism is an interesting one. In finding one’s own place on that and measuring your outlook on a particular instance, the first step is determining the likelihood of that event occurring. For many people, and many instances, that is the only step.
For others, we must also consider how much that event impacts us, either intentionally or done more...
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March 07, 2011
Opening Day Announcements
The Mariners announced that Marilyn Niehaus will throw out the first pitch before the Seattle Mariners’ home opener on April 8. Also, as suspected, Macklemore is scheduled to perform “My Oh My”.
Greg Johns: tweet 1, tweet 2
Good news all around.
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March 07, 2011
40-man, Player by Player: Adam Moore
“Catcher of the Future”
I’ve received some (mostly) good-natured ribbing for my contribution to the 2010 Mariners annual. I was commissioned to write about Adam Moore, and used the article to discuss the many failed young catchers Seattle has brought in since Dan Wilson became entrenched. My conclusion was the Moore was in a great position to stick where so...
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March 07, 2011
Bullpen Faces Uphill Battle
The competition to fill out the 2011 bullpen features a lot of new faces and just as many question marks. Who can the Mariners really count on outside of Brandon League? The upside a few of the relievers bring to the table is accompanied by a very low floor. The bullpen might turn out pretty good or it could be a complete mess.
This isn’t the best year for Seattle to have...
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March 07, 2011
Mariners on TV
Where to catch your 2011 Seattle Mariners on the tube this spring:
Wednesday, March 9 at Dodgers on MLB Network at 12:05pm
Wednesday, March 16 vs. Brewers on FSN-NW at 7:05pm
Friday, March 18 vs. Diamondbacks on FSN-NW at 1:05pm
Wednesday, March 23 at Rockies on FSN-NW at 6:40pm
Friday, March 25 at Cubs on MLB Network at 1:05pm
Friday, March 25 vs. Dodgers on FSN-NW at 7:05pm
Sunday...
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March 06, 2011
Impermanence in Baseball
Probably the most understated aspect of professional baseball is the swift player movement. In any one year, prospects go from prominence to irrelevance, pitchers go from stardom to the operating table, and relievers go from, well, any end of the spectrum to the other. Stuff happens in baseball. Players are traded, sign with new teams, and over one thousand potential Major...
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March 06, 2011
Olivo’s Injury Could Impact Several Players
Miguel Olivo, who was signed as a free agent over the offseason in an attempt to provide some stability behind the plate, suffered a left groin strain while scoring from third uncontested during the Seattle Mariners’ Saturday Cactus League matchup against the Cleveland Indians. Olivo reportedly went down in a heap over home plate and was ultimately carted off the field....
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March 06, 2011
Weekend Reading: Super 2 edition
Will Dustin Ackley and Michael Pineda make the Opening Day roster?
We’ve alluded to it here and there, but check out these links for more on how Super 2 status, the arbitration process and free agency eligibility figures into the Seattle Mariners decision to add their two finest prospects to the Opening Day roster.
Jeff Sullivan: The Likely-To-Be-Cited Reasons Why Dustin Ackley...
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March 05, 2011
Weekend Reading: Super 2 edition
Will Dustin Ackley and Michael Pineda make the Opening Day roster?
We’ve alluded to it here and there, but check out these links for more on how Super 2 status, the arbitration process and free agency eligibility figures into the Seattle Mariners decision to add their two finest prospects to the Opening Day roster.
Jeff Sullivan: The Likely-To-Be-Cited Reasons Why Dustin Ackley...
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March 05, 2011
Weekend Reading: Super 2 edition
Will Dustin Ackley and Michael Pineda make the Opening Day roster?
We’ve alluded to it here and there, but check out these links for more on how Super 2 status, the arbitration process and free agency eligibility figures into the Seattle Mariners decision to add their two finest prospects to the Opening Day roster.
Jeff Sullivan: The Likely-To-Be-Cited Reasons Why Dustin Ackley...
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March 05, 2011
Weekend Reading: Super 2 edition
Will Dustin Ackley and Michael Pineda make the Opening Day roster?
We’ve alluded to it here and there, but check out these links for more on how Super 2 status, the arbitration process and free agency eligibility figures into the Seattle Mariners decision to add their two finest prospects to the Opening Day roster.
Jeff Sullivan: The Likely-To-Be-Cited Reasons Why Dustin Ackley...
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March 05, 2011
Weekend Reading: Super 2 edition
Will Dustin Ackley and Michael Pineda make the Opening Day roster?
We’ve alluded to it here and there, but check out these links for more on how Super 2 status, the arbitration process and free agency eligibility figures into the Seattle Mariners decision to add their two finest prospects to the Opening Day roster.
Jeff Sullivan: The Likely-To-Be-Cited Reasons Why Dustin Ackley...
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March 05, 2011
LOB% and BABIP
Three more videos to follow up the excellent FIP edition.
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March 04, 2011
Fantasy Followup
I’ve been a little slow and scatterbrained when it’s come to putting Pro Ball NW’s fantasy leagues together this year but it’s coming along. It needs to come along faster, however; The roto draft is on the 12th, H2H on the 19th.
I need three more managers for both leagues, so six total. Some invites remain outstanding, but at this point you snooze, you...
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March 04, 2011
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