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Reevaluating the Ichiro Trade Using Pitch F/X Data
In this post, I will take a bit of a deeper look into Danny Farquhar and D.J. Mitchell, the two pitchers acquired by the Mariners from the Yankees when the team traded Ichiro Suzuki.
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Would You Trade Taijuan Walker for Billy Butler?
According to recent reports, the Mariners “covet” Billy Butler, the Kansas City Royals slugger. In fact, they like him so much that they would be willing to trade one of their top pitching prospects
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Are the Mariners the A’s?
On the last day of the season, Angie Mentink of Root Sports mentioned the similarity of the Mariners in 2012 to the A’s in 2011. In 2011, the Athletics went 74-88 with a Pythagorean
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The Soft-Tossing D.J. Mitchell
As you probably already know, D.J. Mitchell was part of the Ichiro trade. If you read this site regularly, you know that I am not a big fan of D.J. Mitchell. Since the trade,
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Mariners Scouting Players in Japan
The Mariners have always been looking for talent internationally. Not only have they been one of the biggest spenders in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela, they have also got players from rather strange places (such
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This Should Bring a Tear to Mariners Fans’ Eyes
The Yankees left Seattle having won two out of three games at Safeco Field. Ichiro left with them undoubtedly nursing a sore ankle after Felix Hernandez lost control of a pitch in Tuesdays game.
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A Quick Scouting Report on D.J. Mitchell
As Ichiro takes the field for the first time as a Yankee (against the Mariners at Safeco) wearing number 31, I watched a couple of D.J. Mitchell outings from earlier in the year. Here
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Ichiro Traded, Great Mariner Career Over
One of the all-time greatest Mariners have been traded. Ichiro Suzuki is now a Yankee. The drop-off offensively came pretty sudden for Ichiro. In 2009, he had a 126 wRC+, a 113 wRC+ in
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Mariners Trade Rumors July 18
Mariners Trade Rumors! For many baseball fans this is the time of the year they find most exciting. It’s the season within a season, the trade rumor season. July is a month when team
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The Mariners and Safeco Field
The Mariners’ home/road splits have been big news this year. On the road, the Mariners are hitting .259/.310/.420, in other words, pretty average. MLB average (at home and road) is .254/.320/.405. At home, they
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Hitting, Brendan Ryan, and Value
The above lineup made me angry. It was the 2nd game in a row that Brendan Ryan didn’t play, giving Kawasaki the playing time. I have already written about how Ryan is a superior
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Ichiro Moves Back to Leadoff, Seager Remains Third
The Mariners are taking on the White Sox as I write this and it should be noted, for those of you not watching the game that Ichiro has returned to his leadoff role with
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Mariners end losing streak, beat Rangers 10-3
The Mariners came in losing 4 in a row and 6 out of their last 7. However, they beat the AL-West leading Rangers 10-3. Dustin Ackley was back in the lineup, leading off against
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Mariners lose despite Millwood outing, Erasmo pitches well in AAA
The Mariners lost to the Rangers, 4-2 on Monday night. I like John Jaso in the lead-off spot for the Mariners, as he is a decent OBP guy (.346 OBP this year, .341 OBP
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King Felix shuts down the Twins with his Magical Changeup
The Mariners beat the Twins 7-0 behind a dominant Felix Hernandez performance and rare run support. King Felix went 8 innings, giving up just 1 hit with 2 walks and 9 strikeouts. He threw
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Indians v. Mariners Series Recap
In the first game of the 3 game series against the Indians, the Mariners blew up a pretty good pitcher (a FIP of 3.28 last year) in Justin Masterson. Masterson gave up 7 hits,
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The Mariners comeback against the Rangers, Plus Paxton Starts
The Mariners beat the Rangers 4-3 on Wednesday, off a big comeback where they scored 3 runs off Rangers “closer” Joe Nathan in the 9th inning. Kevin Millwood started for the Mariners, throwing 89-91
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The Mariners Lose Pitching Duel to Rangers, and Some AAA and AA notes
The Mariners played a more Mariners type game against the Rangers, losing 1-0. Blake Beavan put together a good line, giving up just 1 run. He was throwing 89-90 on his fastball sometimes hitting
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The Mariners face Yu Darvish, Give up Tons of Homers
The Mariners played their first game against the Rangers on Monday, losing 11-5. Jesus Montero was not in the lineup with a stomach bug, but Brendan Ryan was back in the lineup. Dustin Ackley
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Mariners Game 2 Recap
The Mariners played their 2nd game of the regular season, losing 4-1 to the Athletics. Before the game, Mike Carp was put on the disabled list, injured diving for a ball out in left
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Mariners Game 1
The Mariners won the first game of the regular season on Wednesday, beating the Athletics 3-1 in extra innings. In the first inning, King Felix hung a curve-ball to Jemile Weeks for a line
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