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Red Sox Acquire Mike Carp From Mariners
Last night I mentioned that Mike Carp was nearing his end with the Seattle Mariners and this morning, less than 24 hours later, he’s a member of the Boston Red Sox. The Mariners haven’t
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Mike Carp Nearing End
Mike Carp will likely cease being a Seattle mariner in the next few days. Maybe even in the next 24 hours. Jack Zduriencik has had conversations with multiple organizations and there is interest in the
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The Mariners sign Garland, Former Mariners Disperse Elsewhere
The past couple of days have been extremely busy when it comes to Mariner notes, so here is another collection of information and thoughts. Friday evening, it was announced that the Mariners had signed
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Mariners sign Kelly Shoppach
The Mariners have signed catcher Kelly Shoppach to a MLB deal worth 1.5 million dollars with an extra 500,000 to be gained in incentives. Shoppach started 2012 with the Red Sox, splitting time with
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Other Infielders on the Free Agent Market
Here I will look at infielders that are not really the utility types that I looked out in my previous post. These are guys that can help the Mariners on the corners or possibly
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Looking at the Potential September Call-Ups
September is coming. This means that MLB active rosters will expand from 25-40. Of course, a team cannot bring up any 15 players in the minors that they want. They can only bring up
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The Mariners Win Seven Straight
The Mariners have been playing encouraging baseball. Last Wednesday, King Felix threw a perfect game. This Tuesday, he had another good outing (2.18 FIP in 7.2 innings), although much different. John Jaso (151 wRC+
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What is Mike Carp?
Mike Carp has now played 162 games. That is a full season. So we now have a full season worth of data on the 26 year old 1st Baseman/Corner outfielder. This age is desired
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Tacoma continues to lose, Hultzen continues to struggle
Because I hadn’t written a recap on Tacoma in a while and Danny Hultzen was pitching, I foolishly decided to write about Monday’s game against the Colorado Rockies’ AAA in which Tacoma lost 9-1.
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Mariners jumble roster after loss to Padres
The Mariners lost to the Padres 5-4 on Wednesday behind another unlucky Felix Hernandez start (he had a 7.50 ERA but 4.05 FIP). Felix’s struggles have been real though, as he has a FIP
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Casper Wells sent down to AAA, Brian Sweeney is suddenly amazing
Tacoma won their game 7-2 against the Iowa Cubs, while the Seattle Mariners lost 3-0 to the LA Angels. First, a few roster moves. Miguel Olivo wasn’t with the team, and was activated from
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A Bad Day for the State of Washington
The Mariners lost to the division foe Texas Rangers 3-1, spoiling a solid Hector Noesi start. Noesi was 93-94 MPH to begin the game, mainly displaying his fastball. He was getting some calls on
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Mariners put forth embarrassing performance in Cleveland, Felix struggles
The Mariners lost bad to the Indians at Progressive Field, losing 9-3. The first story of the game was that Mike Carp was scratched right before the game started. I thought this would be
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Wilhelmsen is Solid, and the Mariners beat the Tigers
The Mariners beat the Tigers 7-4, as Tom Wilhelmsen pitched out of a jam in the 8th, getting strikeouts of Alex Avila and Jhonny Peralta. Wilhelmsen has been pitching absurdly well, and it is
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Iwakuma finally pitches and some Minor League Notes
Hisashi Iwakuma finally made his first appearance of the season (he was the last player to appear on an opening day roster to appear in a game in the Majors). Courtesy of Brooks Baseball,
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Some Minor League and Prospect Notes on a Day off
The Mariners have signed Hersin Martinez to a 1.1 million dollar deal. Martinez is a member of the Dominican Prospect League. According to MLB Trade Rumors, he is an under average runner in the
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Mariners Shut Down in Home Opener, Hultzen Pitches in AA
It was the home opener for the Mariners on Friday, and all eyes were on Felix Hernandez and is velocity and locations. His first 2 pitches came in at 92 MPH. Some were calling
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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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Mariners Complete Their Rosters, Full Season Minor League Rosters and Notes
The Mariners optioned Carlos Peguero and Charlie Furbush to AAA to knock their roster down to 25. This means Rule 5 pick Lucas Luetge (whom Kevin Goldstein calls “confusingly effective“) and Alex Liddi made
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Mike Carp to DL, Might Suck
Baseball players get injured all the time. Sometimes those injuries are easy to see coming (Joba Chamberlain’s shoulder) and sometimes they are fluky and unpredictable (Joba Chamberlain’s ankle). Injuries can happen to any player
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Olivo to DL, Carp Back Up, Jaso Freed
The Mariners lost another frustrating game on Monday, as another very good King Felix start was wasted. The Mariners lost 3-2 in extra innings, when Brandon League gave up 2 runs in 1.1 innings
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