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Brandon Maurer, Kameron Loe, and Recalling Spring Training
Kameron Loe wasn’t a Mariner for a very long time. In fact, he threw all of 6.2 innings for the team before the plug was mercifully pulled on the experiment. After he was DFA’d,
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Does The Mariners’ Minor League System Have a Contact Problem?
As I was watching Brewers’ minor leaguer Tyler Wagner and his 90 MPH fastball (he was a 4th round pick in 2012 to be fair) strike out 10 and shut out Clinton’s lineup in
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A Deep Look at Aaron Harang and Meta-Narratives
The Mariners traded right-handed reliever Steven Hensley and some cash to acquire Aaron Harang from the Colorado Rockies. Harang is a 34 year old who has started 293 games in the Majors. He never
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How Well Do the Jackson Generals Handle Big League Fastballs?
As Mariner fans have seen with Carlos Peguero’s inability to hit big league fastballs, sometimes very accomplished minor league hitters simply do not have the bat speed to hit in the Major Leagues (I
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King Felix is Weirdly Awesome
On opening day, King Felix was awesome. Going 7.2 innings, not giving up any runs, and not walking anyone until the last batter he faced, Felix was good no matter which measure or estimator
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Stephen Kohlscheen Scouting Report
In one of the televised Cactus League outings this spring training, we got to see Stephen Kohlscheen, a 24 year old right-handed reliever that pitched in Clinton (A), High Desert (A+), and one outing
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Playing Around with Mariner Starting Lineups
It is that time of the year, as Opening Day is but days away, and we have already discussed the 40 man roster, the 25 man roster, and the starting rotation. So now, let’s
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I Still Don’t Get Voros McCracken’s Critique of the Mariners
Voros McCracken is one of the most influential sabermetricians, mainly because of his “DIPs Theory”. DIPs Theory radically changed the way pitchers were evaluating in a way that wasn’t matched until the availability of
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The Hanwha Eagles and King Felix
One of the more interesting aspects of the large Felix extension, other than the recent news that there is some concern over his elbow and may be protective language put in to protect the
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Scouting Reports on the Mariners Two Newest Minor Leaguers
According to Matt Eddy of Baseball America, the Mariners made two small minor league signings in January, left-handed pitcher Eric Niesen and outfielder Kurt Fleming. I don’t know if they are invited to Major
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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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Ground-Balls, Contact %, and the Difference Between Jaso and Paulino
Matt Klaassen of Fangraphs recently did studies that showed which numbers for both pitchers and hitters were the most predictive. For hitters, contact percentage proved to be the best predictor from season to season, while ground-balls were the
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Assorted Mariner Notes: Arbitration and Prospects
Some Mariner notes have been piling up, each not really worth a full article, but the combination of which comes out to a full length article. The Mariners signed Dominican outfielder Luis Liberato according
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Taijuan Walker and 60 Percent Bust Rates
Last week, the Mariners tried to trade whom many consider the best pitching prospect in baseball in a package to get Justin Upton, before Upton nixed the trade. I thought the trade was a
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Mariners Bring Back Raul Ibanez for Some Reason
The Mariners have signed Raul Ibanez to a one year contract worth 2.75 million, bringing him back for a third round in Seattle, according to Ken Rosenthal. Ibanez was picked in the 36th round
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According to Baseball America’s latest update, the Mariners have released six more minor leaguers: Angel Raga, Ernesto Zaragoza, Ivan Brea, Ivan Ramirez, Felipe Burin, and Jose Martinez. Felipe Burin Jason Cole of LoneStarDugout notes
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Nick Swisher and the 12th Pick
According to Jon Heyman, while the Mariners would be willing to forfeit their 1st round pick for one of the elite free agents that declined a qualifying offer, Nick Swisher is not one of
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Mariners’ Interested in Garrett Jones?: Statistical Scouting Report
According to Geoff Baker, the Mariners may be interested in trading for Garrett Jones, a 31 year old Pittsburgh Pirate. Jones is perhaps the epitome of what the Mariners’ need offensively. He is a
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Andres Torres to be Non-Tendered: Should the Mariners be Interested?
According to recent reports, the Mets are going to non-tender center fielder Andres Torres, which would make him a free agent. Torres had a monster year in 2010 where he had an ISO of
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Mike Napoli, Strikeout Rates, and 2008
According to Jim Bowden, Mike Napoli is currently asking for a 4th year in contact, at which the Red Sox are balking at (but the Mariners are still interested). This would put him at
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Chone Figgins (and Scott Cousins) DFA’d, 5 Added to 40 Man
Tuesday night was the last day teams had to add players to the 40 man roster to protect eligible prospects from the Rule 5 draft. This was one of the reasons for the Andino-Robinson
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