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Hector Noesi as a Starter
Aaron Harang was scratched with back stiffness on Thursday, meaning the Mariners had to turn to Hector Noesi to make a spot start against his old team, the Yankees, in the hitter friendly ballpark.
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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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Ranking the Mariners 40 man roster in Spring Training
With Spring Training coming to an end in a little more than a week, the Mariners face some roster choices, especially when it comes to veteran minor league free agents and the 25 man
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A Chance Ruffin Obituary?
The Mariners optioned Chance Ruffin to AAA earlier this week, sending him to minor league camp. I believe this was Ruffin’s 2nd option (year, he can be optioned and called up as many times
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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 Real Justin Upton Trade
On Thursday, the Atlanta Braves traded for Chris Johnson and Justin Upton from the Arizona Diamondbacks, who received Martin Prado, Zeke Spruill, Randall Delgado, Nick Ahmed, and Brandon Drury. It seemed like the mass
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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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Mariners trade John Jaso for Michael Morse
The Mariners, in a 3 way deal also involving the Oakland Athletics and Washington Nationals, traded John Jaso to the Oakland Athletics for Michael Morse from the Washington Nationals. Jaso will be going to
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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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The Fake Justin Upton Trade
According to reports that originally came from Foxsports.com, the Mariners and the Diamondbacks agreed to a trade that would send Justin Upton to the Mariners. However, as has long been reported, Upton has a
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Justin Upton rejects trade to Mariners
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder, Justin Upton, who has been rumored to be traded soon now for the past three years has apparently rejected a trade that would have sent him to the Seattle Mariners. Sources:
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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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Mariners trade Trayvon Robinson for Robert Andino
The Mariners traded Trayvon Robinson to the Baltimore Orioles for infielder Robert Andino on Tuesday. Trayvon Robinson has been written about on here quite a bit (as just typing in Trayvon Robinson into the
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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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Trade Rumors: Scouting Revere, Myers, and Hicks
The latest rumor churned from the mill has the Mariners connected to 3 young hitters, 2 from the Twins and one from the Royals. Both teams need pitching and the thought (whether speculation or
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Power Hitting 1st Baseman: Mark Reynolds and Travis Hafner
Travis Hafner had his option declined by the Indians, making him a free agent. Hafner had been with Cleveland since 2003 when the Texas Rangers made an ill advised trade that included a then
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Hector Noesi is back (Whether you like it or not)
I was going to write a pretty detailed post on Hector Noesi’s start today using both what I saw and some Pitch F/X data from today’s outing versus the Orioles against his previous big
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Casper Wells’ Plate Discipline
Casper Wells was one of the pieces acquired in the Doug Fister trade. Since then, he has gained love from a lot of the fans, but has been pretty inconsistent at the plate and
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Jesus Montero’s Power, Lack of Tools on Full Display
Jesus Montero as a Seattle Mariner has not gone well so far. He isn’t hitting like the scouting reports said he would, and is a serious liability on the bases and in the field.
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Still a Mariner For Some Reason, Millwood Struggles on Friday
On August 31st, the last day that teams can trade players using the waiver wire, the Seattle Mariners trotted out Kevin Millwood to start the game. There was some reported interest in Millwood this
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A Trayvon Robinson Post
Trayvon Robinson is an interesting player. That doesn’t mean he is a good player, he is just interesting. He is an athletic outfielder that has shown a little bit of power, speed, and an
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