Trading away a young, potentially Cy Young-contending starter, is a bold move. The type of move that sets franchises back if it doesn’t go according to plan. When the Seattle Mariners dealt their probably No. 2 starter for 2012 in Michael Pineda to the New York Yankees (along with P Jose Campos) for C Jesus… [Read more…]
January 10, 2012
I hate to add to the seemingly never-ending Prince Fielder discussion. I would venture to guess that 99 percent of it is pure speculation and rumor-mongering. Yet, it is now January 10th and I feel as if we are nearing a conclusion to this long-winded story. Last week’s Fielder update was a story out of… [Read more…]
December 9, 2011
The Seattle Mariners entered the 2011 offseason believing it needed to add a veteran starter to a young rotation led by 25-year-old Felix Hernandez. Somebody that could nurture Michael Pineda and Blake Beavan entering their sophomore campaigns and potential rookies Danny Hultzen and James Paxton. The candidates seemed to include former Mariner Jamie Moyer, Jeff… [Read more…]
December 7, 2011
In the recent days, the Chicago Cubs new president of baseball operations Theo Epstein who delivered two World Series titles to Boston spoke with his hometown media about how his new team will be built. To put it succinctly, draft and player development were the operative words. Quite a contrast from what is going on… [Read more…]
November 22, 2011
Today was just a surreal day for me. By now most of you have probably heard about the passing of Seattle Mariners outfielder Greg Halman, 24, who was found dead early Monday morning at his home in Rotterdam, Netherlands victim of an apparent murder. Life is an interesting phenomenon. I think we all have days… [Read more…]
November 20, 2011
The moves were not unexpected, Friday, as the Mariners added three players to their 40-man roster just ahead of MLB’s deadline for teams to set rosters prior to the Rule 5 draft on December 8. Seattle added OF Chih-Hsien Chiang (23), 3B Francisco Martinez (21) and SS Carlos Truinfel (21) to its roster which previously… [Read more…]
November 10, 2011
Fight sport is in our DNA. Ever since our creation, humans have resorted to fighting to survive amongst creatures such as wolly mammoths, sabertooth tigers and lions. Over time our means of fighting has evolved from bare fists to the creation of weapons until the technique and power of each has grown exponentially more devastating.… [Read more…]
November 9, 2011
Over the years, the Arizona Fall League has become a place where teams send their best young talent, players that haven’t yet made it to the big leagues but are expected to shortly. In short, it has become a place where future stars of major league baseball make a name for themselves. On Saturday afternoon,… [Read more…]
October 12, 2011
As the postseason gets closer to coming to a conclusion (come on Brewers!) fans of all teams not included are anticipating what should be another intriguing offseason. With turmoil in key cities such as New York, Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia, there should be plenty of exciting offseason developments. One of the key dates to look… [Read more…]
September 30, 2011
I told you it wasn’t going to be pretty. The Mariners finished 2011 with a 67-95 record (good enough for the 3rd overall pick in the 2012 draft), scored a league worst 556 runs and saw Ichiro, their perennial All-Star, begin his decline with a mere 184 hits and a .272 avg. But it was… [Read more…]
January 16, 2012
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