The Seattle Times 14 hours ago
Nelson Cruz wants to stay in Seattle, but he’s still waiting to hear from the Mariners
With 10 games to go until Nelson Cruz's contract expires with the Mariners, the club has yet to approach the slugging DH with a contract extension. "Players move on. I would love to stay here. But it’s part of the business," Cruz says.
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Lookout Landing 12 hours ago
The Mariners have a new Single-A affiliate: The West Virginia Power replace the Clinton LumberKings
Much like video game giant, Bethesda, the Mariners have decided to set the future of their franchise in Appalachia. After recently locking up local player development contracts with the Everett AquaSox and Tacoma Rainiers, the Mariners are shaking things up at the Single-A level. West Virginia Power. They used to be Charley West— JJ Cooper (@jjcoop36) September 20, 2018 Despite the original confusion, the West Virginia Power of the South Atlantic League are to be replacing the Clinton LumberKings of the Midwest League as Seattle’s Single-A Affiliate. The West Virginia Power,...
Lookout Landing 15 hours ago
The 2018 Mariners: The Airing of the Grievances
We got a lotta problems with you Mariners, and now you’re gonna hear about it Last night the Mariners secured a winning season record against last year’s World Series champions, the Houston Astros. This should have been a cause for great delight; instead, any joy in victory was tempered knowing that for the Mariners the season will end when the calendar turns to October. It turns out, we on staff are still in the “anger” stage of grief. Although there are many, many things to be angry about with the 2018 Mariners, each of us has our particular hobby-horse, the thing that makes us a...
The Seattle Times 16 hours ago
Extra Innings podcast — Blow it up and rebuild or add and go for it: Are the Mariners stuck in baseball limbo?
Beat writer Ryan Divish and columnist Larry Stone discuss the Mariners' precarious position when it comes to deciding on a plan for 2019 and beyond.
Lookout Landing 19 hours ago
Ryon Healy Keeps Adjusting to Some Avail
but in the end, does it even matter? When we last checked in on Ryon Healy, we found that the big first baseman was suffering from a severe case of grounderitis. Despite noticeably dropping his strikeout rate - and posting the best single month of his season by wRC+ - Ryon’s August was marred by an ugly ground-ball rate of around 55%. While he was able to cash in on some BABIP luck that eluded him earlier, his power numbers suffered, and the sharp rise in grounders only fueled his year-by-year launch angle dropping. Through fifteen September games, though, Healy’s peripherals look very...
Seattle Sidelines | Daily Herald Sep 20, 2018
Mariners DH says team hasn’t approached him about extension
HeraldNet.com HeraldNet.com - Everett and Snohomish County news from The Daily Herald in Everett, Washington Nelson Cruz says he’d like to stay in Seattle, but hasn’t talked with the M’s about his situation. Mariners DH says team hasn’t approached him about extension Wire Service
Lookout Landing Sep 20, 2018
Mariners destroy Astros, clinch season series, improve run differential; fans sigh
By winning the season series over the ‘Stros, the M’s prove that they are, in fact, a vastly superior squad Before this season started, you’d think that a 9–0 win for the Seattle Mariners in mid-September would be a joyous event for fans — especially when it comes over the Houston Astros. You’d think that this game, featuring homers from Mitch Haniger (nice!), Kyle Seager (oh wow!), and Guillermo Heredia (uh wait what?), would restore fans’ confidence in the Mariners offense. You’d think that any shutout win would assuage doubt in the rotation, and in the non-Edwin Díaz...
The Seattle Times Sep 19, 2018
Mariners prove this year they can at least beat the Astros in a season series
In a lost season that will be largely remembered for failures, the Mariners found a way to beat the defending World Series champions. With the 9-0 victory Wednesday night, the Mariners won the season series against the Houston Astros, 10-9.
Lookout Landing Sep 19, 2018
84-68: Chart
Cool, but also what the heck, team? Ms. New Booty by Bubba Sparxxx: Jean Segura (.153 WPA) Choices by E-40: Mike Zunino (-.052 WPA)
The Seattle Times Sep 19, 2018
James Paxton wants to make two more starts before the end of the Mariners season
Paxton will throw a bullpen session on Friday. If all goes well, he would start twice at Safeco Field in the last week of the season.
The Crawfish Boxes Sep 19, 2018
Game Thread no. 151. Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros. Sept 19, 2018, 7:10 CDT
The Astros are closing in. The Mariners are out. Join the discussion as the Astros seek to reduce the magic number to as low as 5 with a victory tonight. The Astros shelled a sloppy Mariners team last night who couldn’t get real wood on Astros rookie pitcher Josh James, winning 7-0. Tonight the Mariners send their own rookie to the mound, Matt Festa, who in 5.1 innings pitched has a 1.69 ERA but a 1.69 WHIP. The Astros counter with Dallas Keuchel, (11-10, 3.57 ERA). With an Astros win and an A’s loss tonight the Astros would only need any combination of five wins or five A’s losses...
Lookout Landing Sep 19, 2018
Open Game Thread: 9/19/18
Fall is the best season. The internet is so bad for us. One of the main reasons, I’m convinced, is the eternal content mill. With everyone else giving opinions all day, every day, we feel the need to join in. There’s just only so much to say about some things, though, and baseball is one of those. So at some point, I’m just shouting my opinions at people as they walk by mowing my lawn, day after day. It’s kind of annoying. Anyway, I should read more books, and the Mariners should give me fewer things to yell about. #Mariners Gameday Info - September 19 at #Astros. Lineups, Game...
The Seattle Times Sep 19, 2018
Live updates: M’s close out series against the Houston Astros
The Mariners have been mathematically eliminated from the AL West title race. But on Wednesday, Mariners pitcher Matt Festa gets his first MLB start.
The Seattle Times Sep 19, 2018
Mariners extend player development contract with the Everett AquaSox through 2022
Everett has been a Mariners affiliate for 24 years -- the longest relationship in the NorthWest League
Lookout Landing Sep 19, 2018
On Ghosting the Mariners
I see I’ve missed a lot of Kristopher Negrón In our hyper-digital, technology-inundated society, it’s easier than ever to keep in contact with people. The traditional face-to-face conversation or telephone call, which requires multiple parties to agree to communicate at the same time, has been largely usurped by the text message, email, DM, Snapchat, whatever. While these newfangled communication methods can seem more convenient, they’re really just channels for one-sided heartbreak. With an in-person interaction or phone call, at least you’re talking. There’s some inherent...
