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Seattle Mariners: Evaluating the Offseason Moves

Feb 5, 2016

American League, American League West, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, Seattle Mariners, Transactions

Justin Edmonds/Getty Images North America 2001 was an incredible year for Seattle Mariners fans, as the team tied the MLB record for single-season wins with an astonishing 116 victories in 162 games. That y...

Report: Mariners Re-sign Hisashi Iwakuma

Zack Cook

Dec 17, 2015

Breaking News, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners

https://twitter.com/Mariners/status/677722932324392960 After issues with his physical with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Seattle Mariners have agreed to terms with free agent pitcher Hisas...

Reports: Dodgers close to deal with Iwakuma

Austin Green

Dec 6, 2015

American League West, Breaking News, Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, National League West, Offseason, Rumors, Seattle Mariners, Transactions

The Los Angeles Dodgers are coming one step closer to filling the Zack Greinke-shaped hole in their rotation. According to several reports, the Dodgers are close to signing former Mariners' pitcher Hiashi Iwaku...

Report: Giants active in search for offense, pitching

Robert Murray

Dec 5, 2015

Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, Rumors, San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants, even after signing Jeff Samardzija, are in on many of the top remaining players. The team is still in on free agent outfielders Yoenis Cespedes and Justin Upton, as well as infielder B...

Top 5 Free Agent Bargains

Jesse Foster

Nov 20, 2015

Features, Headlines, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, Rumors

Credit: Brad Mills/USA Today Sports Every offseason, teams are searching for that diamond in the rough. We all know that guys like Jason Heyward and Justin Upton are All-Stars who will certainly earn a larg...

Five starting pitchers for the Orioles to consider

Joshua Sadlock

Nov 16, 2015

American League, Baltimore Orioles, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Dan Duquette is on the record saying two things regarding the Baltimore Orioles Hot Stove season. First, Chris Davis is a top priority. Second, Duquette wants to add a "frontline" starting pitcher, whatever...

Detroit Tigers: Five Free-Agent Pitchers to Target

John Czech

Nov 15, 2015

American League, American League Central, Detroit Tigers, Features, Offseason

Credit: Rick Osentoski / USA Today Once a staple in the Detroit Tigers' four years of dominance, the 2015 Tigers pitching staff showed no resemblance of the Tigers' staffs of recent vintage that featured an...

Hisashi Iwakuma Gets Qualifying Offer From Mariners

Josh Eastern

Nov 6, 2015

Headlines, Seattle Mariners

Seattle Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto had said going into this offseason that re-signing Hisashi Iwakuma was a priority, and Friday just before the deadline, the Mariners extended a one-year, $15.8 million qualifyin...

The Seattle Mariners need Hisashi Iwakuma

Kyle Head

Nov 4, 2015

American League West, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners were once again traders at the 2015 trade deadline. The one person they didn't trade who had an expiring contract? Hisashi Iwakuma. It wasn't a lack of interest that kept Iwakuma in Seattle...

Mariners’ Hisashi Iwakuma Throws No-Hitter

Josh Eastern

Aug 12, 2015

Breaking News, Headlines, Seattle Mariners, Video

Hisashi Iwakuma has become the fifth Seattle Mariners pitcher to throw a no-hitter on Wednesday with a 3-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Iwakuma was dominating in his complete game performance striking ou...

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