Jack Zduriencik Archives - Baseball Essential

Jason Varitek Interviews for Mariners’ Manager Vacancy

Oct 20, 2015

American League West, Boston Red Sox, Breaking News, Headlines, Seattle Mariners

Jason Varitek was drafted by the Seattle Mariners as a catcher out of Georgia Tech in 1994, and now, two decades later, he could potentially return to the Emerald City of Seattle as the club's manager after int...

Where does Seattle go from here?

Kyle Head

Aug 29, 2015

American League, American League West, Headlines, Seattle Mariners

It was October 2008, the Seattle Mariners had just finished off the first 100-plus loss season of a ball club with a $100 million dollar payroll in Major League Baseball history. Bill Bavasi had just been fired...

Mariners Fire GM Jack Zduriencik

Josh Eastern

Aug 28, 2015

Breaking News, Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners announced Friday afternoon that they have relieved General Manager Jack Zduriencik of his duties after seven seasons with the club. The move is effective immediately and Assistant GM Jeff K...

The Long Road Back For Jesus Montero

Josh Eastern

Jul 13, 2015

Features, Seattle Mariners

Back when the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners executed the trade in 2012 that sent pitcher Michael Pineda to New York for, at the time, catcher and top prospect Jesus Montero along with pitcher Hector Noe...

Edgar Martinez Named Mariners New Hitting Coach

Josh Eastern

Jun 21, 2015

Headlines, Seattle Mariners

On Saturday afternoon, the Seattle Mariners announced the hiring of former Mariners designated hitter and third baseman Edgar Martinez as their new hitting coach. Howard Johnson had been the hitting coach fo...

Trader Jack Does It Again

Gabriel Bogart

Jun 3, 2015

Breaking News, Features, Opinions & Predictions, Seattle Mariners

It's now June and here in Seattle the weather is gorgeous. Wait, what's that suddenly approaching dark gray cloud bank coming in from Puget Sound? Why it's the news that Jack Zduriencik has yet again succeeded ...

It’s Time To Pull The Plug On The Dustin Ackley Experiment

Gabriel Bogart

May 21, 2015

American League West, Features, Opinions & Predictions, Seattle Mariners

Within the last decade plus, the Seattle Mariners upper management has displayed a unique sense of loyalty to young players with big potential upside that never seem to develop as desired. We recently saw this ...

Now Is the Time for the Mariners to Make Some Roster Moves

Josh Eastern

May 15, 2015

American League West, Opinions & Predictions, Seattle Mariners

After falling one game short of the second wild card spot in 2014, the Seattle Mariners came into 2015 with high expectations. They were already a good-looking team after last season, and after the signing of N...

Austin Jackson: The Mariners’ Table-Setter

Josh Eastern

Apr 3, 2015

Features, Seattle Mariners

Take a second and think about your job. Pretend that you are comfortable in your spot, have been with your company for a long time, and you are just about ready to get a promotion. Pretend that your company dec...

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