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Ranking 2019 Last-Place MLB Teams’ Chances at Shocking the World in 2020

Jul 18, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Anything can happen in a 60-game Major League Baseball season. That said, which teams have the best chance of being a "surprise" playoff participant in 2020? Here's a ranking of 2019 last-place teams' chances a...

The Best and Worst Trade of the Decade for the Seattle Mariners

Tom Dorsa

Apr 15, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners are known around the baseball world primarily for two things: mediocrity and a crazy frequency in trades. For the first denoted team identity, a long-running history of plain incompetence a...

Mariners acquire Carlos Ruiz from Dodgers

Kyle Head

Nov 7, 2016

Breaking News, Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners

On Sunday night, another log was added to the stove as it continues to heat up. Jon Heyman of FanRagSports.com was the first to report that Carlos Ruiz is getting traded to the Seattle Mariners. Ruiz was inv...

Mariners Acquire Drew Storen from Blue Jays for Joaquin Benoit

Josey Curtis

Jul 27, 2016

Headlines, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays

On Tuesday night, the Seattle Mariners acquired right-hander Drew Storen and cash from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for right-hander Joaquin Benoit. Toronto designated Storen for assignment on Sunday, a...

Mariners Trade: Who? What? Why?

Kyle Head

Jul 22, 2016

Headlines, Seattle Mariners, Transactions

The Seattle Mariners pulled off a trade Wednesday afternoon with the Chicago Cubs. Shortly after the trade was announced, Leonys Martin hit a walkoff home run in the bottom of the eleventh to beat the Chicago W...

Report: Mariners to Recall Edwin Diaz

Jamey Vinnick

Jun 7, 2016

Breaking News, Seattle Mariners

It was reported Saturday morning in Seattle that the Seattle Mariners were going to be recalling the power arm of Edwin Diaz from Double-A Jackson. Diaz will be replacing Cody Martin who threw four innings of r...

Kyle Seager’s 100th Home Run

Kyle Head

Apr 26, 2016

Features, Headlines, Seattle Mariners

The 2016 season hasn't been the greatest start for Kyle Seager. He was hitting just .134 (9-67) entering Monday night against the Houston Astros. With a .118 BABIP (batting average on balls in play) for the sea...

Looking at Mike Zunino’s Torrid Start to the Triple A Season

Jamey Vinnick

Apr 24, 2016

Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, Seattle Mariners

Almost four years ago, the Seattle Mariners selected Golden Spikes Award winner Mike Zunino with the third overall pick in the 2012 MLB Draft. The University of Florida catcher was seen as one of the best young...

Why Taijuan Walker Is the Mariners X-Factor This Season

Jamey Vinnick

Mar 10, 2016

Headlines, Seattle Mariners

Can the dark cloud that has hung over the Seattle Mariners finally clear up for sunnier days? Is this finally the year that playoff baseball returns to the Pacific Northwest? Realistically it may be. Last year...

What if Ichiro Played His Entire Career in the Majors?

Eric Kabakoff

Mar 9, 2016

Baseball History, Miami Marlins, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners

After a season where he passed the 3,000-hit and 500-steal benchmarks, Ichiro Suzuki will return for the 2017 season with the Miami Marlins. For all his greatness, however, Ichiro didn’t even enter the major le...

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