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

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...

American League West X factors for 2020

Robbie Stratakos

Mar 12, 2020

American League West, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

What players can move the needle for their respective teams in the 2020 Major League Baseball season? Here are X factors for every team in the American League West. Houston Astros: Lance McCullers Jr. The Ast...

How Does Taijuan Walker Fit in Seattle?

Joe Orsatti

Feb 13, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Seattle Mariners

On Wednesday, it was announced that free agent right-hander Taijuan Walker would re-join the team for whom he made his major-league debut with, the Seattle Mariners. The contract is an affordable one-year deal ...

Let’s Talk About Zac Grotz

Joe Orsatti

Aug 5, 2019

Independent Baseball, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Seattle Mariners

Last week, the Seattle Mariners announced that right-handed pitcher Zac Grotz had his contract purchased from Double-A Arkansas. Many people were probably wondering, "Just who the heck is he?", as he has never ...

Seattle Mariners: Landing Spots for Players on the Trade Block

Robbie Stratakos

Jun 8, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners blew up their roster -- which won 89 games in 2018 -- in the offseason, trading away Robinson Cano, Edwin Diaz, James Paxton, Jean Segura, and Mike Zunino while losing designated hitter Nel...

Phillies Got the Better End of Jay Bruce Trade

Joe Orsatti

Jun 4, 2019

Headlines, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, Transactions

About two weeks ago, the Seattle Mariners traded the first of two "savings bond" players acquired from the New York Mets in the Robinson Cano/Edwin Diaz blockbuster, when they shipped Anthony Swarzak to the Bra...

A Reason for Every Last Place MLB Team to be Optimistic

Robbie Stratakos

May 28, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

It's fair to say that every last place team in Major League Baseball (Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners, Miami Marlins, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants) won't be appearing in the 201...

Seattle Mariners Acquire Biddle, Vizcaino for Swarzak

Joe Orsatti

May 21, 2019

Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners struck up their seventh trade/waiver claim of the 2019 season on Monday, as they acquired recently designated for assignment left-handed reliever Jesse Biddle and injured closer Arodys Vizc...

Seattle Mariners’ Hot Start is Putting MLB on Notice

Robbie Stratakos

Apr 11, 2019

Opinions & Predictions, Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners (12-2) own the best record in Major League Baseball. Yeah, that's probably the biggest surprise of the young 2019 season. Is it sustainable? That's to be determined given how the Mariners a...

Baseball Essential 2019 Preview Series: American League West

Tom Dorsa

Mar 28, 2019

American League West, Opinions & Predictions

The American League West had its fair share of excitement last season. Although the preseason favorites, the Houston Astros ran away with the division crown, and the Oakland Athletics made things interesting wi...

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