[Taylor's note: In an effort to make the off-season more interesting, Griffin and I are bringing in several guest writers (we've seen the likes of R.J. Anderson and Jay Yencich so far), as well as a possible permanent writer in Nathan Hoover.  Here's the second part of our interview with the incredibly knowledgeable Mariners prospect [...]

Hey guys. So yesterday, I was presented with a nice writing opportunity, and as of today, I am now the Seattle Mariners writer for Heater Magazine, which is a digital baseball magazine. Here’s a little more about the magazine, directly from their site.
A one-year subscription to HEATER is $39. Our publishing year starts in February with weekly [...]

Sodo Mojo: Dustin Ackley headlined the 2010 Mariners draft, but Rich Poythress and Nick Franklin, two clearly very talented young position players, flew slightly under the radar. What’s your take on these two and their respective potentials and weaknesses?
Jay Yencich: I think perhaps the only reason they were “under the radar”, so to speak, was because our [...]

The Mariners have signed Eric Byrnes to a one year deal, according to several different sources. Still waiting on details. In short, I like this move. He was awesome in 2007, but after he signed a giant three year deal with the D’backs, he started getting hurt a ton, and his production completely fell off. [...]

[Taylor's Note: Nathan is auditioning for our open 3rd blogger position with this post, along with several others (whose work may or may not be posted).  Griffin and I really like what he has to offer, and we'd like input from readers as well.]
Griffin is nice enough to give me an opportunity to try my [...]