Taylor
Likes baseball, hates broccoli.
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FanSided Staff All-Division Team
Today I begin collaboration with the other AL West FanSided bloggers on a consensus all-division team. Â Essentially, we’re trying to use our different perspectives on the division (statistical or…Read More
Correlations Between Dustin Ackley and Realistic Expectations
There are those who see a top prospect like Dustin Ackley and expect the worst. He’ll bust. He won’t hit, because the Mariners never hit. Maybe he’ll shape up in a couple of years,…Read More
Billy Butler: The Dark Knight
One of my favorite athletes* in professional sports is Billy Butler. Â Butler hit .319/.388/.469 last year (albeit with a slightly inflated .341 BABIP), good for a .372 wOBA and 3.4 wins above replacement.…Read More
Jody Gerut and Nate Robertson May Be Mariners
It’s interesting how powerful a name is. Â When I initially found out the Mariners had ‘signed’ Gerut and Robertson as non-roster invites to Spring Training, I was happy. Â There is a…Read More
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Adam Kennedy —> Mariners
Adam Kennedy has been signed to a minor league contract and invited to Spring Training. Â You might remember…Read More
5:02 AM Thoughts on the Mariners
Let’s see how coherently I can think (and write) after 4 hours of sleep. It would be interesting…Read More
Something to Chew On
Erik Bedard will presumably be returning to the Mariners rotation for as long as he remains healthy.…Read More
Jack Cust and Why He Is Good at Baseball
Jack Cust was worth 3.0, 2.1, 1.0, and 2.4 wins above a replacement-level player in each of the last…Read More
2010 in Review: Dan Cortes
Dan Cortes, stolen from the Royals  in the 2009 Yuniesky Betancourt deal (along with the now-invisible…Read More
2010 in Review: Josh Bard
In 2007, Josh Bard was worth 3.1 WAR over 443 plate appearances. Â He walked almost as much as he struck…Read More
2010 in Review: Casey Kotchman
Offense: Kotchman wasn’t an offensive addition. Â He was a baseball player who happened to be…Read More
2010 in Review: Érik Bédard
This picture is not from 2010. Erik Bedard didn’t pitch in 2010. Â He was supposed to return in…Read More
2010 in Review: David Pauley
No one expected much from David Pauley this year, but he actually turned out a few quality performances.…Read More
2010 in Review: Jose Lopez
Not everything went wrong for Jose Lopez in 2010. Â He actually posted a UZR value over 8 in 1252.2…Read More
2010 in Review: Cliff Lee
Cliff Lee was everything we’d hoped he would be. The same cannot be said for the rest of his…Read More
Felix is on My Mind
Felix Hernandez was a gift. Not just a gift to Mariners fans, but to baseball fans in general. Â It cannot…Read More
Another Guest Article by R.J. Anderson (Off-seasonal Ideas)
[Taylor's Note: R.J. Anderson, Tampa Bay Rays enthusiast and one of the blogosphere's best authors, kindly…Read More
On the Supposed “East Coast Bias”
[Note: This post was conceived by the darkest recesses of my brain. The issues I will discuss may…Read More
A Few Notes and an Apology
First off, I hereby apologize to our loyal readers for my month-long absence from blogging. Â I was off…Read More
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