Casper Wells

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Ms should find Casper a platoon partner

It is looking less likely as time goes along that the Mariners will make a huge splash this offseason. They very well still could, but with Josh Hamilton off the market and an increased interest in Nick…Read More

Cut or Keep: Casper Wells

When the Mariners swapped Doug Fister to Detroit for four young players in 2011, it seemed like the Mariners had gotten a decent haul for a mid-to-back end starter. Fast forward to today and the package doesn’t look…Read More

Fence Transplantation Follow Up

Our own J.J. Keller, as well as Mariners bloggers Jeff Sullivan and Dave Cameron, have already outlined the pros and cons of moving the fences in. They are all smart, and those are all articles you should…Read More

2013: RF Situation

The Mariners figure to make big changes in 2013 as they attempt to fit themselves into the playoff picture. The 2012 team has a few of the right pieces to carry into next season, but a few tweaks will…Read More

My Frustration with Smoak

You probably know by now that Justin Smoak was demoted to AAA Tacoma a few days ago. Mike Carp has been recalled in his place. It has been a frustrating year for Smoak as he has hit just .199, 13 homeruns,…Read More

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Buhner’s Thoughts

I have been avoiding writing this for quite some time. I didn’t really know what to say because…Read More

Mid-Season Evaluation

The all star break is always a good time to stop and evaluate a season. It’s easy to just see at the…Read More

Trade Bait

Here we are again, sellers at the trade deadline. The deadline is now less than a month away, and it’s…Read More

Casper Wells Making A Triumphant Return

A few weeks ago, the Seattle Mariners demoted Casper Wells in favor of releasing Chone Figgins. The move…Read More

The Demotion of Casper Wells

We could point out the obvious. With the emergence of John Jaso and Jesus Montero, Miguel Olivo has become…Read More

Life Without Figgins

It has only been less than two weeks since Eric Wedge finally gave up on Chone Figgins. The entire city…Read More

The Pigeonhole Principle and More!

The Mariners have another all-important week under their belts, and that can only mean one thing. We’re…Read More

Casper Wells or Mike Carp?

Last night Mike Carp went 2 for 4 with a double and home run. Tonight Casper Wells went 2 for 4 with…Read More

The Futility of Figgins

At what point do you shorten the leash of an underperforming player? I’m trying to be generous…Read More

Unlucky?

With a look at the stats, you will see the Mariner’s disappointing .238 batting average and .275 BABIP.…Read More

I’ll Own Up To It — It’s All My Fault

You know there were 11 different Mariners sent to the plate that came up empty yesterday. No hits, no…Read More

Everything Kyle Seager

Going into the season, it looked like Kyle Seager would be a bench player/AAA guy in the Mariner’s…Read More

Seattle Finalizes Roster

Just yesterday I was pondering how much longer the Mariners would wait to trim a few loose strings. Today…Read More

Remaining Position Battles

The Mariners play their first game in Japan in less than a week, but there are still position battles…Read More

Center Field Solutions

Today, Franklin Gutierrez got hurt in an inter-squad game. The Mariners don’t have the results of the…Read More