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Mike Carp of the Seattle Mariners Traded to Boston Red Sox

Mike Carp, designated after the Seattle Mariners acquired starting pitcher Joe Saunders, has been sent to play for the Boston Red Sox. He was acquired by the Mariners from the New York Mets in 2008. Carp’s…Read More

Seattle’s Future at First Base

If you had asked me two years ago, I wouldn’t have hesitated to tell you that Justin Smoak would be the Mariner’s all-star first baseman by 2013. It’s unbelievable how things change, isn’t it? The…Read More

Justin Smoak Recalled

In the twenty games Justin Smoak has played in AAA Tacoma since being demoted, he has shown little improvement. He has hit .242 with no homeruns and a 19.5 K%. With the exception of his impressive .390…Read More

A Sorry Return For Suzuki

Edit: Joel covered the basics of this trade yesterday, which you can find aptly summed up here. If, for any reason, you feel the need to learn more about the sub-par pitchers the Mariners received for…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 36-51 record and call it a bad season, but let’s look at the specific goods and bads from the season…Read More

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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

Tracking Growth: Following Our Offensive Core Part 2

It’s no secret that the Mariners roster has been built upon a extremely young core. This core is…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 Mike Carp Dilemma

Any day now, Mike Carp will be due to return from his short disabled list stint. At that time, the Mariners…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

Some Thoughts on the Japan Series

The baseball season has finally started! The Mariners are now 1-1 on the season as they return home from…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

FIRST CACTUS LEAGUE GAME!

Well, A) I thought I’d have the first original thoughts on the first non-consequental game of the…Read More

Alternate Universes and Line-Up Optimization

The following coversation took place between me and myself during one of my long walks back from work…Read More

A Look in on Spring Training

Howdy from Arizona! I spent the morning in Peoria at the Mariner’s spring training complex watching…Read More

A Quick Look At 2012 Defense

So as you know I’ve had a lot about defense on the mind lately. Talking a lot about gathering fly…Read More

Solving the Power Outage: Internal Solutions

In my last article, I talked about the Mariner’s lack of power and dismissed the ideas of moving in…Read More

The Prince Fielder Backup Plan

It seems pretty clear that the Seattle Mariners are in a waiting game in terms of Prince Fielder. While…Read More

Thoughts On Why Prince Fielder Might Consider the Mariners

There has been a lot of talk about Prince Fielder and supposedly there is talk that “this”…Read More