It looks as though Ryan Rowland-Smith is going to fill Arthur Rhodes’ roster spot, bumping R.A. Dickey to the bullpen.  Dickey has been great as a starter, but the bottom line is that manager Jim Riggleman doesn’t feel comfortable with the knuckleball, something that has been reported on various occasions.  Dickey would become the long reliever, something Seattle has [...]

The Toronto Blue Jays are the latest to show interest in Seattle outfielder Raul Ibanez, according to Jayson Stark.  This is a good thing, considering most of the teams formerly interested in Ibanez have seemingly dropped out, though the Chicago Cubs are still in the mix.   The Jays are also trying to get their hands [...]

The Florida Marlins had been the front runner for Arthur Rhodes’ services for the last few days, and now it’s official.  Seattle picks up minor league starting pitcher Gaby Hernandez.
Hernandez is nothing special, but he gives the team some depth where they’re the thinnest.  The farm system is weak as far as starting pitching in the upper [...]

^This is how the last couple of games have appeared to me.  Seattle comes roaring along with some exciting rally, then the Rangers shut them down before you even know what happened. 

Jayson Stark reports that the Mets are no longer in on Raul Ibanez after the Mariners would not lower their asking price.  Seattle reportedly wants pitcher Jon Niese plus one other prospect.  Niese was one of the pitchers the Mets were unwilling to give up in the Johan Santana deal.
There had been some speculation that the [...]

The Jarrod Washburn trade– you know, the one where he was dealt to the Yankees and was all but official– has fallen through, according to Newsday and various other sources.  Seattle was apparently insisting that New York take all of Washburn’s salary andgive up a decent prospect (or two?).  Seattle apparently wasn’t eager to take Kei [...]

Since so much talk has been about Seattle rebuilding and the future of the team, I’ve decided to compile my Seattle Mariners all-minor league team.  There are obviously players on the 25-man roster that will be part of the organization’s plans for years down the road, such as Jeff Clement, but I decided to eliminate [...]

What a ballgame.  Mariners come back from a 7 run deficit to lead Texas 10-9 going into the bottom of the 9th.  Too bad J.J. Putz still isn’t the J.J. Putz we had last year and blew the save.  I guess Brandon Morrow won’t be starting this season after all.
Well, Johjima was injured, so maybe something [...]

We all know that Wlad Balentien stuggled during his first stint with the big club this year.  After he was sent back down to Tacoma he continued to struggle mightily for a while, but he has since stepped it up a notch.  Over the last month (roughly) he is hitting a few ticks below .300 [...]

Jim Street has an interesting blurb at mlblogs:
With the clocking ticking towards the Thursday afternoon non-waiver trade deadline, the Mariners reportedly are considering deals that would include left-handed pitcher Jarrod Washburn (Yankees), third baseman Adrian Beltre (Rays) and left fielder Raul Ibanez (Mets).
This is the first I have heard of this rumor. You might be thinking [...]