Jon Paul Morosi tweeted that the Mariners have “interest” in Seth Smith, but “it’s not clear if talks are ongoing.” Honestly, the Mariners should have “interest” in every available and capable major league hitter under age 30, so it’s hard to make much of tweets like this. Nonetheless, he’s not a bad fit, and there [...]

There are plenty of good arguments for acquiring Prince Fielder. One of the worst is some variant of “we can’t count on the youngsters.” Now, I think that everyone would love Fielder in a Mariners uniform as long as it was for the right price, but realistically, the Mariners can only afford Fielder if one [...]

If you were still in sports mode just before the holiday, you might have heard a little something about the new collective bargaining agreement in major league baseball. A new CBA usually doesn’t generate headline news unless it’s preceded by a lengthy lockout (a la NBA and NFL,) but baseball’s new deal actually substantially alters the [...]

The Seattle Mariners have traded reliever Josh Lueke and a player to be named later or cash to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for catcher John Jaso, according to a team press release. I suspect that it was just a matter of time before Lueke was shipped off given all the negative attention his [...]

As we shift back to normal content, please understand that our posts are not in any way intended to brush aside the tragic death of Greg Halman. The Seattle Mariners as an organization will move on, but none of the executives, players, or fans will forget Halman and his infectious enthusiasm for both the game [...]

Early this morning news broke that Seattle Mariners outfielder Greg Halman had been slain in his native Netherlands.  The 24-year-old died of stab wounds possibly resulting from an altercation with his younger brother. I read the initial reports within five minutes of waking up and am still struggling to rein in my emotions as we [...]

Awful, awful news.  The righty was one of my favorite athletes. Rest in peace, Greg.

There is a lot of great baseball writing out there but it’s a full-time job staying on top of it all.  I wasn’t able to get through as much material this week as I would have liked, but here are a few articles I read this past week that you might enjoy.  I hope you [...]