One of the annual traditions of Spring Training is a week of games that produce box scores full of obscure players most fans have never heard of. Every year there are a bunch of unearthed prospects (who’s that Bloomquist guy?) trying to impress the coaching staff or guys that only the most dedicated supporters realize [...]

As per ESPN: The Washington Nationals have reached an agreement on a one-year deal with free agent pitcher Edwin Jackson, who had also been targeted by the Boston Red Sox. From the looks of it, the Mariners are done with their meaningful offseason transactions.  With Jackson off the market, the M’s no longer have the option [...]

The Seattle Mariners have signed veteran infielder Carlos Guillen to a minor league deal that includes an invitation to big league Spring Training. Carlos Guillen has not given Mariner fans much to smile about over the years.  He was part of the trade that sent Randy Johnson to the Houston Astros in 1997.  Sad for [...]

Hey gang, January 2012 has been one of the busiest months of my life outside of the blog, which should explain why I’ve only managed one lamesauce post since Christmas.  Hopefully I’ll be able to obtain some balance here shortly, but I can’t be too worried about it as the rest of the PBNW crew [...]

There are many reasons to oppose the Pineda deal, but one that makes less sense, at least to me, is the claim that the Mariners would have been better off accepting a package similar to the one that Cincinnati gave to San Diego. While I think one can argue that the San Diego package offers [...]

According to Jim Duquette, the right-hander is close to signing a deal with St. Louis.  Oswalt posted a 3.44 FIP and garnered 2.5 wins above replacement last season in 23 starts with the Phillies. This accordingly narrows the Mariners’ options on the pitching side of the free agent market.  With Jeff Francis off the market, [...]

The deal, according to sources, is worth 214 million dollars over 9 years. I would not have been comfortable with the Mariners giving Fielder a similar deal.  Fielder is guaranteed ~23 million per season until 2020, at which point he’ll be 37 years old.  There’s a chance that Prince craters after the first few years [...]

Here’s the quote: This confirms what I theorized last week.  Prince Fielder will probably be a Washington National in 2012, and he probably won’t be a Texas Ranger.  I’m happy to hear this. Rosenthal says nothing about the M’s, though.  The intrigue continues.