OF Michael Saunders was sent to minor league camp today, as were right-handed relievers  Mike Koplove and Levale Speigner.  Saunders to Tacoma, minor-league assignments for Koplove and Speigner have not yet been announced. No real surprises here.  Saunders didn’t really have a shot of making the roster with the additions of Milton Bradley and Eric [...]

There is still plenty of time for another player to be brought in and things to shake up the depth chart, but here is how I would interpret the current left field setup with the signing of Eric Byrnes (scroll down for news post). Eric Byrnes: He’s mashed lefties throughout his career and hit lefties [...]

Outfielders Barring something unexpected, the Seattle Mariners have two-thirds of their outfield set for the foreseeable future. Ichiro’s contract goes through 2012 and Franklin Gutierrez is on the verge of signing an extension that will keep him around through at least 2013.  This is good news considering the nature of Seattle’s outfield prospects.  There are [...]

Offseason 2008/2009 Here are my top 25+ Seattle Mariners prospects as of today.  I will try to post updated lists several times a year: offseason, early season, post- draft and International Signing Day, and perhaps a few in between. I received some good input from Rob T. on this as well, and he’ll be co-authoring [...]