SEATTLE – Over the past decade, the Seattle Mariners have built one of baseball’s most successful pitching enterprises by drafting young arms, developing them through their minor-league system and molding them into viable major-league pitchers.If not an exact blueprint, the Mariners at least have a dog-eared operating manual on best practices for young pitchers.Their latest … [Read more...] about Here’s the Mariners’ ambitious plan for switch-pitching prospect Jurrangelo Cijntje
Baserunning miscues cost Mariners in loss to Blue Jays
TORONTO — The margins by which the Mariners find success or failure are narrow enough that something like one significant flub on the bases could end up being costly.How about three?The Mariners ran their way into trouble on the bases on multiple occasions on Friday night, falling to Toronto 3-1 before a sellout of 40,263 at Rogers Centre in the opener of the weekend series … [Read more...] about Baserunning miscues cost Mariners in loss to Blue Jays
Mariners use late heroics to rally for wild 10-inning win over Reds
CINCINNATI – This one was satisfying for the Seattle Mariners, especially so for manager Dan Wilson.It wasn’t just that the Mariners mounted a late rally to beat the Cincinnati Reds 11-7 on Thursday in 10 innings, after back-to-back home runs from Cal Raleigh and Randy Arozarena tied it in the top of the ninth.For Wilson, it was as much about the manner in which the Mariners … [Read more...] about Mariners use late heroics to rally for wild 10-inning win over Reds
Analysis: 5 questions Seahawks must answer on defense in NFL draft
We asked and attempted to answer five NFL draft-related questions about the Seahawks offense.Now let’s turn our attention to the defense.Doesn’t the offense feel like more of a priority high in the draft?The defense certainly seems to have fewer holes than the offense heading into the draft with middle linebacker Ernest Jones IV and defensive tackle Jarran Reed re-signed, … [Read more...] about Analysis: 5 questions Seahawks must answer on defense in NFL draft
Sounders dealing with another injury as Jackson Ragen will miss 4-6 weeks
RENTON — Sounders center back Jackson Ragen will be out 4-to-6 weeks with a right hamstring injury.The incident happened late in the first half against FC Dallas last week. Ragen was replaced at halftime by Kim Kee-hee. The latter helped Seattle limit Dallas to three shots in the second half to close out a 1-0 win at Toyota Stadium.Ragen is among the more reliable players on … [Read more...] about Sounders dealing with another injury as Jackson Ragen will miss 4-6 weeks