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I’ll start off with this. I have no idea if Tommy Edman is available, or if the Cardinals would be interested in trading him away. It’s the offseason, and sometimes it’s fun to shake things up a bit. If the Mariners offered enough to pry their second baseman away and fill a big hole on […] Mariners Trade Proposal: Tommy Edman from the Cardinals - SoDo Mojo - SoDo Mojo - Seattle … [Read more...] about Mariners Trade Proposal: Tommy Edman from the Cardinals

On Friday morning, Seattle Mariners utility player Shed Long Jr. was outrighted to Triple-A Tacoma, as President of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto made a flurry of moves to open up space on the 40-man roster before the World Series concludes early next month. Long, a 26-year old second baseman/left fielder, has struggled with injuries and […] Mariners: Shed Long’s Departure … [Read more...] about Mariners: Shed Long’s Departure Means an Infielder Is Coming

With several players on the 60-day injured list and a post-World Series deadline looming to either re-add those players to the 40-man roster or designate them for assignment, the Mariners made six roster moves Friday afternoon. … [Read more...] about Shed Long Jr. among players removed from Mariners’ 40-man roster, agent says he will become free agent after World Series

In the latest Extra Innings podcast, Ryan Divish and Larry Stone wrap up the Mariners' 2021 season. Was it a success because they exceeded expectations, or a failure because they didn't make the postseason? Listen here. … [Read more...] about Extra Innings podcast: Wrapping up the Mariners’ 2021 season

After spending the past couple seasons primarily in rebuilding mode, the Mariners enter the 2021-22 offseason with heightened expectations. President of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto has already spoken about looking to add to his roster on the heels of a 90-win season, specifically citing a desire to deepen his lineup and add an infielder. ESPN’s Buster Olney recently … [Read more...] about Dipoto: Mariners Prioritizing “Adaptable” Free Agents

Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images The playoffs are about aces... sometimes One of my most vivid memories of a truly dominant playoff team features the 2009 Phillies. Featuring a rotation anchored by Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels, the Phillies steamrolled through the NLDS and NLCS on their way to a pennant. Though they were ultimately outmatched by the Yankees in the … [Read more...] about Sporcle Friday: Most “Félix Quality Starts”

Photo by Andy Jacobsohn/Getty Images Seattle bids adieu or pre-adieu to a slew of depth pieces. Like many teams, the middle of October is the time for roster reorganization in preparation for the beginning of the offseason. The Seattle Mariners underwent a major stretch of that shuffling today, outrighting five players and seeing a sixth claimed on waivers. The flurry … [Read more...] about Mariners make flurry of moves to clear 40-man roster spots, including Shed Long Jr., Ljay Newsome

Trevor Story is one of the members of the upcoming loaded shortstop free-agent class including Carlos Correa and Corey Seager, amongst others. He came into 2021 with people talking about him being expected to sign the biggest deal of all the shortstops. An awful 2021 changed that tune fast. Story had an awful year compared […] Free Agent Target: Why the Mariners Should Sign … [Read more...] about Free Agent Target: Why the Mariners Should Sign Trevor Story

2:55pm: In addition to Long, the Mariners announced that infielder/outfielder Sam Haggerty, righty Darren McCaughan, outfielder Marcus Wilson and righty Ryan Weber were all outrighted from the roster. Weber was able to immediately declare free agency, as this is the second outright of his career. Long and Wilson will be free agents after the postseason concludes. 2:05pm: Long … [Read more...] about Mariners Outright Shed Long, Four Others