As spring training draws ever nearer, the Mariners have again fortified the group of arms they’ll bring to camp (known around here as The Pitching Pile), acquiring RHP Cooper Criswell from the Mets for cash. Long-tenured sixth (or seventh or eighth) starter Jhonthan Díaz was designated for assignment in a corresponding move. Criswell, 29, was […]
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Hello and welcome back to the Feedbag, where I will never serve you slop. What a gorgeous Friday in the Pacific Northwest as we sit about 1 month away from Spring Training baseball and a certain local NFL team are one win away from their third fourth Super Bowl trip in team history. Things may […]
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The Milwaukee Brewers play big. The zythophilian juggernauts of the NL Central have the same number of division titles as the Dodgers over the past half decade. They’ve been punching down on the incompetent and/or uncompetitive clubs in their division, while managing to outmaneuver the Chicago Cubs, and pushing the St. Louis Cardinals into their […]
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Hello folks! Let’s get this Friday started. In Mariners news… Around the league…
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Spring training is fast approaching, but not fast enough for me. These days, we are in a serious baseball content drought: MLB The Show is in end-of-life, most of the major names have been signed, and the trade market is coming to a standstill. All I have left to keep me going these days is […]
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In John Green’s 2005 novel Looking for Alaska, the main character Miles is obsessed with famous people’s last words, and especially those of the 16th century French writer François Rabelais: “I go to seek a Great Perhaps.” Over the course of the novel, the Great Perhaps becomes shorthand for the kind of life Miles wants […]
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Hello folks! It’s been a busy few days in the baseball world. Let’s recap all of the latest happenings as you get your day started. In Mariners news… Around the league…
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Logan Evans’ future depends on two numbers from his rookie season: That .493 difference was the largest such split in 2025 and one of the 20 largest splits in MLB history. Which number is a better reflection of his true talent? OPS allowed isn’t the ideal measure for pitchers. I use it here as it’s […]
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The Mariners announced their minor league coaching staffs for the upcoming season this week. While these aren’t names the average fan will be able to rattle off, each one of these people plays a crucial role in the development of Mariners minor-leaguers, from the high-minors managers who get to tell a prospect he’s making it […]
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Good morning everyone! We’ve got much to report on as we get this Wednesday underway, so let’s get to it. In Mariners news… Around the league… Anders’ pick…
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The Seattle Mariners and RHP Bryce Miller have agreed on a contract, allowing both parties to avoid arbitration. The deal guarantees Miller $2.4375 million for the 2026 season, along with a team option reportedly worth $6.075 million for the 2027 campaign in lieu of his traditional second year of arbitration eligibility. The cost-certainty for Seattle […]
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All baseball thought experiments coming from know-nothings outside of the organizations (like me) suffer from a lack of information. Trade daydreams or hot-stove free agent woolgatherings are limited to public information, certainly missing relevant details such as unofficial or non-public budget constraints, internal evaluations of prospects, culture concerns or planned transactions that would make the […]
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This story has been corrected in reaction to a mathematical error caught by user Tim B. In 2024, Logan Gilbert became one of MLB’s apex predators. He led baseball in innings pitched with 208.2 and finished second in the AL in strikeouts with 220. He was rewarded with a trip to the All-Star game and […]
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In Mariners news… Around the league… Becca’s picks…
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In Mariners news… Around the league… Nick’s pick…
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Good morning everyone! The stove is on fire this week with several major remaining dominoes falling. Let’s get you caught up on all of that and more. In Mariners news… Around the league…
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Hello and welcome back to the Friday Feedbag where I will never feed you slop. How about some chum (salmon), though? Just kidding. But we are going to talk about the hate it or love it phenomenon of the Seattle Mariners Salmon Run mascot race today. Starting in the 2024 season, the Salmon Run instantly […]
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If given the option to choose any player to throw the final pitch of the season for the Seattle Mariners over the past few years, Andrés Muñoz is the savvy selection. For Muñoz to be pitching, Seattle’s final game must be both close and meaningful. The 2023 and 2024 seasons ended on close victories, but […]
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Hello everyone and happy Friday! It was a very busy day in baseball yesterday — let’s get to it. In Mariners news… Around the league…
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We’re getting ever closer to spring training and you know what that means: time to build the pitching pile. The Mariners did that today, acquiring RHP Yosver Zulueta from Cincinnati. Obligatory Remember Some Guys tie-in: the Blue Jays originally signed Zulueta out of Cuba in 2019 using pool space they got from the Kendrys Morales […]
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It’s time for Prospect Christmas, aka the official opening of MLB’s international signing period for the year. While most of the deals are worked out ahead of time and only made official on this day, there are occasionally surprises once the period actually opens, and players will continue to sign over the coming weeks and […]
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The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a shrine to Remembering Some Guys. While some hold distaste for the organization’s arcane machinations, the Hall is a critical resource for something preciously integral to sports fandom: arguing passionately about things that only matter *because* we care about them. In this tradition, the staff of […]
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As the holidays wind down and we return to the humdrum of normal life, it’s nice to be able to look forward to the start of spring training, only a short time away. While it is still the offseason and there are still plenty of talented players available, the market tends to cool down around […]
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We thought we knew Matt Brash—a slider-slinging, fastball-fueled thrill ride of dominance and destruction with the occasional meltdown thrown in to keep you on your toes. But after Tommy John surgery kept him out for the entire 2024 season, Brash flipped the script in 2025, using two new pitches to get steadier results. He’s no […]
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