After a dominant 2025 season across two separate levels, Tyler Cleveland joins our Mariner prospect ranks at #15 this season. Given a boost thanks to recent departures from the system, Cleveland represents the last of the true relief types on our list and carries some of the highest floor of any prospect in the back […]
16 days ago | 4 reads
The Angels are stuck. Stuck with an aging Mike Trout, signed through 2030 with nearly $200 million left on his 12-year contract he signed in 2019. Stuck with paying out nearly $40 million on Anthony Rendon’s disaster of a free agent contract signed in 2020. Stuck with an owner who doesn’t even recognize that winning […]
16 days ago | 2 reads
Howdy everyone! The Mariners certainly uh….played a spring training game yesterday, tying the Royals 8-8. It’s still that period of Cactus League play where almost literally nothing that happens matters and only like 30% (don’t quote me on that) of at-bats taken or pitches thrown are by people who will meaningfully contribute to the MLB […]
16 days ago | 7 reads
If you planned on killing some time this afternoon by watching some Mariners Cactus League baseball – or more enticingly, Bryan Woo’s first outing of 2026 – you were out of luck. For the first time this spring, we were confined to the narration of Rick Rizzs, Gary Hill Jr., and Charlie Furbush, with some […]
16 days ago | 3 reads
After yesterday’s wild 12-10 loss to the White Sox in which they used eleven (!) pitchers, the Mariners jaunt over to Surprise to take on the Royals, and Bryan Woo will make his first start of the Cactus League. Other than Rob Refsnyder getting his first look in the outfield of the spring and Cole […]
17 days ago | 4 reads
AL West Preview – Angels Prognosis, Perpetually Rebuilding AL West Preview – Angels Prospects, paradise still lost AL West Preview – Angels Pitching, a Michael Bay tribute band AL West Preview – Angels Position Players: Heaven is not here
17 days ago | 4 reads
When the Seattle Mariners delivered the final rock to the windshield of the Angels organization in late summer of 2023, they sunset anything approaching justified contention in Anaheim for seasons to come. Unfortunately for Orange County, the Angels had shaken their purse and raided the couch cushions year after year. Some of that has come […]
17 days ago | 4 reads
In recent years, the Mariners have developed a bit of a reputation as a major pitching lab. Not just through their minor league system, but also the success stories of journeyman relievers coming through Seattle and turning middling careers into All-Star/Team USA appearances. A part of that is that the Mariners have a very specific […]
17 days ago | 5 reads
Good morning everyone! In case you missed it, the Mariners played a typically wild spring training game against the White Sox yesterday, losing to those pesky Sox by a 12-10 score. Whenever the Mariners play the White Sox, I can’t help but think of my parents’ friends Bill and Karen, who have remained diehard fans […]
17 days ago | 3 reads
Diane. It’s February 24th, 12:10 pm, mountain time. My investigation, in all it’s twists, turns, detours, and non-sequiturs has led me to the Peoria Sports Complex in the northwest corner of the Phoenix metropolitan area. Along the way, I stopped at the Whataburger just across the New River. And I have to say, it lived […]
17 days ago | 5 reads
The Mariners are hosting the South Side Sox in Peoria Sports Complex this afternoon, and giving George Kirby his first innings of work of 2026. Following yesterday’s 0-3 loss, the Mariners are sending out a suspiciously Major League-shaped lineup, with Michael Arroyo and Colt Emerson serving as the obligatory “guys who are just happy to […]
18 days ago | 6 reads
The only player in this year’s top twenty that joins our rankings from another major league organization, Alex Hoppe has received more coverage this offseason than he’s likely ever gotten in his life. In what will be his third stand alone article in the span of three months, our staff placed Hoppe 16th in the […]
18 days ago | 1 read
Prior to beginning this deserved evisceration, this author would like to clarify that she is not related to Angels GM Perry Minasian (so far as she knows). She is proudly related to Raffi Minasian, who, when pressed into attendance, scrolls on Instagram and asks every half inning when they’re going to throw hot dogs to […]
18 days ago | 4 reads
Shamelessly stealing this question from Jacob Hausdorf in the Moose Tracks yesterday because once Star Wars comes up, that’s just like tossing a package of snausages into a kennel, but I thought this question merited some focused discussion: Which non-Mariners pitcher and hitter are you most excited to watch this spring? Bonus if they’re in […]
18 days ago | 4 reads
Good Morning! The Mariners fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 in yesterday’s Spring Training action. Logan Gilbert’s first start of the spring showcased his deadly splitter as he worked through two scoreless innings, allowing one hit with two strikeouts and two walks. Gilbert reiterated recently that his goal for every season is 32 starts […]
18 days ago | 3 reads
Well, that was more spring baseball. The Mariners fourth Spring Training game on Monday was more of the same: weak at bats, sloppy play, and a bunch of names so unremarkable they didn’t even bother printing them on the jerseys. I still enjoyed it, though. These games might be meaningless, but they are still baseball, […]
19 days ago | 4 reads
Hey, we’re about 10% through Spring Training. Logan Gilbert makes his first start of the spring. Gilbert is one of the Mariners many tinkerers, and I’ll be watching to see if he debuts any new pitches or pitch shapes this afternoon. It’ll be nice to see him, regardless. Cole Young and Colt Emerson each return […]
19 days ago | 2 reads
For the first time in site history, our annual preview of the Seattle Mariners’ opponents in the American League West can be done from a mountaintop perch. Looking down upon the rest of the division, the reigning AL West champions will hang their first division title banner in the rafters since 2001, and are well-positioned […]
19 days ago | 3 reads
Happy Monday! The Mariners are coming off a comeback 14-8 win over the Cincinnati Reds yesterday, featuring game-altering RBIs from outfield prospects Jonny Farmelo and Brennen Davis. The game also included a total of nine challenges using the new ABS system, six of which were eventually overturned from home plate umpire Mike Muchlinski’s original calls. […]
19 days ago | 3 reads
If you turned this game off in the second inning, that’d be understandable. Maybe you are one of the many people who woke up incredibly early to watch the US men’s hockey team gold medal match against Canada. Also, this lazy Sunday game was the first radio-only affair of the spring, held down by the […]
19 days ago | 3 reads
The Mariners close up the first weekend of Spring Training 2026 with a game against the Reds. As opposed to the B-lineup we saw yesterday, today looks more like the spring training opener, aside from those last three. Top prospect Michael Arroyo gets another chance at second base, and the left side of the infield […]
20 days ago | 4 reads
One of the things about having a more established team is there are fewer spring training roster battles. Backup catcher isn’t exactly the most glamorous position, especially when backing up one of the league’s more famous iron men, but it is one of the things we have to watch this spring alongside the yearly bullpen […]
20 days ago | 3 reads
Happy Sunday everybody! Did anybody wake up for the gold medal hockey game this morning? As of compiling these links last night, I’m still uncertain if I’ll make it out of bed in time for the start. Today is set up to be one of the best sports Sundays I can recall ever getting in […]
20 days ago | 2 reads
It’s all still here. The Mariners played their second game of Spring Training on Saturday, the first of 33 consecutive Saturday games in 2026. There was noticeably less excitement around the blogosphere for this matchup, the novelty of the new season already faded, laying bare the sloppy, non-competitive play of February baseball. But it was […]
20 days ago | 3 reads
And we’re back. Yesterday we got our first taste of Mariners baseball for 2026 , which is a great milestone to mark off the calendar. The pomp and circumstance may be somewhat lesser today, but we do get our first reminder for the steady rhythm of the season: the Mariners play every Saturday from now […]
21 days ago | 1 read