The Seattle Mariners are heading into the final contract year of Ichiro Suzuki. The huge extension that he received from the Mariners comes to an end in 2012 when he will make $18 million. It puts the franchise into an unenviable position of trying to decide whether to re-sign the…
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Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik remains extremely optimistic about the bounty of young talent the Mariners possess. He also knows the abundance of youth means another challenging season lies ahead in the Pacific Northwest. “I think we have some very talented young kids. I think this is going to be a challenging year at the big league level for us.
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Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge has been hinting about taking Ichiro Suzuki out of the leadoff spot in the batting order, and on Thursday he made a stronger statement in that regard, saying he’s “further down the road in leaning that direction to have Ichi hit…
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The annual Seattle Mariners FanFest takes place this weekend (Jan. 28-29) at Safeco Field. This is a great opportunity for fans to meet some of the best players on the Mariners roster as well as the new up-and-coming prospects in the minor league system.
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I certainly wouldn’t have complained if Prince Fielder had signed with the Seattle Mariners and spent the next few years crushing home runs into the Safeco Field seats. However, the deal that Prince signed showed how much money it takes to lock up a top-tier free agent in…
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The Detroit Tigers have reeled in Prince Fielder with a nine-year, $214 million deal, according to multiple reports. Fielder, the biggest remaining free-agent prize, will earn an average of $23.78 million a year through 2020. The 27-year-old first baseman will join Miguel Cabrera in…
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Prince Fielder’s free-agent search brought him full circle to Detroit, a city ready to fall in love all over again.
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Kevin Millwood and the Seattle Mariners have agreed to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik said during a conference call Monday that Millwood will have a chance to compete for a spot in the rotation. The 37-year-old Millwood gets a $1 million salary if he makes Seattle’s 40-man roster and he can earn an additional $750,000 in…
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Considering the heady talent that Brian Cashman has controlled in his tenure as general manager of the New York Yankees, his belief in the talent of Jesus Montero has to bring hope for the offensively starved Seattle Mariners. “He may very well be the best player I’ve traded,” Cashman said.
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Now that Michael Pineda has been traded to the New York Yankees, the Seattle Mariners have a hole in their rotation. The team reportedly now has a body to fill the space in the form of Kevin Millwood. MLB.com reports … Continue reading →
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