Mariners Rumors & News

MLB.com "The Mariners acquired first baseman/designated hitter Kendrys Morales from the Minnesota Twins on Thursday in exchange for right-handed relief pitcher Stephen Pryor. Morales, 31, is scheduled to report to the Mariners tomorrow, at which time a 25-man roster move will be made. A jersey number..." July 25

Hardball Talk "The Mariners brought back Kendrys Morales in a deal with the Twins today, but they aren’t done attempting to upgrade. According to FOX Sports’ Jon Paul Morosi, the Mariners have asked the Rockies about the availability of outfielder Drew Stubbs. Thomas Harding of MLB.com confirms the report and..." July 25

Hardball Talk "Taijuan Walker rejoined Seattle’s rotation Wednesday after spending most of the season on the disabled list and at Triple-A, but after struggling in his start against the Mets the Mariners have sent the 21-year-old rookie back to the minors. Walker gave up just two runs in five innings, but..." July 24

New York Post "Bartolo Colon must really want out. The veteran right-hander hasn’t exactly drawn great interest heading toward next week’s non-waiver trade deadline, but on Wednesday had the kind of performance for the Mets that gets you noticed. After retiring the first 20 batters he faced, Colon settled..." July 24

New York Post "Add “stopper” to Jacob deGrom’s burgeoning Mets résumé. In a solid rotation, minus Matt Harvey, it’s the rookie deGrom moving to the forefront. Or you could just call him de facto ace. On Tuesday, he filled that role nicely, with seven dominant innings that led to a 3-1 victory over the..." July 23

The Wall Street Journal "As Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig approaches the end of his final season on the job, the task of choosing his successor remains far from finished. But there is a growing sense of inevitability among baseball officials that the job will end up going to Selig's right-hand man. Rob..." July 23

Seattle Times "At the very least, Roenis Elias’ previous three starts had to cause a hint concern among Mariners’ brass. The left-hander from Cuba had allowed 16 earned runs in 141/3   innings over the past month, and it was fair to wonder if the grind of a long season was starting to take its toll on the..." July 22

Seattle Times "Not many runs were expected. Not many runs were scored. With All-Star starting pitcher Felix Hernandez and snubbed All-Star Garrett Richards matching up Saturday night, hitters for both the Mariners and Angels were in for a long and frustrating night. Both pitchers delivered, allowing just a..." July 20

L.A. Daily News "The Angels on Friday entered their first action since the all-star break having won five consecutive games, 10 of 11 and 12 of 14. Often a manager doesn’t want a rest during such a run. But Angels skipper Mike Scioscia said the four days off were welcome. “It’s a good thing,” Scioscia said..." July 19

CBSSports.com "The Rays are said to have talked to the Mariners about pitching prospect Taijuan Walker plus two or three other top young players in talks involving pitcher David Price, league sources said. Talks are ongoing and fluid, and deals being discussed could include just Price from Tampa Bay, Price..." July 18

MLB.com "The 2014 All-Star Game at Target Field was always going to be about Derek Jeter. Jeter has been the face of baseball for nearly two decades, winning five World Series titles and being named an All-Star 14 times in a career that is set to end with his retirement after the season. So it was..." July 16

ESPN.com "As the recent death of Tony Gwynn to salivary gland cancer continues to resonate in baseball circles, commissioner Bud Selig and Players Association executive director Tony Clark both want MLB to make strides toward reducing and ultimately eliminating the use of smokeless tobacco in the game. But..." July 15

Hardball Talk "Last week the Mariners were said to be interested in Phillies outfielder Marlon Byrd and now their search for a right-handed hitter apparently includes Royals designated hitter Billy Butler. Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com reports that the Mariners have “talked to the Royals about Butler,” who has..." July 15

Seattle Times "On a night when his bobblehead found the hands of the first 20,000 spectators at Safeco Field, Hisashi Iwakuma pitched a nearly flawless baseball game. “I thought Iwakuma was as sharp as he’s been all year,” Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon said after the 6-2 victory Saturday over..." July 13

CBSSports.com "Marlon Byrd has emerged as a possible option for the Mariners, who are looking to enhance their righthanded hitting production, but if Byrd can't be acquired, the fairly thin market still may offer Josh Willingham, Alex Rios and perhaps turnaround candidates like Junior Lake or Dayan..." July 12

Hardball Talk "Mariners outfielder Michael Saunders is headed back to the disabled list. Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune reports that Saunders has been diagnosed with an oblique injury, which he suffered on a check-swing in the eighth inning of Thursday’s game against the Twins. Saunders was previously on..." July 12

Seattle Times "From almost the moment Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon made the announcement last week, there was plenty of debate about the decision to move Felix Hernandez’s scheduled start back a day to Friday to face the American League West-leading Oakland A’s. Some liked it, some loathed it and others..." July 12

CSN Philly "As baseball’s trade season heats up, Marlon Byrd will be connected to any team looking for a bat. The Phillies’ rightfielder is having an excellent season. He leads the team in homers (18) and slugging (.481) and is second in RBIs (52). Byrd has been down this road before. He was traded from..." July 12

Minneapolis Star Tribune "The Twins left Safeco Field on Thursday night with a short-term goal to reach before the All-Star break, one that emerged this week: Hit the break with a little momentum. The Twins held off the Mariners 4-2 Thursday, winning the final three games of the four-game series after coming in..." July 11

Minneapolis Star Tribune "Every time Twins designated hitter Kendrys Morales has come to the plate in this series, he has been booed like a traitor. He played with the Mariners in 2013 and elected to go into free agency rather than accept their qualifying offer of $12 million. The Mariners could use some offense now,..." July 10

Minneapolis Star Tribune "Phil Hughes’ next outing is scheduled for Sunday in Colorado. So even if he made the AL All-Star team he would have been unable to pitch in the Midsummer Classic because of a league rule prohibiting pitchers who start so close to the game from appearing. But Hughes had sealed his own fate,..." July 09

Seattle Times "A game that featured one of the least-celebrated home runs in recent Mariner history at Safeco Field also turned into one of the least-celebrated victories by the team itself. Michael Saunders hit one of two solo home runs to back up some fantastic pitching by Hisashi Iwakuma and lift Seattle..." July 08

Hardball Talk "The Mariners won last night but Seattle Times reporter Ryan Divish says the atmosphere in the clubhouse afterward was “similar to a 12-inning loss.” Why? Because, as Divish reports, the M’s designated popular veteran catcher John Buck for assignment. Buck was hitting .226/.293/.286 with one..." July 08

Seattle Times "Perhaps the struggles on the South Side are coming to an end for the Mariners. Long after squandering a gem of a performance from starting pitcher Felix Hernandez, long after improbably tying the score in the top of the ninth, the Mariners finally picked up a rare win at U.S. Cellular Field on..." July 06

Chicago Tribune "An imposing slugger such as Jose Abreu is a viable threat anywhere in the White Sox batting order, any day of the week. "I wouldn't necessarily bat him leadoff, but other than that, any spot in the lineup would be a good one," manager Robin Ventura said. "But you want him to get up there more..." July 05

CBSSports.com "The Seattle Mariners have activated Corey Hart from the 15-day disabled list, the club announced Friday. Cole Gillespie has been designated for assignment as a corresponding move. Hart, 32, is hitting .209/.295/.353 (85 OPS+) with five doubles, five homers and 17 RBI in 37 games this season,..." July 04

Seattle Times "For five innings it was a baseball game. For five innings it was an interminably slow baseball game that was destined to be bogged down in situational pitching changes and other delays. But then the sixth inning happened. And it was no longer a game, but yet another blowout victory for the..." July 02

Hardball Talk "Taijuan Walker rejoined the Mariners’ rotation yesterday after a long time on the sidelines and fellow top pitching prospect James Paxton is finally making some progress in his return as well. Paxton has been on the disabled list since early April with a shoulder injury, getting shut down..." July 01

Seattle Times "Taijuan Walker, the Mariners’ prized pitching prospect, was far from dominating in his first start of the season. His command wasn’t pinpoint, and Houston batters took advantage with homers in the first two inning. But unlike pitchers who have occupied that spot in the Seattle rotation this..." July 01

Cleveland Plain Dealer "Before he took the mound at Safeco Field on Saturday night, Josh Tomlin wasn't pitching like Josh Tomlin. The Little Cowboy had been knocked around by Detroit and Arizona. Saturday night Tomlin didn't exactly pitch like himself either. Not if you call throwing the best game in his career a..." June 29

MLB.com "Taijuan Walker, one of the top pitching prospects in baseball, is expected to make his season debut for the Mariners on Monday in Houston, Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon said Saturday night. Walker, 21, is the Mariners' top prospect and ranked fifth among all Major League prospects by MLB.com...." June 29

Seattle Times "The 28,084 at Safeco Field on Friday night saw the twin oddities of a 7-6-3 double play and an Endy Chavez home run. They also saw something that for a time this year might have seemed unusual but is now beginning to become the norm — another Mariner win. Chavez hit his first home run since..." June 28

CSN New England "David Ortiz hit the 449th home run of his career in the first inning, added a line drive RBI single off the wall in the third, and the Boston Red Sox avoided being swept with a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night. Ortiz plunked a two-run shot off the windows of the cafe in..." June 26

CBSSports.com "The Mariners' obvious need is hitting help for stars Robinson Cano and Kyle Seager in a lineup that ranks near the bottom in OPS. Yet, the two players most connected to Seattle trade talks are pitchers Jeff Samardzija (who they are said to like very much) and Jason Hammel. The Mariners have..." June 25