The first round of the Major League Draft kicks off at 4 pm today, and with the third pick in the draft, the M’s will be selecting probably around 4:15 or so. Marc and Chris Crawford ran through a lot of questions on Friday, but I wanted to weigh in with a couple of thoughts [...]
Kevin Millwood vs. Chris Sale, 11:10am The M’s get another crack at Chris Sale, who struck out 11 in 6 1/3 IP in Seattle in April. The lefty’s transition from the bullpen has gone about as well as anyone could’ve hoped, as lower walk rates have brought his FIP down into the mid 2′s. I [...]
Noesi vs. Floyd, 1:10. As part of the continuing protest against the obsession over batting order, we present you with today’s lineup organized according to a new rule. Bonus points to the first person who figures out how the order was determined. Jaso, C Saunders, CF Montero, DH Smoak, 1B Carp, LF Ichiro, RF Ackley, [...]
Hernandez vs Peavy, 5:10 pm. Happy Felix Day! The big news of the day – and thanks to the media’s insistence on bringing it up every day, the big news of the last month or so – is that the Ichiro-as-#3-hitter experiment appears to be over, as he’s back in the leadoff spot today. Dustin [...]
The Rockies designated Jamie Moyer for assignment this week, likely spelling the end of his short run in Colorado. A year removed from undergoing Tommy John surgery, Moyer showed some positive signs over his 10 starts with the Rockies, but the team was discouraged with the overall results and opted to head in a different [...]
Baseball amateur draft is coming up this Monday, June 4th. If you’re an avid follower of draft prospects, mock drafts and the like, then you’re no doubt already familiar with Chris Crawford of MLBDraftInsider.com. If you’re one of the many fans that thinks that the Rule 4 draft gets way more ink than it deserves [...]
After the game, the Mariners announced they were optioning Steve Delabar to Tacoma, but did not announce a corresponding roster move. With the day off tomorrow, they don’t have to make one until before the game on Friday. However, you can pretty much bet that the team is bringing up Stephen Pryor, the flamethrowing relief [...]
May 20th to May 28th: 314 PA, 12 2B, 3 3B, 6 HR, 33 BB, 75 K, 29 runs May 29th to May 30th: 94 PA, 10 2B, 0 3B, 5 HR, 10 BB, 14 K, 31 runs The Mariners scored more runs in the last two games than they did in the eight games [...]
Blake Beavan vs. Derek Holland, 5:05pm Blake Beavan’s always looking over his shoulder at one of the horde of pitching prospects gunning for his spot in the rotation. Derek Holland’s spending his lucrative extension on the finest moustache products money can buy and relishing his status as a “proven winner” in October after his WS [...]
Jason Vargas vs. Scott Feldman, 5:05 The Rangers signed Roy Oswalt today, so despite the injury to Neftali Feliz and the time Oswalt will need to build his strength, you’ve got to figure Feldman’s moving back to the bullpen in a month or so. Perhaps that would’ve happened anyway, as he’s given up more walks [...]
