In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their squad. Not only has this series been very popular, but it spawned the Baseball Bloggers Alliance. With camps opening up again a

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Sherrill had a wrap on his elbow after practice. "We're going to give him a few extra days," Wedge said. "He has a l

PEORIA, Ariz. “I was 30 years old, about to turn 31, and I kept wondering why a team would want an aging, left-handed specialist,” Sherrill said Sunday.

A team-by-team look at the National League entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad: EAST Philadelphia Phillies Manager: Charlie Manuel (eigh

SEATTLE (AP)—Right around the first of the year, Eric Wedge placed a call to a select number of Seattle Mariners telling them to get to the Pacific Northwest in the dead of winter. Wedge wanted to see firsthand if this group had followed through during t

February 9, 2012 - Northwoods League (Northwoods) Madison Mallards Madison, WI - The best college baseball talent in the country will play their mid- summer classic at the "Duck Pond" on July 24th at 7:35 pm. The 2012 Northwoods League All-Star Game is c

The signings of Hong-Chih Kuo and Shawn Camp to Major League contracts have restricted the likely openings on the Seattle bullpen for all those candidates that Jack Zduriencik gathered over the winter like an adorable little pika. With those two plus Geo

With the signing of Hong-Chih Kuo and the DFA of Mike Wilson, you can credibly claim that left-handed relievers make up a full 15% of the M’s 40-man roster. The M’s bullpen will see plenty of competition for innings amongst its lefty specialists, with Ge

Camp, 36, posted a 4.21 ERA, 4.3 K/9, 3.0 BB/9, 0.41 HR/9, and 53.5% groundball rate in 66 1/3 innings for the Blue Jays last year. His agent Dave Meier did well in scoring a Major League deal this late in the offseason. Camp was a Type B free agent this

The Mariners signed Oliver Perez to a minor league contract and issued an invitation to spring training. A veteran of nine major

The Mariners have re-signed three pitchers: All-Star closer Brandon League, starter Jason Vargas and reliever Shawn Kelley. The team did not disclose the terms of their one-year contracts, but CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman reported that League’s deal is $5 mill

Catcher/DH Jesus Montero, projected to be

SEATTLE -- Prior to the Winter Meetings in early December, Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik laid out his offseason shopping list: a veteran starting pitcher, catching depth, a left-handed relief specialist, a backup shortstop/utility infielder an

Happy 2012 everyone. I just wanted to keep everyone updated on the future of this site, as it's been pretty dead around here over the past couple of months. We are still operational, and now that the calendar has turned, one of my new year's resolutions

One by one, the power hitters disappeared. The good ones, the better ones and the game-changers. Casey McGehee was traded to Pittsburgh. Josh Willingham signed with Minnesota and Jason Kubel signed with Arizona. Michael Cuddyer went to Colorado, and for

The Washington Nationals are clearly a team on the rise, combining a young rotation (Jordan Zimmermann, Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez) with an improving offense (Ryan Zimmerman, Mike Morse, Danny Espinosa, Wilson Ramos, eventually Bryce Harper) and a s

Atlanta Braves relief pitcher George Sherrill throws against the Mariners in the seventh inning of a baseball game in June in Seattle. Sherrill passed his physical and

Signed The Seattle Mariners signed left-handed reliever George Sherrill to a one-year contract. Sherrill appeared in 51 games with the Atlanta Braves last season and was 3-1 with a 3.00 ERA. He has limited lefty hitters to just a .180 batting average ove