U.S.S. Mariner

A hearty “Welcome Aboard!” to anyone who might be reading the good ship USS Mariner for the first time thanks to this Seattle Weekly article.

Hiram Bocachica has lost out on his bid to make the Opening Day roster. Also moved out of camp: JJ Putz, Pat Borders, Mickey Lopez, Jose Lopez. We’re now down to 30. Oh, and I guess this means Ben Davis makes the team.
Update: That 30 figure is misleading, because as far as I can tell, [...]

Pitcher X, in case you’re wondering, is Jarrod Washburn. Bloomquist kills that guy — he’s 8-for-15 against him with two doubles and a triple, good for a .533/.533/.800 line.
My biggest complaint about Andriessen’s prospect list? No Shin-soo Choo. C’mon, that’s inexcusable.
In any event, I’m not going to worry too much about it. It’s gorgeous in [...]

And, I’m not sure how I missed this one, but Art Thiel talks to Bavasi about statistical analysis, including the revelation that the M’s attempted to hire Craig Wright as a consultant, and are still searching for a statistical analyst after Wright turned them down. Overall, I don’t really disagree with too much that [...]

Some interesting, and starkly different, pieces in the P-I today.
David Locke quotes liberally from Baseball Prospectus, even using RAP, PECOTA’s projected standings, and saying that “Seattle native Derek Zumsteg of baseballprospectus.com has all the answers”. Nothing to spice up a column like hyperbole. Hooray for Derek getting yet another mention in [...]

The M’s released OF Eric Owens today (you’ll have to scroll down to find it). The roster is now down to 35.

It isn’t every day that a deal comes along that is such an easy choice that you feel compelled to make the purchase just based on the ridiculous value you’re getting for the money. Today is one of those days, so as a service to our readers, here is something I discovered this morning [...]

Scary Quote of the Day:
“We knew Santiago was a nice young shortstop, but we had no idea he could swing the bat this well, too,” Melvin said. “There’s a line distinguishing spring numbers and the regular season, but with guys you don’t know, all you have to go on is spring training.
Ramon Santiago’s professional [...]

Weird weather today, eh kids? For awhile it seemed like the dead of summer (well, Seattle summer at least) and then all of the sudden around 6pm, boom — the wind kicks up and the temp drops about 10 degrees in 15 minutes. And as I type this, the (admittidly old) house is creaking due [...]

Don’t worry, I won’t be shilling for my photoblog often, but I put up some new shots taken with my D70 today, and I’m beyond thrilled with how well this camera works. I’m nothing close to a professional, but a couple of the shots I got today make me smile. This is just [...]