U.S.S. Mariner

With the World Series ending, players are now eligible to file for free agency. They have fifteen days to do so following the last game of the season, so the filing period will end November 12th. So, for the next couple of weeks, you’re going to see headlines of non-news stories such as [...]

From Baseball America, in a long list of recent transactions you’ll find this:
Seattle Mariners
Released IF Dean Zorn
Released LHP Jose Suriel
Released OF Donato Ruiz
Released RHP Juan Colon
RHP Clint Nageotte declared minor league free agent
I once argued that Nageotte should be included on the Baseball Prospectus top prospect list. My basic argument was “his stuff is electric, [...]

John Hickey, in the PI, writes that Ichiro will not ask for an extension, but will certainly be listening if the team comes to him.
Let the circus begin!

(another in our series of more basic explanatory articles, like Dave’s excellent evaluation post. I’ve been chewing on this one for a long time, and am likely to substantially revise it again, so if you’ve got comments, suggestions, questions, please let us know)
Roster management is how an organization puts together the team on the field. [...]

5:27, supposedly, Verlander v Weaver.

According to John Hickey, who gives Lee Pelekoudas as his source, the Mariners are not considering moving Rafael Soriano to the rotation for 2007.
Because, you know, that would make too much sense.

First, how’s the weather in St. Louis? From the National Weather Service, it’s 54 degrees, 90% humidity, and their forecast should make you wince:
Tonight: Areas of drizzle, then occasional rain after 1am. Low around 50. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday: Periods of rain. High near 52. Breezy, [...]

Kirby Arnold, in the Herald.

Last week when Mariners baseball executives and scouts met in Arizona to map their strategy for improving the team, general manager Bill Bavasi asked for recommendations on potential free agents the M’s should pursue.
Nobody mentioned Matsuzaka’s name.
Hmm. Really? Technically he’s not a free agent. Maybe it just wasn’t in that discussion.
The [...]

My upcoming book “The Cheater’s Guide to Baseball” ($11! You can’t lose!) is currently ranked ~#10,000 overall, making it, to my great delight, #28 (among, uh, Baseball Bestsellers) Baseball Prospectus 2006, which is now a full season old, is #32, but Tim McCarver’s “Baseball for Brain Surgeons and Other Fans” is #49. Yeah! Take that, [...]

Another World Series played in poor conditions, it looks like. So what do we get?
CF Granderson
LF Monroe
SS Guillen
RF Ordonez
1B Casey
C Rodriguez
2B Polanco
3B Inge
vs
SS Eckstein
RF Duncan
1B Pujols
CF Edmonds
3B Rolen
LF Wilson
C Molina (Y)
2B Miles
Pasco native Jeremy Bonderman v Suppan… well, one of those two is good. I can’t believe the Tigers are down a game going into [...]