Jeff Sullivan enjoys his semi-retirement with some thoughtful musings on the maturation of Prince Felix into King Felix:

There are throwers, and there are pitchers. Felix has been amazing as both of them.

This is all to set up just a few factoids. The following, courtesy of Baseball Info Solutions, won’t take you by surprise:

2005: 96mph average fastball
2013: 91mph average fastball

Every so often Felix used to rush it up there in or near the triple digits. Somewhat alarmingly, now I feel ...

The Seattle Mariners already purchased one of the largest televisions in the world and are owned by a company best known for creating some of the most popular video games in history. Why not complete the entertainment trifecta and buy up the company which current owns the team’s broadcasting rights?
The good people at Seattle Mariners Inc are going to do just that, as reports indicate the Mariners ownership group will buy a controlling interest in ROOT Sports, the regional sports network that ...

Offensively, the Mariners appear to have replaced Justin Smoak.

Really? Coulda fooled me…

There’s really not a lot I can say about this trade. Vargas is the guy who would probably be most hurt by the change in dimensions in Seattle, and the Mariners have a lot of arms who will be ready soon if not now. Morales had no real role in Anaheim and certainly is better than what the Mariners had as options there. It doesn’t really hurt either team and probably doesn’t help either team much. ...Read More...