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Dylan Moore Takes a Seat Tuesday
Seattle Mariners second baseman Dylan Moore has not gotten off to the hottest start to the year and will get a breather Tuesday to try and regroup. Ty France will man the keystone in Moore's stead, with Jose Marmolejos stepping in at designated hitter. Moore is just 2-for-13 to start the year, but he has... Read More
James Paxton Set For First Start
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher James Paxton is slated to make his first start of the season Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox. Paxton was originally set to face the San Francisco Giants in the second game of the year, but was swapped with fellow lefty Yusei Kikuchi to give Paxton some extra rest. After only... Read More
Kyle Seager Strikes Out Three Times
Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager is off to a tough start to the season through four games, and things went no better for him on Monday. Seager struck out three times while going 0-for-4, leaving him with just three hits and one walk in seventeen plate appearances for the year. Seager enjoyed a quietly... Read More
Jake Fraley Collects Two More Walks
Seattle Mariners outfielder Jake Fraley walked twice on Monday against the Chicago White Sox. He went 0-for-2 otherwise, but those two free passes now give Fraley a league-leading eight walks over the first four games of the season. Fraley is now slashing a bizarre .125/.588/.838 on the year. He does not carry significant fantasy value... Read More
Dylan Moore Swipes A Bag
Seattle Mariners second baseman Dylan Moore stole his second base of the year Monday against the Chicago White Sox, but unfortunately that's all he managed to contribute. Moore went 0-for-3 with a walk and three strikeouts. It's been a tough start to the year for Moore, who now has just two hits in his first... Read More
Justus Sheffield Knocked Around
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Justus Sheffield had a rough go of it Monday night, taking the loss while giving up six runs, four of which were earned. He also gave up eight hits and two walks while striking out five. It was a disappointing first start of the year for Sheffield, who was not aided... Read More
Fernando Tatis Exits Early
San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis, Jr. left Monday's game early after appearing to injure himself during an at-bat. Tatis offered at an 84 MPH knuckle-curveball from San Francisco Giants starter Anthony DeSclafani, and fell to his knees after swinging through the pitch and striking out. The injury seemed to occur on the follow-through, though... Read More
Kyle Lewis Hits In The Cage
Seattle Mariners Kyle Lewis (knee) hit in the batting cage on Monday. Lewis has been out since the final week of spring training after colliding with the outfield wall, but he has now taken the next step towards his return to the field without incident. The biggest hurdle for Lewis will be running, and he... Read More
Taylor Trammell Out Of Lineup Monday
Seattle Mariners outfielder Taylor Trammell has been one of the breakout stars of 2021 thus far, but he isn't in the lineup Monday against the Chicago White Sox. After batting fifth and starting in center field in each of the first three games of the season, Trammell will be on the bench to start the... Read More
Mitch Haniger Homers Saturday
Seattle Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger was given a day off from the field Saturday, instead serving as the designated hitter. This will be a regular occurrence for him, as he makes his return to the lineup after missing almost two years of action. Haniger homered from the leadoff spot Saturday, his first round-tripper in 669... Read More
Kendall Graveman Dominant in Season Debut
Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Kendall Graveman threw two innings Saturday against the San Francisco Giants and looked dominant, striking out five of the seven batters he faced, and yielding only one base-runner via a hit-by-pitch. Graveman is set to be the primary set-up man to Rafael Montero, and if Saturday's outing is any indication, Graveman... Read More
Chris Flexen Very Strong On Saturday
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Chris Flexen was not given too many pitches to work with against the San Francisco Giants on Saturday, but he made the most of them. Flexen threw five innings of scoreless ball, allowing four hits and two walks while striking out six. The 26-year-old walked more batters than he struck out... Read More
Ty France Homers Saturday
Seattle Mariners designated hitter Ty France hit his first home run of the season Saturday, a line-drive shot to left-center field off of San Francisco Giants starter Logan Webb. The blast came off Webb's improved change-up, which was lauded in spring training as possibly among the best in the game, and left the bat with... Read More
Chris Flexen Will Have A Short Leash Saturday
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Chris Flexen is starting Saturday, against the San Francisco Giants, but he may not get as much leeway as other starters have. Flexen is simply not as stretched out. Flexen has a strong matchup, as the Giants struggled to a .764 OPS in 2020 against right-handed pitching. That said, his likelihood... Read More
Sam Haggerty To Get A Start Against The White Sox
Seattle Mariners utility man Sam Haggerty has not yet started a game through the first series of the season, but that will change. The Mariners are slated to face two left-handed starters in their upcoming series against the White Sox, and the switch-hitting Haggerty will start at least one of those games. Haggerty had a... Read More
Tom Murphy Out Of The Lineup For Second Straight Day
Seattle Mariners catcher Tom Murphy is out of the lineup for the second straight day after starting on opening day. In his stead, Luis Torrens will be behind the plate. Manager Scott Servais insisted in his pre-game news conference that Murphy is not injured, and is just being rested ahead of several upcoming matchups against... Read More
Ty France Reaches Base Three Times Friday
Seattle Mariners designated hitter Ty France is starting the 2021 season the same way he finished spring training. France reached base three times Friday, going 1-for-2 with two walks. He also scored a run. France has gone 2-for-6 over the first two games of the year, but it's his three walks that are most impressive.... Read More
Drew Steckenrider Takes The Loss
Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Drew Steckenrider had a rough first outing of the 2021 season Friday against the San Francisco Giants. Steckenrider entered in the sixth inning of a tie game, and promptly allowed three runs on two hits and two walks while only recording two outs, both via strikeout. Steckenrider seemed to have very... Read More
Evan White Drives In Two
Seattle Mariners first baseman Evan White drove in two runs with a sharp single up the middle off San Francisco Giants starter Johnny Cueto to give the Mariners the lead Friday. It was White's only hit of the game, as he went 1-for-4. The hit came in the bottom of the third inning, and left... Read More
Yusei Kikuchi Very Strong In First Start
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi delivered a quality start on Friday night against the San Francisco Giants, throwing six innings and allowing three runs on six hits and one walk with a career-high ten strikeouts. Kikuchi was regularly hitting 97 MPH with his fastball, and staying ahead in counts, with 19 first-pitch strikes to... Read More
Luis Torrens To Make First Start Friday
Seattle Mariners catcher Luis Torrens is in the starting lineup for the second game of the season Friday in the eighth spot. Torrens replaces starter Tom Murphy. It had been anticipated that the catching split would be a 55/45 split, and that already seems to be playing out within the first series of the year.... Read More
Ty France Collects an Opening Day RBI
Seattle Mariners designated hitter Ty France went 1-for-4 with a walk, an RBI, and a run scored on opening day. France's run-scoring hit was a looping liner to center field to bring in J.P. Crawford as the first run of an eventual six in the bottom of the eighth. France got off to a torrid... Read More
Mitch Haniger Singles In Regular Season Return
Seattle Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger batted leadoff on opening day. He went 1-for-5 with a single and a run scored. The single, his first hit since June of 2019, came with one man on and nobody out in the bottom of the eighth inning. Haniger also added a sliding catch in right field to rob... Read More
Dylan Moore Drives In Three
Seattle Mariners second baseman Dylan Moore got off to a strong start on opening day, going 1-for-3 with a walk, a run scored, and three RBI. Moore delivered perhaps the biggest hit of the night, smacking a two-run double off Tyler Rogers as part of a six-run bottom of the eighth. Moore broke out in... Read More
Taylor Trammell Delivers In His Major League Debut
Seattle Mariners outfielder Taylor Trammell made his big league debut on opening day Thursday, and contributed significantly to the comeback win against the San Francisco Giants. Trammell went 0-for-3 at the plate, but drew two big walks while driving in a run and scoring another. One of those walks was an eight pitch battle with... Read More
Jake Fraley Draws Three Walks
Seattle Mariners outfielder Jake Fraley had a big day at the plate on opening day, though it was his patience and not his bat that mattered most. Fraley collected three walks and a hit-by-pitch while going 0-for-1 in the contest. The final base-on-balls came in the bottom of the tenth inning and was a true... Read More
Marco Gonzales Roughed Up on Opening Day
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Marco Gonzales got off to a disappointing start to his 2021 season Thursday, not only uncharacteristically walking the first batter he faced, but also giving up three home runs. All told, Gonzales allowed five runs on eight hits and three walks over six innings, with only two strikeouts. He was lucky... Read More
Rafael Montero Blows Opening Day Save Opportunity
Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Rafael Montero entered Thursday's opening day contest against the San Francisco Giants with an opportunity to protect a one-run lead, and promptly gave up a game-tying home run to Alex Dickerson. Montero did strike out two batters in the outing. Fantasy managers have to be disappointed, but Montero's role is safe... Read More
MLB Live Chat @ 12 PM - Lineup Prep Q&A
It's officially baseball season... do you know who to start? RotoBaller's Doug Goldring (@DougGoldring) will be hosting a live Q&A chat session on Friday April 2nd at 12:00 pm noon ET. Come join in on the fun and get your fantasy baseball questions answered, or just stick around for some MLB talk! All throughout the MLB season... Read More
Taylor Trammell Will Bat Fifth
Seattle Mariners outfielder Taylor Trammell will make his major league debut on Thursday, batting fifth and playing center field. Trammell has been one of the breakout stars of spring training, slashing .311/.392/.644 with three home runs and two steals. As long as Kyle Lewis is out, and perhaps longer, Trammell will have quite a bit... Read More
