Chone Figgins News

Hector Noesi's outing was efficient, but reliant on retiring batters via balls in play as he struck out nobody.

"All right," Eric Wedge said, settling back into his office chair for the daily pregame media chat.

Chone Figgins ) and the guys that are really bad in certain splits and actually kind of okay in others.

For the past two seasons, the Seattle Mariners have had the worst offense in the major leagues.

Oh, Chone Figgins. The Mariners can't win with you, and the team doesn't seem inclined to lose without you.

Supposedly, the highly paid member of the Los Angeles had lost it. While the folks at Safeco Field who saw his mammoth homer might not believe it, his season so far raises Chone Figgins-style questions about paying big money for older players.

When it comes to shortstop, most Mariners fans would agree that Nick Franklin is the future, provided he continues his natural progression to Seattle after being a 2009 first-round draft pick .

When Justin Sellers ran into the stands last week, all he could think of was making the catch.

Casper Wells was sent to Triple-A Tucson on Thursday when the Mariners activated catcher Miguel Olivo from the 15-day disabled list.

Earlier Thursday, Mike Curto tweeted that Miguel Olivo was not present with the rest of the Tacoma Rainiers.

Derek knew that his time in the big leagues was fading fast. Thirty-eight is young for most people.

Miguel Olivo is returning to the Seattle Mariners sometime in the next few days, which means someone on the 25-man roster will have to come off.

When you've got players hugging the Mendoza Line day in and day out in your lineup, you know you've got problems.

Down at Tacoma, catcher Miguel Olivo's rehabilitation continues on schedule. He's expected to catch a full nine innings Wednesday and should be back with the Mariners by the weekend.

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Manager Eric Wedge complains that Ichiro is not producing adequately from the third spot in the batting order.

The best way to make room for someone with power on the Seattle Mariners' roster would be to release Chone Figgins.

The Mariners have reached the quarter pole of the 2012 season. But before we get to that, let's rewind to Feb.

We're getting towards the end of May, the team has lost four straight games, and after six weeks of watching the old guys mostly struggle, the club isn't that far away from the annual roster overhaul.

A check of the standings may tell you that the Minnesota Twins are the worst team in the American League but the only visit this season to Progressive Field by the Seattle Mariners would bring that into serious debate.