Franklin Gutierrez News

He and I had the two votes from Seattle. I like and respect Keizo -- he's been covering the Mariners and major-league baseball for nine years, and knows his stuff as well as anyone around.

If you believe in the value of UZR ratings, as U.S.S. Mariner blogger Dave Cameron explains, Franklin Gutierrez had one of the best defensive seasons by an outfielder in recent memory -- and perhaps ever.

Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki became the first player in Major League history to win a Gold Glove Award in each of his first nine seasons as the American League defensive honors were awarded Tuesday.

Jason Bay. Lyle Overbay. No, they don't play for Tampa Bay. But they may be playing for the city on the "Sound," if the Seattle Mariners, or at least Mariners writers like Andy Augur, have their way.

The Seattle Mariners have discussed a possible trade for Toronto first baseman Lyle Overbay, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Overbay hit .265 with 16 HR, 64 RBI, 112 H, .372 OBP, 74 BB, .466 SLG in 432 AB.

Ichiro won his ninth consecutive Gold Glove in the outfield, it was announced today.

Apparently, Adam Jones' brother, Jonathan , has spilled the beans on his MySpace page that Adam has won a Gold Glove.

For years, we've been banging the drum of marginal value as tenet of roster construction, using metrics like Wins Above Replacement to show the impact a player will actually have on the team and the associated cost that the team should be willing to pay for that performance.

Happy Halloween, everyone. Ita s that one day of the year when ghosts and spooks of all kinds start coming out of the woodworks.

" Ryan Zimmerman, Washington Third base is a very strong, deep defensive poistion in baseball right now.

While he didn't play much of a role after being acquired by the Seattle Mariners last July, shortstop Jack Wilson was one of three Mariners to earn 2009 Fielding Bible Awards as the top defenders at their position in the major leagues in the Bill James Handbook 2010.

Last year, we discussed how the Fielding Bible Awards had become a more legitimate exercise than the Gold Gloves in determining the top defensive players in the game.

Since Kenji decided to head back to Japan, one of the things that Jack said to the media afterwards has gained a decent amount of attention, is that this creates a hole where they're probably going to have to bring in a veteran catcher this winter.

We all know Joey Votto was by far the best player on the Reds this past season. He single-handedly carried the offense on his broad and capable shoulders.

While the Mariners celebrated their season Sunday with an impromptu Love Boat parade around Safeco Field, it was easy to forget that the team that enjoyed such rare camaraderie in 2009 won't resemble the team that returns in 2010.

Jack Zduriencik correctly calls 2009 "a year of redirection" for the Mariners. But after all the hugs and pies and victory laps of Sunday, the big question is: Which direction do the M's head now? So many questions.

The offseason settled upon Safeco Field on Monday, and there were no visible signs of Ken Griffey Jr.'s tears or the spirited postgame celebration that broke out less than 24 hours earlier.

The Mariners took a victory lap around their stadium following their season finale.

From The Twilight Zone to Ultimate Zone Rating...it spits out "Franklin, Franklin, Franklin!" But it's on the defensive side where he has been off-the-charts. Gutierrez's score of 27.1 runs saved in the newfangled Ultimate Zone Rating stat is the best of any player in baseball by a huge margin.

Felix Hernandez pitched into the seventh inning and Franklin Gutierrez went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in, as Seattle topped Texas, 4-3, in the final game of the season for both teams.