Jack Hannahan News

This was a move many of us saw coming and the Mariners did indeed offer arbitration to third baseman Adrian Beltre today while declining to do the same with Erik Bedard and the rest of the team's "unranked" free agents in terms of Type A or B compensation.

Well, at least we won't have to worry about confusing the two "J. Wilson'' names on the lineup card anymore.

Due to the varying abilities of the players already on the roster, the M's find themselves in a rather interesting position this winter.

"Maybe if this acting gig doesn't work out, I'll go play for the Mariners." Before last season, the M's hired Jack Zduriencek as the club's new general manager.

Jon Heyman reports that Ken Griffey, Jr. will return to Seattle for 2010, with a $2M plus incentives contract for one year.

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.

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

When Kenji Johjima opted out of his contract, it was very obvious that the Mariners had ultimately experienced addition by subtraction.

A New Hampshire woman charged with second-degree murder in a fatal crash that followed an argument over the Yankees and Red Sox says her statements to police were coerced and can't be used as evidence.

""Morrow remains a headcase, but a good pitcher. For whatever reason, he just can't get over some of the walls he comes up against when he's on the mound.

The Mariners might have taken a step toward a more stable rotation next season based on Brandon Morrow's effort against Oakland.

Someone brought this to my attention the other day. But this year, unlike previous seasons, could be one of the most difficult in which to pick a Mariners player who could earn the title of "Unsung Hero". I mean, take a look up and down the list of guys who have played this season.

Toronto's Adam Lind, left, is mobbed by teammates after he hit his 32nd homer of the season to beat the Seattle Mariners Saturday.

B.J. Upton is certainly putting together a memorable ending to an admittedly forgettable season.

Seattle Mariners' Jack Hannahan, right, slides home ahead of the tag by Tampa Bay Rays catcher Dioner Navarro during the fifth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept.

For the second straight game, Seattle outfielder Ichiro Suzuki provided the heroics, belting a two-run homer off future Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning to lift the Mariners to a dramatic 3-2 win over the New York Yankees.

Ken Griffey, Jr. went 3-for-5 with a three- run homer and the Mariners pounded out 17 hits to crush the Rangers, 7-2, in the third installment of a four-game set.

It was hard to tell which deteriorated faster Saturday night, Texas Rangers starter Kevin Millwood's outing or the weather.

Ichiro Suzuki had two hits to move within two of a record ninth-straight 200-hit season, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 8-3 in a game called by rain with three outs remaining Saturday night.

Quick question for all of you still arguing a meaningless bunt strategy point from last night: which of the three guys in the photo above would you pick to start a brand new team with? If your answer was the guy on the left, Bill Hall , then you misunderstood the question, I didn't ask who you could use to fill every position on your team.