Mike Carp News

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

Over the last couple of days, I have read every rumor I can find about the Mariners: which free agents are they interested in, which players are they looking at in trades, etc...etc...etc...and about the only logical conclusion at this point is that the Mariners, especially GM Z, are seriously looking at every big-name free agent on the market.

The New York Mets have reportedly said that they will not pick up the $8.1 million option for JJ Putz next season.

Yesterday, we looked at what the M's needed to do this off-season in order to get themselves into a spot where they could line up in April and call themselves legitimate contenders.

Tommy Hunter would have liked to see his rookie season end on a stronger note. At least now he knows what he has to work on next season.

SEATTLE a ' The man whose Mariners came up short in their bid for an 84th win Friday night insists this season is only a beginning.

Seattle 4, Tampa Bay 3 Tuesday, September 22, 2009 -- Ichiro Suzuki grounded out short to first.

Seattle Mariners' Mike Carp, right, coasts into second with a double as Toronto Blue Jays shortstop John McDonald waits for throw during second-inning AL baseball game action in Toronto, Friday, Sept.

Ken Griffey Jr. hits a three-run homer off Yankees starter Joba Chamberlain in the second inning as Mariners crush the Bombers, 7-1. SEATTLE A - Joba Chamberlain pitched only three innings against the Mariners Sunday, but it had nothing to do with any rules.

Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki, right, of Japan, reaches out to high-five teammate Mike Carp after Suzuki hit a fifth-inning, two-run home run off Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Jeff Niemann during a baseball game Tuesday Sept.

Joba Chamberlain, as usual, focused on the positive. His manager, for the first time in a long time after a Chamberlain start, took a different tack.

A day after scurrying away from his Seattle teammates in the outfield following a game-winning hit, Suzuki had no choice but to face the mob waiting at home plate.

You've probably noticed that Bill Hall has been essentially an everyday player since he arrived in Seattle, and that after Adrian Beltre returned and Mike Carp joined the club when rosters expanded, Wakamatsu has found playing time for Hall by sticking him primarily in left field.

Sometimes you only get the one chance to prove yourself to the powers that be in baseball.

Next Timber Rattler Game Thursday, April 8, 2010 Kane County Wisconsin 6:35pm Rattler Alum of the Day For games of 9/9/09 Los Angeles : Brian Fuentes [The Angels are] also going to need the kind of shut-down relief Fuentes provided Wednesday night, one night after giving up a game-tying home run and blowing a save to the Mariners.

Ichiro Suzuki's pursuit of his ninth consecutive 200-hit season remained on hold Thursday night, when he went 0-for-4 during the Mariners' 3-0 loss to the Angels before 37,412 at Angel Stadium.

Brian Fuentes proved Wednesday that sometimes a short memory is just as effective as a blazing fastball.

Less than three weeks ago, the Tacoma Rainiers appeared to be playing for nothing more than a feel-good finish to the season and a second place in the Pacific Coast League Pacific North Division.

SEATTLE Their roster expanded, they got Ichiro Suzuki and Adrian Beltre back from injuries and still the Seattle Mariners had reason for concern Tuesday Ken Griffey Jr.

Jack Hannahan has moved from the hot corner to the other side of the diamond. Hannahan, a veritable jack-of-all-trades, was the Mariners' first baseman for the third consecutive game on Monday since starter Russell Branyan went on the 15-day disabled list with a herniated disk in his back.