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On the heels of James Paxton‘s latest disabled list assignment, the Mariners added some left-handed depth to their farm system with 31-year-old lefty Andrew Albers, whom they reportedly acquired from the Braves for cash considerations on Friday (via David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal Constitution). Albers signed a minor league contract with Atlanta over the offseason but had yet to crack the major leagues this season. Continue to Article

August 11, 2017 10:23:pm EST

Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels is willing to make any deal that will help his team — no matter how small. In one of the stranger trades of this season, the Rangers traded relief pitcher Ernesto Frieri to the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday in exchange for $1, according to an Associated Press report. The Mariners sent Frieri to Triple-A Tacoma. With three of Texas' biggest stars — Cole Hamels, Adrian Beltre and Shin-Soo Choo — set to make $18 million or more this year, it's safe to say that this deal was a pure giveaway. Continue to Article

August 09, 2017 11:11:am EST

In the midst of the AL wild card chase, the Seattle Mariners will be without starter Felix Hernandez for three to four weeks because of bursitis in his right shoulder. General manager Jerry Dipoto gave the update on Hernandez on Tuesday. Hernandez was scratched from his scheduled start last Saturday in Kansas City and placed on the disabled list due to discomfort in his pitching arm. Continue to Article

August 08, 2017 8:27:pm EST

The Mariners have placed pitcher Felix Hernandez on the 10-day disabled list with right biceps tendinitis, the team announced. The decision came hours before Hernandez was set to pitch against the Royals at 7:15 p.m. ET Saturday. The #Mariners have placed RHP Felix Hernandez on 10-day DL, retro to Aug. 2, w/right biceps tendinitis...recalled LHP Marco Gonzales. Continue to Article

August 05, 2017 2:21:pm EST

Once known for sordid affairs and "da clubs," Pioneer Square, the original neighborhood when Seattle was founded in the 1850s, has become the city's "It" location for restaurants over the past few years. It makes sense, given the area's proximity to Downtown, Pike Place Market, CenturyLink Field (home of the Seattle Seahawks football team and the Seattle Sounders soccer squad), and Safeco Field (where the Seattle Mariners play baseball). The landscape of this exposed-brick borough is shifting constantly. So, here is Eater's list of current neighborhood favorites, from old standbys to new winners, from gourmet Indian food to cocktails and sake. Before a game, during lunch hour vegging out in Waterfall Continue to Article

August 01, 2017 3:00:pm EST