About Mariners Pitcher Kade Anderson

The Seattle Mariners first pick and second 

overall in 2025 looks like he won't be 

spending much time in the minor leagues.

If it weren't for the starting five right

now a thought starting in the majors

right away.

Kade hasn't started in a professional 

game as yet. Last year after pitching

Louisiana State to the national 

championship the Mariners him

the summer off. The history of some

previous first round picks it is a good

idea. This is true if they played in

college. A high school pick you could

play him some. The draft is now at

the all star break so it isn't like they

will play in many games anyway. 

Since pitchers have history of arm

trouble it is a good idea to rest.

Throwing in the bullpen in Peoria 

Kade isn't afraid to pitch against 

major leaguers. He will likely begin

the minor leagues but we could see

hin by August in Seattle. Even with

the rotation in fact he could make 

some spot starts. The Mariners 

could even go to a six-man rotation 

like they did several years ago.

Depending on the weather in April 

it might be good to start him at Low

A for a start or two then move him

to high A in Everett. It would be fun

for the fans in Washington to see

him pitch. He could then move on

to double A in Arkansas. 

What we do know he will be a special 

pitcher as long as he stays healthy.

When he does go into the Mariners 

rotation he will be the only lefty so

being the third starter would be nice.

The Mariners could trade a starter 

for another bat if they need one.

Go Mariners!

Logan Gilbert Pitches Well In Mariners Loss

Logan Gilbert made his first start of the

spring. He pitched well though only 

went two innings. After the game he 

thought he did well in his first start.

The Mariners didn't give him or any of

pitchers who went out. The Los 
Angeles Dodgers won 3-0. 

Carlos Vargas who pitched all season

in the bullpen went one inning.

Lefty Jose Ferrer went an inning 

giving up the three runs with two

earned in his first game as a Mariner. 

All the other pitchers were minor

leaguers.

Rob Refsnyder made his first appearance 

t dh and had no hits. Andrew Knizner

had a hit while starting at catcher.

Logan says he likes how he catchers

and works well all the pitchers. The

Mariners had three other hits with 

one late but couldn't bring in a run.

Those were hits my minor leaguers.

Tuesday George Kirby will be making

his first start of the spring.  The Mariners 

be back in Peoria to take on the White 

Sox. Go M's. 

WSU Lose Gonzaga while Gonzaga Wins

The WSU Cougars Men basketball 

kept it close in the first half being

down by one. In the second half 

St. Mary's were able to take care 

of them winning 83-67.

St.Mary's shot better making 54.8

percent of their field goal attempts 

They made fifty percent of their

three point shots.  The Cougars did

fine though  not up to their opponent.

St. Mary's made seven more shots.

The Cougars had three players in

double figures. ND Okafor and 

Ace Glass both led with 15 points.

The Cougars next game will be

on Wednesday at Loyola of

Maramount.

Gonzaga beat Pacific at home

71-62. The game was tied at halftime 

then the Zags started pulling away 

in the last half of the second period.

Mariners Come Back Late To Win Sunday

The Mariners game against the Cincinnati 

Red showed again on Sunday that the hitters

are ahead of the pitchers. Most games 

right now minor league pitchers are going 

late in games. The game again was affected 

by the wind in this one.

Final Mariners 14 Reds 8

The Mariners got a run in the first 

inning on a hit by Arozarena. 

The Reds score five runs in the 

second inning. Mariners had another 

run in the 4th. Reds scored three more

in the bottom of the 5th. That was it

for them. Mariners had three in the 5th

followed by in the 7th and tied with 

one in the 8th right after a challenge 

with ABS. The Mariners had 6 in the

9th. That inning it was the minor 

leaguers who scored.

The Mariners pitching was mostly 

done by minor leaguers. Casey

Legumina was the only one who

had pitched somewhat significant 

time with the Mariners last season.

He did fine in one inning.

Monday Logan Gilbert will start

for the first time this spring.

Reliever Jose Ferrer acquired 

for Harry Ford is expected to 

pitch too. Go M's.

Mariners Lose Game Two In Spring and So Does Washington Men BB

The Seattle Marinersost to the San Francisco 

Giants 10,-5 in the second game of the

Cactus Spring.

The Mariners actually led 5-0 after the 

first inning primarily by Mikes Mastrobuino 

grandslam home run. Mastrobuino is

trying to make the team though it won't 

be easy. If he can continue to hit in

the spring he could make it.

In this game he actually played in left 

field showing his diversity. Most

likely he will start in Tacoma for depth. 

Miles bats left handed. Cole Young

hits left handed as does Brendan Donovan.

Also Colt Emerson who the Mariners 

hope to make the team. The extra 

infielder needs to bat right handed.

Leo Rivas who started at shortstop 

in this game bats both ways and then 

there is Ryan Bliss. We will see how 

this works over in the spring.

Emerson Hancock started and went

one and two-thirds innings. He looked

good though gave up there runs only

because a fly ball wasn't handled with

the sun. Munoz pitched the third followed 

by Gabe Speier and Eduardo Bazardo.

The rest of the pitchers were minor

leaguers. 

The  Mariners go on the road to play 

the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. The

starting pitcher isn't known yet. 

The Washington Huskies lost to

the Maryland Terripins on Saturday 

afternoon 64-60. This was a road 

game the Huskies really need to

have a chance to make the NCAA 

tournament. They have four games

to turn things around before the

Big Ten Tournament begins. To make

NCAA at this point they need to finish

the top five in the tournament.

The Huskies have had a good season 

though the Big Ten is a tough

conference for men's basketball.

The game was pretty tight throughout 

the second half. Maryland's largest

lead was five while the Huskies was 

four.  The game was tied going into

the last minute. Unfortunately Maryland 

scored all four points.

Maryland made five more three points

and they were better inside two. The

Huskies did shoot better from the field

but wasn't good enough.

The Terrapins did a good job on Hannes

Steinbach who had his lowest rebounds 

with three and had 14 points. Zoom Diallo 

led the Huskies with 19. Wesley Yates 

was the only other in double figures with

12. 

The Huskies will play Rutgers on the road 

in New Jersey on Tuesday. We hope for

better results.

This evening Washington State Cougars 

and Gonzaga will ha e games. We will let

you know how they go. 

Mariners Win Opening Game of Spring

The  Mariners beat the San Diego Padres 

Friday afternoon 7-4. 

Michael Arroyo was the hitting hero.

He hit a two-run homer in the 2nd inning.

The Mariners first home run of the 

season. In his second at bat he had 

a double.  Colt Emerson at this point

would be the first promising infielder

 to make the team but maybe Arroyo 

too.

Later in the game Leo Rivas hit a

home run too. Most likely won't 

see a lot of home runs out of him

this coming season whether in

Seattle or Tacoma. Both these 

two will see time this year in

Seattle. 

Luke Raley had a couple hits. He

will need to have a good camp

to make the team. It will be either

him or Canzone. The Mariners 

may need to trade him. 

Dane Dunning started however

went into the second inning getting

two outs. He didn't give up a run

however a hit and two walks.

Most of the pitchers Friday won't 

be on the team if any. 

Troy Taylor who last year was injured

when spring training never got it 

going in 2025 pitched an inning 

in this one. He gave up a home run

in the 6th. Importance he is healthy 

and can look something like the

pitcher in 2024. 

Emerson Hancock is scheduled to 

start Saturday against the San

Francisco Giants.

Mitch Garver Back With M'S

I really thought that Garver signed

with the Yankees. I guess not.

He signed a minor league contract 

with the Mariners just a few days ago.

Though he was a disappointment 

in his two years with the Mariners 

as far as hitting goes there is no

pressure on him now. 

To be honest the other candidates 

are not really any different than 

Mitch. The positive is he knows

most of the pitching staff. 

After the Mariners traded Harry

Ford to the Washington Nationals 

and the catchers in camp that

Cal will catch most of the time. 

I do hope that lefty Jose Ferrer

will work out the Mariner hope

for. What we do know the M's 

know how to work with pitching.

The Mariners do need a second

lefty to go with Gabe Speier 

in high leverage cases. We

hope that Speier can stay healthy 

again this season. As we know 

we can't count on a bullpen 

one season to the next. With

depth this really helps.

The Mariners need another high

leverage pitcher to go with Munoz

and Brash so a lefty in this spot 

would be good to whether Speier 

or Ferrer. 

The Mariners have a lot of relievers 

in training camp so if any one new

along with Ferrer be good too. 

I heard that Emerson Hancock 

might go back to be a starter.

I hope he is in the bullpen and

can be used in the rotation if

necessary. I believe the Mariners 

need at least one long reliever 

and he can fit that role. We will

find the answers during spring 

training as we will with the infield.

It will be nice to see Colt Emerson 

in the lineup at third base Friday 

along with Michael Arroyo at 

second.  Not sure that Arroyo 

is ready right now but he is

added depth. 

Enjoy Friday's game as well as the

rest of spring training. 

I do hope the Mariners games will

be found on one of the local stations

as the Kraken are. In fact the Kraken 

signed a new two year contract.

This shows success to me. 

Go M's.