Ryan Sloan Mariners Pitching Prospect

Ryan Sloan the Mariners second top 

pitching prospect to Kade Anderson 

had been struggling starting the

season however in his last start 

he might have turned the corner.

This is his his first season at double A.

Last start he went six innings and threw 

a perfect game. No walks or hits.  In

fact he stuck out 11 batters as well 

Let's see how he builds from here.

Ryan is 20 years old, second round pick

by the Mariners in 2024. He waited that

long to be drafted since most teams 

figured he go to college first.  The Mariners 

gambled and he signed with them.

Right now the Mariners have a six man rotation. Kade Anderson may come up

in September if not sooner. Ryan maybe 

called up next season or in 2028.

The Mariners have a solid six man rotation 

plus you add Anderson and Sloan that 

makes eight. It means the rotation could

reduce by three in the next two years.

Anderson's value besides being a very 

good pitcher of the right he is the only

lefty. When he joins the Mariners he will

likely start in the third slot between four

right-handers. 

The Mariners may trade two starters 

which will be difficult to choose among

them.  Luis Castillo is the only one in

his thirties and his contract goes through 

2028. He is a good choice to trade though

be difficult since he has a no trade clause.

Logan Gilbert and George Kirby are the

closest to free agency. If the Mariners 

want to trade one or the other it could 

be in a trade. Gilbert and Cal Raleigh 

have been buddies since they were drafted 

in the same year so it could be difficult 

to trade him. 

Bryan Woo, Bryce Miller and Emerson Hancock are the next three coming along. Woo would be the one likely to stay.

Hancock who pitched in relief last September 

could go back to the pen. Miller might be

a choice there to and would be difficult 

to decide who would go. 

Hancock is having a breakout season 

and we could say the best starter this

season. 

Whatever the case the Mariners will

get an offensive player to fit into

their lineup. This could be third base 

or the outfield. At this point right

field. Arozarena who is having a

very good season will be a free agent 

after the season of the Mariners 

don't resign him or he is traded.

This is all interesting while the M's 

are playing good ball now..

Mariners Win Again In Extra Innings

The Seattle Mariners again did

an excellent job winning in extra 

innings. Now they have won seven

straight games. This all done with

only with four hits. Bonus they won

the opening game of the series.

Final Mariners 3 NY Mets 2 

The game went into 10 innings

The two runs each team had in

regulation were all on solo home runs.

The Mariners scored first with a home

run by Colt Emerson his third since

arriving on May 17 in the third inning. 

The Mets scored their two home runs 

in the fifth and sixth inning off Emerson Hancock. The only hits that he gave up

in six innings. Hancock didn't walk 

any and struck out seven. So far Hancock

has been the Mariners best starter on the

season and why they are going to six man

rotation after doing the piggy back for

three times. This means that the Mariners 

have seven relievers in the bullpen.

Josh Naylor tied in the bottom of the 

seventh with his sixth home run of 

the season.  The Mariners four relievers 

in the ball game didn't give up a hit. 

Only thing keeping it not perfect was

Matt Brash hit a batter in the 8th. 

In a surprise move Randy Arozarena 

stole third base to help setup the 

winning run on a single to left field 

by Cole Young who has done quite

well in clutch situations. 

This year the Mariners are doing 

well in extra innings unlike they

have done in recent seasons.

Gabe Speier struck out two batters

in the top of the 10th to record 

the victory. Logan Gilbert who 

struggled for a short period has

started well in his last three goes

to the mound on Tuesday evening.

The Mariners are now 32 -29 and

are two and a half games above the 

Texas Rangers leading the division.

The Mariners next road trip will begin

this Friday with three at  Detroit

followed by four against the Orioles 

in Baltimore. The ten game road 

trip will end with three against the

Nationals in Washington DC. This

will be a tough trip however it will 

be good if they can come home 

with a winning record. Go M's. 

Los Angeles Rams Make Trade Monday

I guess we could say making a trade

on June 1st improve your team and

defense getting the best defensive

lineman in the NFL is always  good 

thing.

This is what the Rams did by acquiring 

Myles Garrett from the Cleveland 

Browns.  I wouldn't be surprised if

the Browns spoke to the  Seahawks 

too. The Rams will do whatever it

will take to dethrone the Seahawks.

We know this will improve the Rams

defense however will it make them

better likely not. The Seahawks lost

three free agents on defense during

this off-season.  They drafted defensive 

players that maybe as good as the 

players they lost.  At the very least 

those already were on the roster be

important part too.  

The trade is not official yet and the

details are not all in yet.  The word is 

the Browns will receive edge rusher 

Jared Verse from the Rams as well as 

2027 first round pick and more.  At

least the first round pick won't be

one of the top picks since they will

make the playoffs even if they can't 

beat the Seahawks next season 

either. They were probably the second 

best team in the NFL last season and 

could be again this coming season. 

For many years the  Browns have done 

terrible job when selecting several 

quarterbacks at the top of near it. No

success at all. Hopefully for their sake

they will do better with whatever they

receive from the Rams as well as their

own. 

It will be interesting this coming season.

Not easy but the Seahawks should be

favored to win another Super Bowl.

In other professional sports in the

Seattle area reports is  Melinda French

Gates ex-wife of Bill Gates has joined 

the Seattle Kraken as a minority owner 

to help acquire the Seattle Supersonics 

as an expansion team. They are likely 

the group that will bring the NBA back to

Seattle.  Hearing this news will make the

NBA happy too. 

WSU Cougars Football Quarterback Battle

At this  time the Washington State Cougars 

haven't announced who the starting 

quarterback to start the season as 

number one. There are three battling for 

the spot. 

At this point Caden Pinnick a sophomore 

transfer from UC Davis is listed number 

one. Last year he threw for 3206 yards

with 32  touchdowns passing. He rushed 

for 437 yards with three touchdowns.

Julian Dugger sophomore only played

in one  game for the Cougars throwing 

only six passes last year..He went into 

the transfer portal however changed 

his mind. Most likely he will be the 

backup unless he shows something 

in camp.

The number three candidate is redshirt 

freshman Owen Eshelman. Though he

is a long shot at this point we never

know.  

The one who wins will be the one

the coaching staff expects to have 

the best success. Go Cougars..

Mariners Continue to roll.

For the second series in a row 

the Mariners swept the opposing 

team.

Final Seattle 3 Arizona 2

The Mariners had Bryce Miller starting 

going five innings giving up  no one runs 

on one hit. He walked one while striking 

out six. Luis Castillo who piggy backed

went five games to as the game went

ten innings gave up one earned. 

Cole Young hit a home run the second

inning. The Diamondbacks tied in the

in the top of the 6th inning on a wild 

pitch. For the second game in a row

Dominic Canzone hit a home run in

the bottom of the sixth. The Diamond

backs tied it in the 8th on a sacrifice fly 

bu Ketel Marte.  Victor Robles who

had pinch run for Canzone earlier hit

single to score Randy Arozarena for the 

walk off. 

The Mariners are now ahead of the

A's and the Texas Rangers by two and

a half games.  The Mariners play their

next three games at home against the

New York Mets who are struggling on

the season. They are thirteen and a half

games behind the Atlanta Braves in the

National League East. The Mariners will

have Emerson Hancock on the mound

on Monday. The Mariners are expected

to go to six-man rotation coming up.

Go M's. 

Mariners Win Another Series

Saturday night the Seattle Mariners 

beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 

for the second game in a row.

The final was Mariners 5 Diamondbacks 1

The Seattle Mariners scored four of

the runs by solo home runs. Luke had the

first one in the 2nd inning his second

consecutive game in a row.  Dominic

Canzone had his in the second inning

too. 

In the third inning Colt Emerson hit

a home run to right field. Julio had

a home run hit center field. This was

Julio's tenth home for May. The Mariners 

final run was in the sixth inning in 

sixth inning on a sacrifice fly by

Cole Young.

Interesting the Diamondbacks scored 

their lone run in the ninth inning after

a pass ball. This week the third time 

the Mariners won and gave up a single 

in the 9th inning.

Bryan Woo pitched an awesome game.

He went seven innings giving up two

hits with no walks and  six strikeouts.

Woo didn't give up any hits until the

fifth inning. Woo was on cruise control

until the fifth. 

Now the Mariners will see whether 

they can sweep two series in a row. 

The Mariners are going to the Peggy 

back route once again. Bryce Miller 

will start this time followed by Luis

Castillo. In June the Mariners begin

playing 18 games in 20 days. So this

sounds like a good idea for know.

Both Cal Raleigh and Brendan Donovan 

would be eligible to come out of the

injured list but doesn't look like either

will be activated for a couple weeks.  

Though the Mariners have played well

in the last five games in a row they

have had trouble winning games  until

now. Unless something really happens 

they should win the division.  The Mariners 

will likely be buyers before the trading

deadline. Adding another bat to play

the outfield is the likely scenario. Will

they trade a starter to accomplish it. 

.

We will see Sunday whether the M's 

can put Arizona out of the way. 

Mariners Walkoff In 10th

The Mariners usually win easily 

when they are leading 5-1 in the 

sixth inning. It wasn't the case 

Friday night. 

George Kirby pitched well into

the sixth inning but got runners

on base. Arizona scored four 

runs to tie. Matt Brash had his

first bad outing on the season. 

Arizona bad s chance for more

but the Mariners got out of it.

In the bottom of the sixth the

Mariners took a lead with Luke 

Raley  run. Up to that point JP

Crawford was the guy hitting

a lead off home run in the first

and a two run homer in the 5th.

It his first career game with two

home runs. 

The Diamondbacks tied in the 

9th off of Munoz who struggled 

too.  The Mariners were able to 

get out of the 10th without giving

up a run.  With Julio and Naylor 

on the bases Arozarena who has

been hot lately hit a double  to

score Julio for the win.

Though it was enough runs by the

offense it was tough for  the pitching.

Winning the opener of the series 

anyway will help the Mariners to

win the series.

Bryan Woo will start Saturday. Go M's.