More Look At Mariners Positions

Now that the Mariners have gotten 

their guy  Brendan Donovan from

the St.Louis Cardinals the bench 

might look different. 

The Mariners didn't sign free agent 

Eugenio Suarez and Ben Williamson 

went to Tampa Bay. This likely means

that Cole Young and Colt Emerson 

both be on the team. Donovan might

be the super utility player. He hits 

left handed just like Young and 

Emerson. So the Mariners may use

him at 2nd or 3rd depending on

the pitcher and how both are hitting.

Besides the backup catcher and

Donovan the Mariners will have

three bench players.  Rob Resynder 

a right handed bat can play outfield 

and play first base if they want to

give Josh Naylor a game off.

This leaves two more bench spots. 

The thought is Dominic Canzone 

would be the dh against righties. 

Resynder will be against lefties

unless Cal Raleigh is at dh. The

Mariners will need a right handed

bat infielder so that would be Leo

Rivas or Ryan Bliss. They could both

play third , second and shortstop.

Rivas is actually a switchhitter. 

That means no room for Luke Raley.

This would mean the Mariners 

would trade him or possibly Canzone 

or that Canzone start the season at

Tacoma.  

Donovan is expected to be the leadoff

hitter so Cal bat second followed by 

Julio at third. Josh Naylor would bat

at cleanup. Randy Arozarena bat 5th.

Victor Robles bat 6th.  Canzone if on 

the team or Raley bat 7th or Resynder. 

JP Crawford at 8th with Young or 

Emerson at 9th.  Go Mariners 

Mariners Make A Deal

We have heard for much of the off season 

the Mariners were looking trade for 

infielder Brendon Donovan. Well it

happened on Monday.

The Mariners gave up third baseman 

Ben Williamson to the Tampa Bay

Rays in the three team deal.  So does

that mean Donovan will start at third

or will it mean Colt Emerson. We will

see by the time spring training is over.

We wish the talented defensive third

baseman Williamson will do well in

Tampa. 

The Cardinals end up getting starting 

pitcher and first round pick in 2024

Jurrangelo Cijntje and outfielder 

Tai Peete. Neither of them would have

cracked the Mariners roster any time 

soon. 

Donovan is a solid hitter and plays 

good defense. He will likely hit

around 15 home runs and bat .275

or higher. He is versatile to play 

second or third. Emerson could 

be at third or shortstop. 

Donovan is a left handed bat

just like Cole Young and Colt

Emerson so it won't be like

the three will platoon but

Donovan could give each a

day off. He might even play

the outfield on occasion. 

JP Crawford is in his final season 

and can be a free agent after this

season. How he does will determine 

whether he returns or not. JP is

31 years old so he could have a few 

good years remaining. We will see.

Go M's.

Mariners and Seahawks 2026

We know the Seahawks are going

to the Super Bowl next Sunday.

The winner likely will be the one

who plays the best defense and

the least turnovers. Also the

special teams will play a big part

too.

The Mariners begin spring training 

four days after the Super Bowl.

Last year the Mariners missed

the World Series by one swing. 

This year we are hoping a special 

year they play and win the World 

Series.

Having two teams make it to

the top of their sport in the

same year is very special.

Go Hawks and Mariners!

Rick Rizz announced that he

will retire after this season as

the play by play man on radio.

Let him go out on a good note.

Eugenio Suarez Signs With Reds

Eugenio Suarez who the Seattle Mariners 

traded for at the trading deadline to

the Seattle Mariners for his second 

duty and help them do to the 7th

game of the SL Championship series

became a free agent.

There was talk whether he would resign

with the Mariners however closer to

spring training which is less than two

weeks he ended up signing a one year

deal with the Cincinnati Reds for one

year for $15 million.

With the Reds he is expected to be

the dh however could play third

base or maybe first base on occasion.

The Reds who the Mariners picked 

them up from the first time he came

to Seattle.

The Mariners for the most part will

have a right handed and left handed

dh.  When they give Cal Raleigh a

day off mostly against a lefty he

will dh. How often not knowing right

now though likely once a week. Later

in the season the Mariners will rest

him occasion and use him as a pinch

hitter. He has shown the last two or

three seasons he is the teams best

pinch.

On Saturday President of Baseball 

Operations Jerry Dipoto at Fan Fest

hinted of sorts that Colt Emerson 

and Ben Williamson could play on

at third base.  He certainly would like 

Colt Emerson to make the team out

of spring training. The Mariners 

could still make a trade right before 

spring training too. Might sign

a free agent infielder at less

cost than Eugenio as well. 

My thought is depending on how

the season goes the Mariners 

could bring Eugenio back in

August and that could depend

on the Reds and Mariners. They

have traded with each a lot of

times.

Whether JP Crawford bounces 

back or not we may see Emerson 

at shortstop as well. Stay tuned.

Go M's. 

Gonzaga Beats St. Mary's

The two best teams collided Saturday 

night in Spokane  with Gonzaga beating

St. Mary's 73-65 in men's basketball.

The game was tight through much

of the game. The Zags pulled away 

halfway in the second half going on

an 8-0 run. 

Graham Ike who had missed several 

games for the Zags scored 30 points.

He was 11 of 20 from the field including

three 3point shots. 

The Zags shot 46.6 from the field while

St. Mary's shot 34 percent. St. Mary's 

made ten more free throws than them.

Zags to keep them in the game.

The Zags are now 10-0 in West Coast Conference play while St. Mary's is

third at 8-2.  Santa Clara is second

at 10-1. There only loss was against 

the Zags.

The Zags play Portland this coming

Wednesday in Portland. Go Zags.

Washington Huskies Win On The Road

The Washington Huskies losing to Illinois 

Thursday were able go in and beat

 Northwestern 76-62 Saturday.

The Huskies defense made the big

difference and the Big Three for

them did the scoring. Hanes Steinbach 

and Zoom Diallo both had 22 points

while Wesley Yates had 21. 

Yates had 15 points in the first

half however he did well on defense 

too. Northwestern got within  nine 

points under seven minutes then

Diallo did his job making some key 

shots. Steinbach made a three pointer

as well. This allow the Huskies keep

control. If the Huskies keep this up

they will be a threat down the stretch.

Steinbach had 14 rebounds as well.

Kepnang had 9 rebounds however 

he had some key block shots too.

The Huskies come home to play

Iowa on Wednesday. Iowa is 5-4 

in conference play.  They haven't 

played well on the road so hopefully 

the Huskies will take care of them.

Go Dawgs!

WSU Cougars Beat Portland In MBB

Washington State Cougars men's team 

starting to get better after a slow start

on the season because of new roster

with the transfer portal.

WSU 104 Portland 74

The Cougars scored over 50 points in 

both halfs. Portland had 31 points 

in the first half and came out with

43 in the second half.

Eemeli Yalaho forward led the Cougars 

with 26 points a career high. He shot

8 of 10 from the field as well as perfect

from the foul line with five.  He had 

nine rebounds as well. The Cougars 

had five players in double figures 

including two off the bench.

The Cougars shot very well especially 

in 3 point shots making 16 of 30.

Keep doing that they will win more 

games.

The Cougars will play the Beavers of

Oregon State Wednesday.  This could 

be a good game.

Isaiah Watts who transfered from

Washington State to  Maryland. 

He is averaging 5.1 points a game.

He is playing 21 minutes a game 

as a starter.

We will look at other former Cougars 

who are still playing college basketball 

games.

Go Cougs!