Washington Men's Basketball Open Season

The Washington Huskies men's basketball team
finally were able to begin the season on Sunday.
The unfortunate part they were blown out by #2
ranked Baylor 86-52.

We knew going into the game three players from

last season would start but the other two were a

little in question. The Huskies started Quad Green

at point guard with Jamal Bey and transfer Erik

Stevenson in the background with Nate Roberts

and Hameir Wright underneath. 

The Huskies got off to a rough start being down

25-5 at the half way mark of the first half. They

did get get back in the game being down by 12 

points at half time. The trouble was Baylor

ran off on a 12-3 run at the beginning of the

second half. Huskies were never in the game

again.

The Huskies will be playing Utah on Thursday

in Salt Lake City. The Utah Utes haven't played

a game yet so will give the Huskies an advantage

in that regard.

At least not yet the Huskies don't have a go to

player on offense when they get behind. RaeQuan

Battle led the Huskies with ten points coming off

the bench. He is probably the closest the Huskies

have to rely on offense. Erik Stevenson a transfer

from Wichita State could be the guy as well. He

had eight points but all in the first half. 

Let you know how the Huskies do on Thursday.

Give a little update after each game.  

Washington Huskies Win the Battle

The Washington Huskies football team had
a terrible first half against the Utah Utes on
Saturday. Utah gave them all they could handle
winning both sides of the ball in the first half.

Utah led the game at half time 21-0. The Huskies

didn't give up shutting down the Utes in the second

half. The Huskies ended up winning scoring a 

touchdown in their last drive of the game. Dylan 

Morris hit his favorite receiver tight end Cade Otton 

with a touchdown with 36 seconds in the game.

Morris threw three interceptions in the game. He

hadn't had an interception in the previous two games.

He didn't let it keep him down. According to head 

coach Jimmy Lake in his post game conference

"you could see it in his eyes". 

Now the Huskies are first place in the Pac-12

after Oregon was upset by Oregon State on

Friday night. The Huskies will face  the Ducks

in two weeks. Next week they are expected to 

face Stanford.

In basketball the men's team is expected to play

Baylor in Las Vegas Sunday afternoon. After

having a series of three games cancelled at home

this last week the Huskies are looking forward

to take on Baylor.  Go Dawgs!

Mariners Make A Trade Or Sign Free Agent

Now that Thanksgiving is over and the
same goes for Black Friday Jerry Dipoto
it is time to make a trade or sign a free agent.

There has been talk about trading with

Tampa which makes total sense. It would

be to bring native son Blake Snell for some

prospects.

I would be for it long as the prospects are 

not in the top four listed for the Mariners.

I am sure they would have to give up two

or three prospects along with a regular 

major leaguer as well. We will see on that

one. 

Other trades Jerry will have to be open on

it as well. Do we go for another starting

pitcher or an outfielder?

Free agency I don't think there is a lot out

there to pick from. We could bring back

either or both Taijuan Walker and James

Paxton. Walker had a good run with 

Toronto after the Mariners traded him

at the end of August. Paxton was hurt 

so how healthy is he?

If I were to bring back one of the two I

would go for Walker. He is healthy right

now and has pitched well. He fits well

in the six-man rotation too.

Anyway Jerry let something happen so

the fans and the Mariners get a nice early

Christmas presents. Go M's. 

Washington Huskies Will Play Utah

It was announced on Tuesday the Washington
Huskies will play Utah at home Saturday night.

Utah had a game scheduled against Arizona State,
however, the game was cancelled for covid-19.
Since both teams have an open date the Pac-12
decided to have both teams play each other.

Last week was Utah's first game of the season.

They lost big time to USC 33-17. USC passed

the ball for 264 yards and two touchdowns. The

Trojans only got 93 yards  on the ground. 

Utah ran and passed the ball about the same amount

of opportunities though got more yardage through

the air.  The game was close at half-time with USC

leading 24-17. USC shutout Utah in the second half.

I am sure the Huskies will run and pass the ball equally

this week. Utah had three sacks on USC so running 

the ball will be important. Go Dawgs!

Washington Huskies Defeat Arizona

The Arizona Wildcats lost for the ninth time a row
this time losing to the Washington Huskies Saturday
44-27.

The game wasn't even that close as they Huskies led

at the end of the third quarter 37-0. Huskies reserves

played most of the 4th quarter.

Huskies scored on their first four possessions of the

game. Dylan  Morris redshirt freshman quarterback

came out passing instead of running the ball like they 

did against Oregon State last week. 

Some reason Arizona came out trying to pass the ball

though the Huskies weakness is in running defense.

Arizona only had 45 total yardage in the first half. 

Washington showed they can pass as well run the ball.

Actually Arizona did a good job stopping the run at the

beginning of the game though the Huskies did most 

of the offense passing the ball. 

It looks as though tight end Cade Otten is Morris favorite

target as he caught seven passes for one hundred yards

and a touchdown in the third quarter. 

The Huskies were expected to play Washington State Cougars

in the Apple Cup this coming Friday, however, news came

out just a few minutes ago the game has been cancelled for

Covid-19. Not a big a surprise since the Cougars game against

Stanford was cancelled for this Saturday. The Huskies next

game scheduled is against Stanford in Seattle on December 5.

This game should play unless there is a surprise a Husky or

Cardinal player comes down with the virus. 

So as of now the Huskies will play four Pac-12 games on the

season. They could play if another Pac-12 team is available

or another college time whose game has been cancelled as well

but they are not the team with the virus. Stay tuned!

WSU-Stanford Cancelled

News came out on Friday starting quarterback
Jayden de Laura tested positive for covid-19.
Later on several other Cougar players had the
virus as well so the game was cancelled against
Stanford.

This means to likely the Apple Cup next 

Friday between the Cougars and Huskies

will be cancelled. 

So now it means the Cougars and the Huskies

will be playing no more than five games on the

season unless more players get positive results.

Though it has been nice to see some football

games in the Pac-12 you wonder now if they

should have waited until spring to play or 

should they cancel the rest of the season until

spring depending on the status of the virus.

The Huskies are expected to play Arizona at

home Saturday afternoon. 

We know athletes at this age should be able

to bounce back for the most part. You wonder

if they should go ahead and still play the  games

depending on how many players are available.

Hard question to answer all around. 

I figure we shouldn't be surprised since football

is a contact sport. Now we will have to see 

whether college basketball will have games

cancelled.

This week the Huskies men's basketball team

has three games scheduled at home in what is

being called the Husky Classic. We will let you

know who it goes. 

The Cougars have two games scheduled this

week on Wednesday against Texas Southern

and next Saturday against state rival Eastern

Washington. 

Seahawks Defeat Cardinals

A game the Seahawks needed to win they did Thursday
night by beating the Arizona Cardinals 28-21.

Carlos Dunlap the Seahawks recently picked up from

the Cincinnati Bengals for pass rush had two against

the Cardinals. The most important one was the last

play the Cardinals had the ball in the game. It was

on fourth down where Dunlap was able to sack

Kyler Murray.

The Seahawks had Carlos Hyde back at running back

so they were able to get back to running the ball.

He had 14 carriers for 79 yards and a touchdown. 

Tyler Lockett had nine catches on the night one going

for a touchdown. DK Metcalf had only three catches

but one did go for a touchdown as well. 

Russell Wilson had a good completion rate completing

23 of 28 for 197 yards and two touchdowns. No

interceptions in this game. Some reason he didn't look

good to me in the game like he has an injury but had

some excellent throws anyway.

The defense against the run was excellent on the night

for the Seahawks. Kenyan Drake was high in rushing

for the Cardinals with 29 yards on 11 carriers.  

As good as rushing defense was I wasn't impressed

by the defensive backs. DJ Reed had the best game

for the Seahawks defensive backs with nine tackles.

So often the basks allowed the receivers to get catches

for first downs. 

The Seahawks now have  ten days off before there 

next game against the Eagles in Philadelphia. The 

follow the next two weeks with games against the 

two New York teams at home followed by Washington.

The finish the season at home against the LA Rams 

and the 49ers in San Francisco.  Go Hawks!

Robinson Cano Suspended Again

If you haven't heard former Mariner Robinson
Cano was suspended again for taking performance
enhancing drugs. Cano will be missing the full
2021 season.

Cano's first suspension I thought was ridiculous

because I take the same thing for water retention.

Well I have to admit I was wrong.

Obviously this means the trade of Cano to the

New York Mets by the Mariners was a good deal

besides getting Jarred Kelenic. The Mariners 

number one prospect should be brought up

sometime in the 2021 season.

You wonder what Cano was thinking. Of course,

he wasn't or it wouldn't happen again. He certainly

is losing millions in the process. Cano seems to be

a nice guy but he has a problem he needs to take 

care of. I wish him the best. 

Seattle Mariners Off-Season

We haven't heard anything of yet from
general manager Jerry Dipoto and the
Seattle Mariners concerning trades or
free agency.

With Covid-19 going up again, at least

it is what we are being told anyway it

won't be easy to do the free agency bit

right now.

I am sure Dipoto has a few ideas up his

sleeve in free agency well as in trades.

We do know the Mariners will likely

go after at least one starting pitcher along

with the bullpen. 

I am sure we can agree the Mariners will

probably try to re-sign Taijuan Walker who

they traded to Toronto at the deadline. 

Position players I would like to see another

outfielder on the team.  Rookie of the year

Kyle Lewis is the only real thing right now.

Mitch Haniger was added back to the 40-

man roster but how healthy is he really. 

If he is able to go likely be in right field.

This means a left fielder needed. They do

have a few candidates on the roster and we

look at that at another time.

On the infield the Mariners need a second

baseman. Will it be Dylan Moore who had

a good season or will Shed Long rebound

from a bad rookie season. The Mariners 

could go out and get a second baseman too.

I would say not a high priority at this moment

but might be possible. 

So we will see over the next few weeks how

Jerry Dipoto does on the market. Go M's. 

 

LA Rams Beat Seahawks

I guess we shouldn't be surprised but the
Los Angeles Rams beat the Seahawks in
LA on Sunday Afternoon 23-16.

The Rams were able to stop the Seahawks

offense that has been scoring around 30

points a game despite injuries to the backfield.

The Seahawks offense had a total of 333 yards

on the day the second lowest of the season.

This was the first game of the season where

they scored less than twenty points in a game.

Alex Collins scored the Seahawks only touchdown

of the day. This was the first game where Russell

Wilson didn't throw a touchdown pass and had

two interceptions.  Collins had the most carries

on the day for the Seahawks of eleven producing

43 yards. Wilson had the most yardage rushing

at 60.

Offensively the big deal kicker Jason Meyers 

kicked a Seahawk record of 61 yards at the 

end of the first half. In all he was 3 for 3 in

field goals.

The Seahawks did well on rushing defense where

the Rams had 103 yards on 29 carriers though 

scored three touchdowns on the ground.

Quarterback Jared Goff had 302 yards passing 

without throwing a touchdown. The Seahawks

still continue having problems leaving receivers

open. 

The Seahawks play the Arizona Cardinals at home

on Thursday night football this week. We have to

see if the offense can improve once again after 

having a poor week and the defense as well. At 

least after that they have ten days off. We hope 

this allow the Seahawks get healthy.  

Huskies Win Cougars Lose

The Washington Huskies beat the Oregon State
Beavers Saturday night 27-21. At kick off we
found out redshirt freshman Dylan Morris from
nearby Graham was the opening game starter at
quarterback. Head coach Jimmy Lake didn't
come to let us know who the starter would be.

Disaster almost happened at the end of the first

series of the game. Oregon State Beavers stopped

the Huskies on their 40 yard line. Washington had

to punt and the snap went way of the head of the

Huskies punter when trying to retrieve the Beavers

were able to pick it up and score a touchdown.

Fortunately the Huskies were able to come down 

in the next possession to score. The game was tight

throughout. In fact in the second half with 1:45 left

in the game the Huskies kicked a field goal. The only

scoring done in the second half. 

The Huskies and Beavers both ran the ball extremely

well. The Huskies had 270 yards on the ground while

the Beavers had 167. The main difference was the 

Beavers had better field position through most of the 

game.

The Washington State Cougars were beaten 43-29

by the Oregon Ducks.  The Cougars scored early 

so things looked good though the game was close

at half time  Cougars 19 Ducks 14.

The Ducks dominated the Cougars in the second 

half. They scored 22 points in the 4th quarter after

getting a touchdown in the third quarter.  The Cougars

scored ten points in the fourth quarter but it was to 

little to late. 

Oregon leads the north division of the Pac-12 with

a 2-0 record while the Cougars are 1-1. The Cougars 

will be on the road playing at night against the Stanford

Cardinal. The Cardinal are 0-2 losing to Oregon and

Colorado. 

Today the Seattle Seahawks have afternoon game on 

the road in LA against the Rams. Be back later with

the results and takeaways from that game. 

Change Happening

I continue to look at the stats to see
how many are viewing this and what
you are most interested in.

Over the years since starting this blog

I have written about the college and 

professional sports in the state of

Washington.

I will still continue to do so, however,

in a different way because of what I

see you are interested. 

If there is any specific you like me to

write about please add in the comment

section.

It seems most readers here are interested

in the Seattle Mariners even during the 

off-season. Over the years I have recapped

the Mariner games but I feel since there

are so many games I will more likely recap

a series instead of specific games.

The Seahawks along with the Washington

Huskies, Washington State Cougars, and

the Gonzaga men's basketball team I will do

some recapping of games. What I see as the

main takeaways in the game. 

Whether it is the Mariners or the other teams

I am looking at doing more features on the 

players, or a position on the team. For example,

I may write about the Mariner outfield or one 

of the players in the outfield.

I hope this excites you even more so on this 

blog. Let your friends know about this blog

as well. Like always I want to thank you for

coming here whenever possible you can.

Sunday I will do takeaways from the Huskies

and Cougars games happening. On Monday it

will be Seahawks though I could write it later

on Sunday after the game as well. This week

the Seahawks have two games since they play 

the Rams on Sunday and the Cardinals on 

Thursday night football.

Until next time many blessings to you. 

Kyle Lewis ROY

I am not sure why there are several rookie
of the year awards other than we can see
who thinks of the crop of rookies out there.

It was nice the players and the media both

recognized Kyle Lewis as the American

League rookie of the year. 

Not only was he rookie of the year he was

the Mariners best player for 2020. We hope

we have only seen the beginning of what

Kyle Lewis can do.

Kyle Lewis hitting got off to a hot start. He

dwindled in September but his defense was

still incredible. 

Amazing to think Kyle Lewis would start

in right or left field but instead played the

most important outfield position in center

field. 

Lewis showed us who will be in centerfield

for the Mariners for the next several seasons.

Jarred Kelenic likely will be in right or left

field and on occasion in center when Lewis

needs a breather. Julio Rodriguez will become

the right fielder when he arrives moving Kelenic

to left field. Not bad for a starting outfield.

The Mariners need a left fielder who sticks

around for more than a season or two. The

history of the Mariners the one position they

haven't been able to fill for a good period 

of time. Go M's. 

Seahawk Wednesday

Head coach Pete Carroll says a major problem with
the Seattle Seahawks defense is execution. This is
especially true in the backfield.

The Seahawks the worst team defensively in the NFL

despite having a 6-2 record there was concern about

how the team was not getting to the quarterback when

it came to sacks. The last couple weeks improved

on sacks but higher total of yards passing came about.

Does the Seahawks need to go back to the way they

were playing defense with less sacks but lower number

of yards though it wasn't great. We will see how the

team figures it all out.

The Seahawks having several injuries at the defensive

back position are expected to lose cornerback Quinton

Dunbar this week Dunbar didn't look good last Sunday

against Buffalo. We have to see who plays in his spot

this Sunday. 

The running back position hasn't been to good as of

late either with injuries mounting. The Seahawks added

former Seahawk Alex Collins to the squad last week.

Collins played a little against the Bills. In all the Seahawks

ran 57 yards in Buffalo. 

Though Russell Wilson has played well for the most 

part the Seahawks running game has to improve so

the turnovers don't amount further. There isn't any

word whether Chris Carson will be activated this

week.

The Seahawks added another former Seahawk running

back to the squad. This time Bo Scarbrough was added

to the practice squad for depth purposes. 

The Seahawks play the LA Rams on the road this 

Sunday followed by Arizona at home on Thursday.

With the injuries the Seahawks have had the question

I have what good is it for the Seahawks play on Thursday.

The only positive news they will have ten days off

after playing Arizona. So those who don't play on Thursday

will have chance to get back to action. 

The Seahawks schedule does get easier but do hope they

can get healthy at the same time. 

The Seahawks have a game lead going into Sunday over

the Rams and the Cardinals. If the Rams beat the Seahawks

and the Cardinals beat the Buffalo Bills at home on Sunday

there will be a three way tie going into Thursday's game.

Go Hawks!

Seahawks Lose Cougars Win

I mentioned before I wouldn't be surprised if the Seahawks
would lose in Buffalo against the Bills. Sadly I was right.

The final score was Buffalo 44 Seattle 34

The trouble was the Seahawks couldn't stop the Bills from

scoring and they had four turnovers that help the Bills score

as well.

The defense is still having trouble keeping the other team

from scoring. The Seahawks may have a 6-2 record at this

point but unless they can improve the defense they won't

win the Super Bowl most likely. 

The Seahawks probably will make the playoffs and win their

division; however, the ultimate goal is to win the Super Bowl.

They don't have to have the best defense but  they do need one

that can stop the other team to some degree. When the offense

is running well then they will win but when the offense isn't 

doing as well no win. 

The Washington State Cougars beat the Oregon State Beavers

on Saturday night 38-28. Both teams had a rough start  not able

to get going in the first quarter. The Cougars scored on their 

third time having the ball on a long pass by freshman quarterback

Jayden de Laura when the Beavers defense broke down. 

Jayden de Laura  ended up completing 18 of 33 passes for 227 

yards and two touchdowns. I expect he will do better since he

was making his college debut.  Often de Laura passed outside 

the pocket. This could have a lot to do with Beavers defense 

as well. 

The Cougars will take on the Oregon Ducks next Saturday 

afternoon. The Ducks are ranked # 11  beating Stanford on

Saturday 35-14. Oregon will be coming to WSU to take on

the Cougars.  Jayden de Laura will have to do much better

especially at the beginning of the game for the Cougars to

have any chance.

Oregon State will be going to Seattle to take on the Washington

Huskies. It will be the Huskies first game since the opening game

against California Golden Bears was cancelled because of  a

player being tested for covid-19 for the Golden Bears.

Oregon State will have to do better next week as well. They

will be taking on one of the best passing defenses in the Pac-12.

The Beavers best chance will be running the ball to start out

the game. If they can't run the ball it will be a tough game for

them to win. 

The Seahawks announced Head Coach has signed an extension

to his contract so it looks like he will be around Seattle until

2025. Good news to the 12th man. Go Hawks!

Washington Huskies and Cal Game Cancelled

It was announced on Thursday the Washington Huskies

game at Berkeley against the California Golden Bears
was cancelled because one of the players on California
was tested positive for covid-19.

At this point the game will not be made up. So the Huskies

will now be down to five games on the season. 

If I were the Huskies I would not play a single freshman

on the team in any of the five games to keep their eligibility

for four full seasons.

I wonder if another game is cancelled and they only play

four games whether all the players who wish to play will

be granted another year if they haven't redshirted before.  

The NCAA rule you can redshirt players who have played 

in four or less games. 

Next Saturday Night the Huskies will be at home to take on
the Oregon State Beavers. The game starts at 8 pm. The

Beavers take on the Washington State Cougars on this Saturday 

night. We will see how that goes.

In other sports news locally, First baseman Evan White and

shortstop JP Crawford were both won the gold glove in the

American League for their defense at their perspective position.

Not a big surprise for White though I was surprised by Crawford

winning the award. I  am sure we will see  more awards for

gold glove from White. We hope the same for Crawford. Shows

how improved the Mariners defense was over this last season.

Now next up see who general manager Jerry Dipoto can snag

in free agency and who he can pick up in trades. 

Seahawk Wednesday

This coming Sunday the Seahawks play the Bills
in Buffalo. We hope there isn't any snow like it
would be if we were playing in another month
in Buffalo.

The Bills are 6-2 leading the AFC East division.

Their division maybe the worst in the NFL or

close to the NFC East anyway. 

The Bills beat the New England Patriots at home

24-21. This isn't the Patriots team you know and

love. lol

The Seahawks had seven inactive players against 

the 49ers one more than the required six because

of injuries. The Seahawks hope someone will be

able to play this week who didn't last Sunday.

There is a good possibility rookie DeeJay Dallas

will have to start again with Chris Carson and

Carlos Hyde probably still out. We hope that

Jamal Adams can return to safety this week.

Rookie Stephen Sullivan was activated off

the practice squad and took 22 snaps at 

defensive end. Oh by the way he was drafted

as a tight end. 

Carson could play this week if he is able to 

respond on practice by Friday. Adams is the

only other player they hope to return this week.

We hope the Seahawks defense can respond by

getting a little better. It would be nice so when

playoff time comes they will be ready. The 

Seahawks being champions will come from 

the offense for the most part but becoming 

somewhere in the middle for the defense as

far as the NFL goes would be nice.

Seahawks Back On Track

The Seattle Seahawks beat rival San Francisco 49ers
on Sunday November 1 at home 37-27.

The game was close in the first half the Seahawks 

leading 13-7 on two touchdowns by DK Metcalf.

The 49ers had the first possession of the second 

half, however, the Seahawks defense were able

to stop them so they had to punt.

The first possession of the second half the Seahawks

were able to score a touchdown on nine plays.

Rookie running back DeeJay Dallas scored his first

career touchdown on a two-yard pass from Russell

Wilson.

The 49ers ended up fumbling the ball on the kick off

where the Seahawks recovered the fumble. The 

Seahawks scored on the sixth play of the drive on

a touchdown pass for six yards by David Moore

from Russell Wilson making the score 27-7.

The Seahawks ended up kicking a 48 yard field goal

by Meyers near the beginning of the 4th quarter making

it 30-7.

49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo had to leave the

game so he was replaced by backup QB Nick Mullens.

The 49ers ended up scoring on the fourteen play of the

drive on a running play making it 30-14. Mullens threw

11 passes during that drive. 

The Seahawks were not able to go far having to punt

after six plays. The 49ers got the ball back after the 

ball went into the end zone.

It took the 49ers six plays to go down the field to score

a touchdown to make it an interesting game They attempted

a two-point conversion but was not converted after a

replay was shown as it was ruled a conversion before hand.

This made the score 30-20.

The 49ers tried an onside kick however, the Seahawks 

recovered the ball. Will Dissly recovered the ball on the

San Francisco's 47 yard line. It took the Seahawks eight

plays to score another touchdown. DeeJay Dallas ran

for a yard to make his first running touchdown of his

career after scoring on a pass earlier for his first touchdown

of his career. 

The 49ers would not give up scoring another touchdown 

on the 8th play of the drive making Seattle 37 San Francisco 27.

Russell Wilson completed 27 passes on 37 attempts for 261

yards and four touchdowns. Receiver DK Metcalf led the

Seahawks with 12 receptions 161 yards and two touchdowns.

DeeJay Dallas led the Seahawks in rushing with 41 yards.

On the defensive side Bobby Wagner led the Seahawks with

11 tackles including two sacks. The Seahawks now go next

Sunday to Buffalo to take on the Bills. Go Hawks!

The 49ers tried another onside kick since it was the only chance

they had to win the game however the Seahawks recovered this

one as well. The Seahawks ran out the clock.

Another good victory by the Seahawks thought the defense 

again showed they need more help. They did improvement

on rushing the quarterback. Much of San Francisco's passing

yardage happened when they were down.

 

Seahawks vs 49ers and more

Sunday afternoon in Seattle the Seahawks will be
taking on the San Francisco 49ers. Second week
in a row the Seahawks take on a division foe.

Last Sunday night the Seahawks lost in overtime

to Arizona in a game they should have won but

lost in overtime on a field goal.

This week the 49ers will look to run the ball over

the Seahawks. The Seahawks defense will have

to be ready to be tough in stopping the 49ers offense.

It makes sense the 49ers in running the ball since

they have a better running attack then passing the

ball plus it will allow them to keep the ball out of

the hands of the Seahawks.

Usually when they do the coin flip the Seahawks 

win the flip they allow the opposing team having

the ball initially then the Seahawks will be able

to have the ball at the beginning of the Seahawks.

I wonder if they will do the same this time when

winning the flip or take the ball first so the offense

can score first before the 49ers have the ball.

The idea might be to lose the flip. Of course, the

49ers could do the same thing allowing the Seahawks

with the ball first. We will see won't we.

In baseball, the Mariners released Dee Strange-Gordon

this week. Kendall Graveman the Mariners declined his

option as well, however, they turned around signed him

to a new deal. Graveman will be back next season being

in the Mariner bullpen.

The Mariners are close to their rebuilding so it will be

critical to have a good bullpen. It was a part of the team

this last season not doing well while the starting pitching

was fine along with the position players. Of course, the 

starting pitching needs to continue improving along with

the position players 

 It is time to bring in at least three relievers by either free

agency or trade. Also, bringing up a couple relievers from

the minor leagues.  With the signing of Graveman means

one or two relievers from last season's team remaining.

The Mariners plan to go with a six-man rotation again so

it means seven or eight relievers. The Mariners will need

to add to their outfield as Kyle Lewis was the only true

outfielder with success this past season. Mallex Smith was

a disaster so he won't be  returning. He isn't on the 40-man

roster so he will sign with another team or be invited as

a minor leaguer to training camp. 

The Mariners should be making a move today to add 

Mitch Haniger, Tom Murphy and Andres Munoz to 

the 40-man roster as they are all on the 60-day injured

list. Currently the Mariners have 32 players on their

roster..