Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
... with the fans — ownership does."Which helps explain Richie Sexson, Jarrod Washburn, Carlos Silva, Miguel Batista, Jose Vidro, Erik Bedard, et al — the contracts the Mariners kept piling on in an increasingly desperate attempt to dig out of their mess.And it is a royal mess, deeper and far more complicated than just the 100 losses, give or take a few, that the Mariners will get for...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
... against Texas. LHP Jake Woods threw one pitch, giving up a single to CF Josh Hamilton, and RHP Miguel Batista got the final two outs.THE BATS: It was a day of futility for the Mariners, who simply could not push a run across against Nippert. They had hits in five of the seven innings he pitched but couldn't string them together, going 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position. Six...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
... - J.J. Putz - $5MM RP - Sean Green - $405K RP - Mark Lowe - $400K RP - Roy Corcoran - $400K RP - Miguel Batista - $9MM RP - R.A. Dickey - $400K RP - Ryan Rowland-Smith - $400K The Mariners have about $88MM committed, plus arbitration raises for Reed, Hernandez, and Bedard. Not 100% sure on Reed's eligibility. We'll estimate an additional $7MM in arb raises, bringing commitments to...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 31/08/2008
... only three hits off Washburn up until then.Cleveland managed a single in the eighth off reliever Miguel Batista, who handed the save opportunity to Putz. It evaporated quickly as Ryan Garko opened the ninth with a single to right and Choo sent a 3-2 pitch over the center-field wall to tie the game."Choo's a good hitter, and he timed it," said Seattle manager Jim Riggleman.Putz regrouped...
