Seattle Mariners news, insight, and analysis featuring featuring reporter Callaghan Bluechel on the Emerald City Spectrum, covering All Seattle Sports, All the Time.
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The Seattle Mariners are set to begin one of the most anticipated seasons in franchise history. After getting closer to the World Series than ever before in 2025, Seattle has some serious momentum heading in 2026. With that, let’s set the table for the 2026 MLB season with 10
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Embed from Getty Images SURPRISE, Ariz. - The prospect trajectories of Brennen Davis and Jack Leiter are like a lenticular print. From one angle, they seem like they could not be any more different, but from the other, they have quite a few similarities. On the one hand, they both peaked
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The Seattle Mariners first round pick from 2023, Colt Emerson, is making waves in big league camp in 2026. Heading into this season, he ranks No. 9 overall per MLB Pipeline and one of the best shortstop prospects. Spring training is still early, so things remain fluid. Recent coverage describes
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When he went up against a right-handed pitcher between 2022 and 2025, Red Sox outfielder Rob Refsnyder hit .235 with an on-base percentage of .315 and a slugging percentage of .355. Few people in baseball talk about those numbers, because that’s not why the Mariners paid him
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Embed from Getty Images Spring training has started in earnest for the Seattle Mariners, with a few games under their belts and just under a week left in February. Prospects and stars alike have started to get in their reps under the bluest Arizona skies, but with the World Baseball
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Embed from Getty Images PEORIA, Ariz. - The beating Arizona sun took quite its share of victims for the second day in a row as the San Francisco Giants made the trip over from Scottsdale to Peoria for some Cactus League action against the Seattle Mariners. Chief among those victims this
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="5289"] Seattle Mariners shortstop Michael Arroyo (96) hits a two run home run in the second inning against the San Diego Padres during a Spring Training game at Peoria Sports Complex. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images [https://www.
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Embed from Getty Images When the 2024 season took flight, Mitch Garver was fresh off one of the best seasons of his career. In 87 games as a catcher and DH for the Texas Rangers, he slashed .270/.370/.500 for a 138 OPS+ (where 100 is league average) with
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For the Seattle Mariners to return to the playoffs in 2026, it’s obvious which usual suspects have to have strong seasons. Cal Raleigh, while unfair to be expected to mash 60 homers again, needs to be among the league leaders in home runs with a slugging percentage at least
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Miami Marlins pitcher Josh Simpson (66) throws a pitch during the eighth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] For all their strengths, the 2025
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Embed from Getty Images Non-World Baseball Classic pitchers and catchers reported to Peoria on Wednesday, Feb. 11, marking the beginning of Spring Training as the baseball offseason concludes. While much of the news for the Mariners revolved around the additions to the major league team, there are quite a