It’s been a rough spring for the newest Seattle Mariner Cliff Lee. First he gets suspended for five games after throwing at Chris Snyder’s head, and now he has an abdominal strain that could bump him from his first start. Larry Stoner says it’s not too serious, however. “Mystery solved: Cliff Lee has a right [...]
Maybe the Philadelphia Phillies knew what they were doing when they shipped Cliff Lee out of town. Ok, not really. But the Mariners’ Lee did get suspended for the first five games of the season after he threw at Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Chris Snyder on Monday. Of course, Lee can appeal, but we don’t see [...]
Seattle Mariners stud Cliff Lee underwent a minor procedure on his foot, according to some dude on Twitter that gets press releases from the Mariners. “Cliff Lee had successful surgery to remove a loose spur in his left foot, according to M’s release,” Ryan Divish tweets. Lee pitched deep into the 2009 season and there [...]
Seattle Mariners left-hander Erik Bedard (actually he’s a free agent) could be out another 3-5 months after exploratory surgery on his throwing shoulder in August showed an inflamed bursa and torn labrum, according to Ryan Divish’s Twitter page. “M’s trainer Rick Griffin on Bedard: It was a 10-12 month program and he’s at about seven [...]
A source tells ESPN.com’s Keith Law that the Seattle Mariners and Felix Hernandez have agreed to a multi-year contract. This will keep the 23-year old in a Mariners uniform for multi years. While the length and terms are not yet available, we’d have to assume that he’ll be making a few bucks. The guy did [...]
According to SI.com, the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a deal to acquire pitcher Roy Halladay from the Toronto Blue Jays. According to reports, the Phillies would send stud left-hander Cliff Lee to the Seattle Mariners and the Mariners send the prospects to Toronto. According to reports, the Phillies are trying to lock up Halladay [...]
An Associate Press source says that the Seattle Mariners and third baseman Chone Figgins have agreed to a four-year, $36 million deal. Under the terms of the contract, the former Anaheim Angel will play third base for the Mariners. The contract includes a vesting option in 2014 that could make it a $45 million deal. [...]
Multiple MLB sources tell FOXSports.com that the Seattle Mariners are the front runners to land the services of 3B Chone Figgins. While he’s not going to solve Seattle’s power problems, he would make for a nasty top of the order batting second behind Ichiro. One source said the team and Figgins reps engaged in serious [...]
The Mariners have placed pitcher Erik Bedard on the 15-day Mark Prior list retroactive to June 8 with a shoulder inflammation. Bedard has pitched very well so far this season and is 5-2 with a 2.47 ERA. But, the last week or so he’s had shoulder issues. He’s scheduled to see Dr. James Andrews shortly [...]