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Trading Jose Lopez: How Can the Mariners Improve in the Process?

WARNING: This article is heavily sabermetrics-oriented. Assuming we don’t get a second baseman in return, which is quite unlikely, we’re obviously going to need someone to replace him...

Written by Griffin Cooper about 4 days ago 295 reads 0 comments
Big-Name Free Agents and the 2010 Seattle Mariners

Right now, there are a lot of different theories out there, among fans, bloggers, beat writers, everyone, about how the Mariners should go about building this team for next season...

Written by Griffin Cooper about 26 days ago 728 reads 14 comments
My Premature Farewell To Adrian Beltre

I know he isn’t gone yet, and I’m certainly a subscriber to the “anything can happen” way of thinking, but it seems inevitable that Mr. Beltre won’t be here come 2010...

Written by Griffin Cooper about about 1 month ago 226 reads 3 comments
How Good Of a Fit Would Felipe Lopez Be For the Mariners?

My guess is that by now, pretty much all of you have read Dave Cameron’s 2010 offseason plan over at USS Mariner . He did a fantastic job on it overall, and clearly put a lot of work into it...

Written by Griffin Cooper about about 1 month ago 319 reads 5 comments
SoDo Mojo is Having a $100 Sports Memoabilia Gift Certificate Giveaway

Alright, so there was a post here quite awhile ago about a raffle, in which we, at the Mariners blog SoDo Mojo, were charging $2 per ticket. We scratched that idea, and decided to go with a completely free giveaway...

Written by Griffin Cooper about about 1 month ago 12 reads 0 comments
Deserving Gold Glove Winners: American League

Catcher Catcher’s defense is by far the toughest to quantify, as there really isn’t a metric for it, and you pretty much have to go exclusively by stats like runners thrown out, passed balls, and dare I say, fielding percentage...

Written by Griffin Cooper about about 1 month ago 102 reads 0 comments
Five Things for Mariners Fans to Take Away From 2009

With the 2009 season winding down, and the long, cold off season approaching, as Mariners fans we are yet again forced to take solace in what the future brings...

Written by Griffin Cooper about 2 months ago 223 reads 6 comments
Why UZR Should Be Used To Determine Gold Glove Winners

It’s fairly unclear as to what voters take into consideration when choosing winners of the gold glove award. The one stat that has consistently been used to determine a players fielding ability has been fielding percentage...

Written by Griffin Cooper about 2 months ago 218 reads 15 comments
Carlos Silva's Future With The Mariners

It’s no secret that Carlos Silva has been absolutely terrible since signing with the Mariners last year. He had a good first month, back in April of 2008, but since then he’s been worth somewhere around -1 wins...

Written by Griffin Cooper about 2 months ago 143 reads 0 comments
Projecting the Ideal 2010 Seattle Mariners Bullpen

Most of the uncertainty surrounding the 2010 Mariners is focused on the pitching rotation, and because of this there hasn’t been a whole lot of talk about what the pen is going to look like...

Written by Griffin Cooper about 2 months ago 296 reads 9 comments
After 2,000 Hits, A Personal Tribute to Ichiro

I don’t know if there’s much left to say about Ichiro that I haven’t said already. I mean, there are only so many variations of the word “awesome”...

Written by Griffin Cooper about 2 months ago 234 reads 5 comments
What's Wrong with Luke French?

Remember when all of us were throwing “I told you so’s” at Tigers fans because of Jarrod Washburn’s struggles? It doesn’t seem like it was that long ago, does it? ...

Written by Griffin Cooper about 2 months ago 227 reads 12 comments
2010 Mariners: Position Battles

The single biggest question surrounding the 2010 Mariners will continue to be starting pitching, but there are also going to be some uncertainties in the field...

Written by Griffin Cooper about 2 months ago 310 reads 26 comments
Mariners Minor League Recap, 8/11-8/17

This is the first in a series of in-depth minor league looks. This week in the minors wasn’t all that interesting—we had a few complete games, a couple really great offensive performances, ...

Written by Griffin Cooper about 3 months ago 110 reads 1 comments
Franklin Gutierrez is Incredible

I sincerely hope that all Mariners fans know just how lucky we are to have Franklin Gutierrez. Not only has he been the best defensive center fielder in baseball this season, with a 15.1 UZR (BJ Upton is 2nd with a 7...

Written by Griffin Cooper about 3 months ago 129 reads 4 comments
Seattle Mariners July Lineup Grades

Ichiro—A Ichiro had yet another great month in July, racking up 39 more hits and hitting .336 in 27 games. The flashes of power he was showing earlier in the year completely disappeared ...

Written by Griffin Cooper about 3 months ago 85 reads 6 comments
Major League Baseball Power Rankings: Deadline Edition

This is week two of my weekly power rankings. With so many rosters having changed in the last two days, it might get a little crazy, so please bear with me! I will not be taking things like ...

Written by Griffin Cooper about 4 months ago 277 reads 75 comments
Taking a Look at The Mariners-Pirates Trade

As you should know by now, the Mariners pulled off a semi-blockbuster trade today. Seattle sent Jeff Clement, Ronny Cedeno, and three minor league pitchers to the Pirates for shortstop Jack Wilson and starting pitcher Ian Snell...

Written by Griffin Cooper about 4 months ago 48 reads 2 comments
Pittsburgh to Seattle: Mariners Acquire Jack Wilson, Ian Snell From Pirates

Reports have been confirmed that the Seattle Mariners have traded minor league catcher Jeff Clement, major league shortstop Ronny Cedeno, and minor league pitchers Nathan Adcock, Brett Lorin ...

Written by Griffin Cooper about 4 months ago 210 reads 7 comments
Major League Baseball Power Rankings: A Shift in the East

I've decided to start a series of weekly MLB power rankings. My rankings will, for the most part, be based on standings, and how the team has been playing lately...

Written by Griffin Cooper about 4 months ago 697 reads 96 comments
Building the Most Expensive Team of Under Performers in Baseball

Inspired by the 2008 Seattle Mariners season, in which they became the first team in history to lose 100 games with a $100 million payroll, I've decided to write an article in their honor...

Written by Griffin Cooper about 4 months ago 250 reads 66 comments
Mariners' Studs 'N Duds of the First Half

Considering the fact that the Mariners lost 101 games in 2008, they have had a great first half. They're 46-42 and four games back of the division-leading Angels. Last season at the all-star break, they were 37-58 and 20 games back of the Angels...

Written by Griffin Cooper about 4 months ago 299 reads 24 comments
Jarrod Washburn Tosses Gem To Beat Orioles

With the way the recent series in Boston went for the Mariners, they really needed a good starting pitching performance tonight to give the bullpen a break. Well, Jarrod Washburn was certainly up to the task...

Written by Griffin Cooper about 4 months ago 45 reads 5 comments
Mariners-Yankees: Seattle Avoids the Sweep, 8-4

The 2009 Seattle Mariners seem to have quite the knack for pulling out improbable wins. They’ve already done it twice in this road trip—first, in LA when we sent Garrett Olson ...

Written by Griffin Cooper about 5 months ago 39 reads 0 comments
Mariners-Dodgers: Seattle Takes Two-of-Three from LA

A three-run, third-inning rally turned out to be all the Mariners would need on Sunday, as they beat the LA Dodgers 4-2 and took the best-of-three series...

Written by Griffin Cooper about 5 months ago 58 reads 1 comments

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Griffin Cooper Article Archive

Trading Jose Lopez: How Can the Mariners Improve in the Process?

Big-Name Free Agents and the 2010 Seattle Mariners

My Premature Farewell To Adrian Beltre

How Good Of a Fit Would Felipe Lopez Be For the Mariners?

SoDo Mojo is Having a $100 Sports Memoabilia Gift Certificate Giveaway

Deserving Gold Glove Winners: American League

Five Things for Mariners Fans to Take Away From 2009

Why UZR Should Be Used To Determine Gold Glove Winners

Carlos Silva's Future With The Mariners

Projecting the Ideal 2010 Seattle Mariners Bullpen

After 2,000 Hits, A Personal Tribute to Ichiro

What's Wrong with Luke French?

2010 Mariners: Position Battles

Mariners Minor League Recap, 8/11-8/17

Franklin Gutierrez is Incredible

Seattle Mariners July Lineup Grades

Major League Baseball Power Rankings: Deadline Edition

Taking a Look at The Mariners-Pirates Trade

Pittsburgh to Seattle: Mariners Acquire Jack Wilson, Ian Snell From Pirates

Major League Baseball Power Rankings: A Shift in the East

Building the Most Expensive Team of Under Performers in Baseball

Mariners' Studs 'N Duds of the First Half

Jarrod Washburn Tosses Gem To Beat Orioles

Mariners-Yankees: Seattle Avoids the Sweep, 8-4

Mariners-Dodgers: Seattle Takes Two-of-Three from LA

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