mvn.com - 7/3/2009
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Russell
Branyan and Franklin Gutierrez each played a key part in the Seattle
Mariners' 8-4 win over the New York Yankees on Thursday night. Branyan continued his impressive breakout, going 2-for-4 with his 20th home run (a moon shot that hit the restaurant
in center field at Yankee Stadium). ...
Should the Mariners Resign Branyan?
mlbnotebook.com 6/25/2009 — One of the better moves this offseason was the Mariners signing Russell Branyan. Branyan was signed to a 1 year deal, at the price of $1.4 million. First off, it was amazing that the M's could get Branyan at such a low price. According to FanGraph's WAR data, Branyan has been worth at least ...
Time to Sell High: Russell Branyan?
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 6/5/2009 — Many people, myself included, were shocked when the Mariners signed Russell Branyan in the offseason with the intention of having the journeyman start at first base. Everyone knew that Branyan possessed plus power, but he never made enough contact ...
MARINERS: Gutierrez finding a glove, and bat, in Seattle
nextseasonsports.com 7/8/2009 — _Being as he’s a baseball legend, Ken Griffey Jr. should know when he sees talent or not. And in Franklin Gutierrez’ case, he sees talent.“I don’t know if there is any such thing as a natural center fielder, but he’s a center fielder,” Griffey said.When the Seattle Mariners traded away top ...
CC Shaky as Yanks fall to the Mariners (Postgame Notes 2 July 2009)
puristbleedspinstripes.com 7/3/2009 — The Yankees did not play a particularly horrid game--certainly not their worst of the season--but their ace did struggle on the mound. Meanwhile the Seattle Mariners were finally able to mount an offense (if you get a chance to see Russell Branyan hit the restaurant--yes, the restaurant--do it), ...
Mariners midseason report card
outsidethepressbox.com 7/14/2009 — If you had told me at the beginning of the season that at the all-star break, the Seattle Mariners would be 46-42 and four games out of first place with noted baseball luminaries like Russell Branyan, David Aardsma, Rob Johnson and Chris Shelton playing key roles, I’d probably still be ...
Make or break time for M’s
outsidethepressbox.com 6/26/2009 — As we approach the halfway point of the season, the Mariners find themselves in a strange position - too good to start having a firesale, yet not good enough to consider taking on salary. Quite simply, the M’s have been paralyzed into inactivity by their own modest success.
At 37-35, ...
Russell Branyan excelling in regular role
tireball.com 7/1/2009 — Russell Branyan signed as a free agent with Seattle this winter when the team promised him a job as a regular. Previously he had bounced around from team to team and despite a flury of moonshot home runs he didn’t truely find a place that seemed to embrace him playing everyday.
Looking at his ...
A Statistical Look at the Seattle Mariners' Season So Far
bleacherreport.com 6/26/2009 — With the Mariners only a couple games out of first place in the AL West, it is time to start looking deeper at some statistics to see whether the Mariners truly have a shot at making the playoffs.
The biggest apparent weakness of the Mariners has ...
MARINERS: Column: Buy or sell at the trade deadline?
nextseasonsports.com 6/30/2009 — With the most recent trade of infielder Mike Morse for Washington Nationals outfielder Ryan Langerhans, the question still remains, are the Mariners going to make a push this season or sell off talent to compete next year?According to Christina Kahrl of Baseball Prospectus, Adrian Beltre has ...
MARINERS: Seattle pounds Sabathia, avoids the sweep
nextseasonsports.com 7/3/2009 — For once, the Mariners (40-38) were the ones going long, as two home runs pushed them to an 8-4 victory over the Yankees today in New York.But the bullpen was the real star today for Seattle, going five scoreless innings, from Miguel Batista to Mark Lowe to David Aardsma, after starter Jason ...
