seattlepi.com Mariners blogOn seattlepi.com's Mariners Blog you can expect to find breaking news, links to what people are saying about the team, a closer look at the numbers and more. We'll also offer up a few opinions of our own.Mariners going nowhere with No. 1 draft pick Fields- August 30, 2008 If the Mariners thought they were going to have an easy time signing their No. 1 draft pick, right-handed closer Josh Fields of Georgia, they've come to realize they will do no such thing. More than 10 weeks after the Mariners picked Bulldogs' senior Fields with the 21st pick in the draft, he remains unsigned. And there remains a bridge of about $500,000 separating the player and the team, sources say. Perhaps this was to be expected. Fields is represented by Scott Boras, who is as hard line a..http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/baseball/archives/147492.asp?source=rss Putz skipped over in ninth and not happy about it- August 27, 2008 J.J. Putz got up in the ninth inning, figuring it was his time.http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/baseball/archives/147212.asp?source=rss Morrow's first start for M's will be against Yankees- August 27, 2008 Brandon Morrow, who pitched Tuesday night for Triple-A Tacoma as part of the Mariners' quest to make him a starting pitcher, will get one more start early next week.http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/baseball/archives/147185.asp?source=rss |