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While general manager Jerry Dipoto went about his Mariners makeover this offseason, Kyle Seager underwent a personal transformation of his own back home in North Carolina.
Mariners manager Scott Servais said not to read anything into the early spring rotation order, but left-hander Marco Gonzales will be on the mound first when the club opens Cactus League play against the A's on Thursday.
There is irony now that Dustin Ackley has come full circle, returning to the Mariners this spring not as a heralded bonus baby, but as a 30-year-old veteran on a Minor League deal just looking for a chance to get some at-bats and revive a career spent in Triple-A with the Angels the past two seasons.
The next five weeks will see lots of shuffling on Major League rosters. Here are the most intriguing positional battles on each of the 30 MLB clubs.
Mariners center fielder Mallex Smith expects to be cleared to start doing some defensive drills, but no throwing, as soon as Tuesday as he begins his return from a muscle strain in his right throwing elbow.
On this opening week of Spring Training, all 30 Major League teams have one thing in common: optimism. Here's an optimism cheat sheet for each of them.
Hunter Strickland figures to challenge for the Mariners' closer role in 2019, but the former Giants reliever was in the leadoff role on Sunday as the first Seattle pitcher to step up and throw living batting practice this spring.
The Mariners' plan to stockpile prospects is already paying dividends, providing an injection of youth and energy into Spring Training camp while also giving a glimpse into the organization's future.
Ichiro has worked tirelessly this offseason in the hopes of being on the field for the Mariners' 2-game series in Tokyo.
The Mariners will get an extended look at some of their outfield prospects this spring after learning Mallex Smith is expected to miss a few weeks due to a strained forearm.
After leading the Mariners in wins with a 13-9 record in his first full year in the Majors and establishing himself as one of the up-and-coming lefties in the American League, Marco Gonzales has been earmarked by general manager Jerry Dipoto as one of building blocks for the future.
Center fielder Mallex Smith, one of the Mariners' key offseason acquisitions, will be limited in early workouts this spring by a sore right elbow that cropped up several weeks ago when he overdid some throwing work, manager Scott Servais said Friday.
This is the new world of Major League Baseball. Moments after throwing their first bullpen sessions of the spring at Mariners camp, veterans Wade LeBlanc and Cory Gearrin huddled to study the spin rate data on a hand-held Rapsodo machine.
The 30 prospects below all are getting very long looks this spring with an eye toward breaking camp with the parent club. Even if they start the year in the Minors, they all should get the chance to contribute at some point in the very near future.
After hearing new free-agent pitcher Yusei Kikuchi was used to 10-hour Spring Training practices in Japan, Mariners manager Scott Servais acknowledged Thursday he'd love to see how those teams conduct their workouts. But, no, the Mariners will not be changing up their spring routine anytime soon.
Yusei Kikuchi made his mound debut at Mariners camp on Wednesday with a 10-minute bullpen session that provided the Mariners a glimpse into what their new free agent has to offer.
Every Major League journey starts somewhere and for Justin Dunn, that moment began Wednesday as he took to the mound for his first bullpen session at his first big league camp.
Marco Gonzales was the Mariners' most effective starter for much of last season, so it was fitting that the 27-year-old found himself in the first group of hurlers to take the mound for bullpen sessions on Tuesday at the Peoria Sports Complex.
Felix Hernandez hears the talk. He's aware of the chatter that his career is over after a couple down seasons.
Fans and analysts spend the entire offseason speculating where the top free agents could go, but sometimes an under-the-radar pickup can end up making a world of difference. As positional competitions begin to heat up at Spring Training camps this month, MLB.com's beat writers were asked to identify one potentially overlooked acquisition for each of the 30 clubs. Here's who they came up with.
All 30 Major League teams will wear special "MLB 150" patches on their uniforms for the entire 2019 season in honor of the 150th anniversary of the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first openly all-salaried professional baseball team.
When Seattle acquired Edwin Encarnacion from Cleveland at the Winter Meetings, the Mariners acknowledged almost immediately that Encarnacion could be traded again before the start of Spring Training.
While some of the club's catchers took part in pitch-framing drills in the morning and a few players got in some throwing on the field, most of the action at Mariners' Spring Training on Monday was limited to physical exams as pitchers and catchers reported to camp.
As pitchers and catchers report on Monday for the start of Mariners Spring Training, we'll take a stab at predicting the 25-man roster that will be in Seattle for the home opener on March 28.
While it certainly looks and feels like winter back in Seattle as residents dig out from under snow and ice from a significant February blast from Mother Nature, spring has arrived for the Mariners. Or Spring Training, at least.
When Spring Training opens for the Mariners on Monday as pitchers and catchers report for physicals, there'll be plenty of buzz around the numerous newcomers getting their first introductions. But the one guy at the center of much of the attention figures to be Yusei Kikuchi, the newest Japanese sensation to sign with Seattle.
General manager Jerry Dipoto spent the past three months at the drawing board, reworking the Mariners' roster and vision for the future. Now it's time to see the plans begin to play out on the diamond.
Who do the Mariners have in the pipeline? Get scouting reports, video, stats, projected ETAs and more for Seattle's Top 30 Prospects on MLB Pipeline's Prospect Watch.