I wrote last month that the Seattle Mariners should not go all kamikaze in the free agent market this winter, despite their sore need for improvement pretty much everywhere on the roster. The reason for that is because the clubFULL STORY

Game No. 163 is later Monday, but if I had a vote for any or all of the Major League Baseball Awards, here’s how my ballot would look. I took value into consideration further than any one statistical measure, andFULL STORY

There’s been a consensus regarding where the Seattle Mariners would look for their next manager after today’s season finale. The thought has been that they’d possibly look to promote from within. Robbie Thompson and Daren Brown are two names thatFULL STORY

With Eric Wedge down to only two games left as Seattle Mariners manager, it seems like the gloves are starting to come off a bit in his comments to the media. Take it away, Geoff Baker. Wedge disagrees with JackFULL STORY

The Seattle Mariners should have some financial flexibility heading into the 2014 campaign. As it stands right now, the club is only on the hook for $34.3 million of payroll next season. A hefty chunk of that, a figure ofFULL STORY

The Major League Baseball free agent market is razor thin this offseason. Among the better players available will be Shin-Soo Choo. Choo spent this year in Cincinnati playing center field and leading off for the Reds. He’s had a goodFULL STORY

Update: Paxton has been shut down for the year after logging 169 2/3 innings between the minor and major leagues. The Seattle Mariners played spoiler on Tuesday night, sinking the Kansas City Royals 4-0 at Safeco Field. The last thingFULL STORY

As reported earlier Tuesday by Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times, the Seattle Mariners have confirmed that general manager Jack Zduriencik will return for year six. The fate of manager Eric Wedge has not been addressed publicly by the teamFULL STORY

Former Seattle Mariners owner, Hiroshi Yamauchi, 85, has passed away according to reports coming out of Japan. Yamauchi took over Nintendo from his ailing grandfather in 1949. He turned a playing card company into an iconic international brand, selling videoFULL STORY

Raul Ibanez turned 41 years old this past June. He’s having a remarkable season … considering he’s 41 years old. He’s chasing a record for home runs hit at this advanced age. That record is currently held by Ted Williams.FULL STORY

A year ago there was quite the debate on the American League MVP race — Mike Trout vs. Miguel Cabrera — and Cabrera won fairly easily. The 2013 AL MVP race hasn’t driven the conversation nearly as much this season,FULL STORY

Last July 23, the Seattle Mariners traded Ichiro Suzuki to the New York Yankees, ending his 12-year stint with the club. Much of the talk in Seattle, at the time, was about the end of an era. Some were sadFULL STORY

The Major League Baseball season is 162 games. After that 162-game schedule is complete, there are six division winners, three in each league, and four Wild Card survivors that play in October. The Playoff Picture is the focus of thisFULL STORY

The Seattle Mariners are stumbling along toward another season full of around 90 losses. The club needs to go 9-5 over the final 14 games just to equal last season’s 75-87 campaign. Changes are necessary, starting with an ownership groupFULL STORY

James Paxton has now made two solid start in the big leagues. On September 7, the 6-foot-5 left-hander held Tampa Bay to four hits and an earned in six frames at Safeco field in his big-league debut. He fanned threeFULL STORY