Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports Coming off a slow start, the Mariners have turned it up! Welcome back again, loyal Mariners fans, for another edition of Mariners Reacts! Thank you to all those who responded last week! Last week, we chose to look at this team critically at a time when it seemed like things were already falling apart—to me, anyway. The Mariners were off to a painfully slow start, and their record reflected that. However, with the swift turnaround, we can review this team with renewed vigor and question whether certain additions should be made more permanent. Coming out of th ..read more

the legend | Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images The Mariners have done many memorable promos over the years, but which one sticks out the most in your memories? Hello and welcome back to FanPost Friday! The Mariners are in first place and the Houston Astros have lost 19 games before May. I’ve discovered the floor (ceiling?) of my pettiness as a fan because I’m enjoying the fact that the Astros are playing so poorly even more than I’m enjoying the fact that the Mariners are playing pretty well the last week. Now, I will believe the Astros are truly dead when I see the body (so I can further ..read more

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports The Mariners return home leading the division but have a pair of tough NL matchups on the docket. Your Seattle Mariners (because they have been playing in a way that makes us willing to claim them once again as ours) return to the upper left corner of the country flush with back-to-back-to-back series wins that have allowed them to shimmy their way into first place in the division. While the start of the season demonstrated the type of baseball we expected and feared from this year’s teal conglomeration, the road trip demonstrated the type of baseball we hope ..read more

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The stars have finally fallen in Houston. Hello all and happy Friday! It’s time to check in on the latest news from the baseball world. In Mariners news... With J.P. Crawford headed to the injured list with an oblique strain, the Mariners have called up young infielder Leo Rivas, who will be making his MLB debut. Around the league... Zack Gelof, the young second baseman who was supposed to be Oakland’s best player this season but has gotten off to a rough start, is now headed to the injured list with an oblique strain. Is it finally over for the Astros ..read more

Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports With Houston having their worst start since 1969 and the World Series champion Texas Rangers looking more beatable than last year, Seattle is taking advantage. One of the beautiful things about baseball is how few of the narratives are linear. One hundred and sixty two games. In a little less than a month of play it is incredibly easy to say things haven’t really started to matter, not yet. The standings will shift drastically. The roster will churn. And yet... a first series against a division rival, in their home stadium, and the rival most likely to give ..read more

Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports In which the Mariners put the Rangers in their place: behind them in the division. Cruising back home: Gabe Speier, .256 WPA Left behind: Ryne Stanek, -.143 WPA Getting out of there any way they can: Ty France .134 WPA, Luis Urías .185 WPA Game thread comment of the game: Sometimes there is nothing that speaks to our heart more, there is nothing more elegant, than the simple truths ..read more

Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports In which victory is in reach, but not firmly grasped. GOMS ..read more

Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images One last chance to make an opening statement in Texas that can set the tone for the whole season. Coming off of a rough game two loss, with the series now even, it will be up to La Piedra and a crew without their starting shortstop for the second game in a row to bounce back and take the first series of the year against the division rival Texas Rangers. Roster moves Affecting today’s lineup and lineups moving forward, the Mariners made some roster moves, primarily officially moving J.P. Crawford to the injured list. Roster moves: Leo Rivas (#76), INF, selec ..read more

John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports Taking stock of some early slumps around baseball. Good morning everyone! Let’s check out the latest from the baseball landscape. In Mariners news... An interesting breakdown on what’s lending to Logan Gilbert’s hot start to the season. Around the league... The Blake Snell train hadn’t even really left the station yet, and now he’s hitting the injured list with an adductor strain. Last year, the Masataka Yoshida signing looked like a steal for the Red Sox. Year 2 hasn’t been a happy marriage for either side so far. Interesting media scrum with Yoshida in the ..read more

Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Pitching struggles, offense can’t string together hits, as Mariners fall back down to .500 The Mariners were running shorthanded tonight, with their starting catcher out of commission with a dental emergency and their starting shortstop out with oblique soreness (apparently he felt something during BP; he’ll get an MRI and apparently they’ll know more in the morning). While replacement leadoff hitter Josh Rojas and replacement shortstop Dylan Moore each did their part to chip in (with a combined four hits, one walk, and just two strikeouts between the two of t ..read more