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When Jarrod Washburn was traded to the Tigers at the deadline this year, the return was a package consisting of left-handed Luke French and Maurico Robles. As French was immediately slotted into the major league rotation, all eyes have been on him, s...

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The Mariners are still mathematically alive in the playoff race, but so are all the teams in the AL Central coming into today, thanks to the weakness of their division. But, if you're hungry championship baseball a few weeks ahead of schedule, witho...

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With all the hype focusing on next years big free agent signings,the present offseason has quietly emerged behind the curtains as anintense trade and signing extravaganza.Notable players suchRasheed Wallace, Richard Jefferson, Vince Carter, Shaquille...

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Perhaps you've noticed, but if you haven't, the Mariners have announced their Minor League Players and Pitchers of the Year, this time passing the award to High Desert third baseman Alex Liddi and Venezuelan Summer League right-hander Erasmo Ramirez....

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The Mariners had some on-field admirers during pre-game batting practice yesterday. members of the Class A High Desert squad turned up in the dugout at Angel Stadium to witness the action. In the photo above, you can see Felix Hernandez talking to so...

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The regular minor league season of 2009, with nearly nine hundred games in the books, is done, so this is the final wrap covering most of the teams. The Rainiers and the Mavericks both made the playoffs, the Peoria M's won theirs, and the D-Jaxx end...

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This is the second-to-last wrap of the season, as the affiliates not playing into the post-season won't be active after the seventh of September. In fact, the Arizona League playoff is tomorrow and Pulaski won't play after this coming Tuesday, so th...

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I'm around for questions this time, so if there's anything important left over from last week, shoot.To the jump!Draft Wrap-up:Here's the 2009 draft, by some numbers: Fifty-two picks (thirty signed) Twenty-eight hitters (eighteen signed) Fiftee...

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Once the '05-'06 Dallas Mavericks suffered a heart-breaking defeatin the NBA Finals to the Miami Heat (after being up two games to none),the Mavericks luck seemed as if it could go nowhere else but up.During the next season Dallas ended the year with...

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I'm heading out early this morning and will be out until Saturday, so I won't be able to answer anything nor provide any longer reflections on the draft deadline signings (9pm today!), which I'll probably be oblivious to for the better part of five d...

topics: diamond-jaxx, mariner, mariners, mavericks, minor-league