Under one set of proposed new rules, if a player is identified as a pull hitter, the entire defense must employ a reverse shift to the opposite field’s sideline. This bit of reparations will hopefully undo the last several years during which pull hitters were unfairly labeled “not as good” as hitters who could hit the ball all over the park.
Read moreSeattle set a mark of 42 pitchers used in one season. Another 25 players played the other eight positions all told, also a record.
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Surprises in the west have made the season a lot more intriguing. But in the end, how much does it matter?
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The Seattle Mariners are the 2018 Cinderella story for Major League Baseball…or their luck is due to run out and they should get every prospect they can now before it all comes crashing down.
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Houston could be baseball’s only 100-win team, says the author. Photo by Eric Drost via Flickr
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After seemingly being stuck in neutral for many seasons, the Mariners almost made the playoffs in 2014 thanks to a late surge backed by a tremendous pitching staff and good seasons from Kyle Seager and Robinson Cano.
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Hello, I am Baseball Writers Association of America member John Doe and I voted to omit Ken Griffey Jr. from the Baseball Hall of Fame. Though you undoubtedly disagree, I will convince you that you would have done the same.
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