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Free agent catcher Gregg Zaun, mentioned early this week as someone the Mariners might want in a tandem with Rob Johnson, told a Toronto radio station this morning that he probably would sign with a team by the end of the day.

The Mariners will not be landing Gregg Zaun as a veteran catcher option this coming season.

According to MLBTradeRumors.com , the Mariners areA seriously consideringA free agent catcher Gregg Zaun .

Now that the arbitration deadline has come and gone, let's look at how this may impact the Mariners in terms of free agents they might want to sign.

At a position where the Mariners can't afford uncertainty, nothing is for sure with their catching at this point in the offseason.

The Hot Stove portion of the baseball season is in full swing and the Mariners have several holes to fill before the start of Spring Training.

The Hot Stove League has kicked off, and the Seattle Mariners have many things to do.

Right now, there are a lot of different theories out there, among fans, bloggers, beat writers, everyone, about how the Mariners should go about building this team for next season.

Since Kenji decided to head back to Japan, one of the things that Jack said to the media afterwards has gained a decent amount of attention, is that this creates a hole where they're probably going to have to bring in a veteran catcher this winter.

Kenji Johjima's return home didn't cost him too dearly as the former Seattle Mariners catcher agreed to a reported four-year, $21 million deal with the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Central League on Tuesday.

The 2009 season is almost behind us and the Mariners have gone their separate ways for the winter after bringing winning back to the organization.

I put in a call to Rob Johnson on Monday to get his reaction on the Kenji Johjima news, seeing as how he's now the senior catcher in the organization with his one year and 57 days of service time.

Johnson is not AAA and has proven to be a bonafide MLB catcher as he has already shown lots of his promise.

After the initial shock of learning that catcher Kenji Johjima was leaving the Mariners with two years and $16 million left on his contract, the general feeling among some in the organization is that it comes as no tremendous surprise.

The Mariners' Kenji Johjima opted out of the final two years of his contract, allowing him to sign with a Japanese team.

Editor's note: Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik answered questions from readers Wednesday in an exclusive, hourlong online chat, the first of The Seattle Times' weekly series with local sports newsmakers.

2, 2009, at Safeco Field in Seattle. Browse more photos>> This is the 6th highest win total in Ranger history.

Ted S. Warren / Associated Press Seattle Mariners catcher Adam Moore can't get a tag on Texas' Taylor Teagarden as Teagarden scores in the second inning Friday.

Ichiro won't win the batting title this season or score 100 runs, but he's added another of those shake-your-head marks to his considerable resume.

Power pitching worked well for the Mariners in their first two victories against the Athletics.