Jack Wilson News

Shortstop Jack Wilson and the Seattle Mariners agreed Friday to a $10 million, two-year contract.

The Seattle Mariners on Friday signed shortstop Jack Wilson to a two-year contract.

The Seattle Mariners spring training clubhouse just got louder - Ken Griffey Jr., as expected, is back in the fold.

Free-agent first baseman Russell Branyan has rejected a one-year offer from the Mariners and though he still hopes to return to Seattle next season, he said he would rather test the market than settle for anything less than a two-year deal.

Since Nomar Garciaparra was traded in July of 2004, the Boston Red Sox have had a revolving door at shortstop.

Happy Halloween, everyone. Ita s that one day of the year when ghosts and spooks of all kinds start coming out of the woodworks.

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.

" Ryan Zimmerman, Washington Third base is a very strong, deep defensive poistion in baseball right now.

While he didn't play much of a role after being acquired by the Seattle Mariners last July, shortstop Jack Wilson was one of three Mariners to earn 2009 Fielding Bible Awards as the top defenders at their position in the major leagues in the Bill James Handbook 2010.

Last year, we discussed how the Fielding Bible Awards had become a more legitimate exercise than the Gold Gloves in determining the top defensive players in the game.

Apparently, I underestimated how many questions would pour into my inbox this past week.

Next up in the list of community projections is Jack Wilson . Community : .271/.313/.360 ZiPS : .267/.317/.358 Actual : .255/.292/.362 Bonus: We predicted Wilson's last game with the Pirates would be August 13; actually his last game was July 27.

I like the idea of Carl Crawford in left field. Wow, Savannah, for once something I can agree with.

The Pittsburgh chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America announced Wednesday that shortstop Jack Wilson has won the chapter's Chuck Tanner Award, given annually to the Pirates player who is the most cooperative in helping writers carry out their daily work.

Now that the group hug is done and the tears have dried, the Seattle Mariners have some work to do.

Hard to believe the end of the season is already here. Seems like yesterday we all gathered down in Peoria, AZ for the start of spring training.

A step in the right direction describes the Mariners' improvement in 2009. The Mariners showed more improvement in the win-loss record last season than any team in the Major Leagues, winning 23 more games than in '08, but much work still needs to be done before the gap between them and the American League West champion Angels can be closed.

Signing Beltre brought defensive stability to third base that the Mariners sought for years.

A definite layer of intrigue hangs over this homestand, with the burning question: Will this be Ken Griffey Jr.'s last stand as a Mariner? Will it be the final games of his Hall of Fame career? If Griffey knows, he's not telling.

Brandon Morrow gets a chance to finish his rocky season on a positive note. And yes, Michael Saunders comes out of semi-hiding to make his 10th start in September -- on the last day of the month.