Jarrod Washburn News

New general manager Jack Zduriencik hasn't wasted any time putting his stamp on the new-look Seattle Mariners.

The Mariners' managerial list is a model of diversity, transparency and audacity.

American baseball teams continue to search for gold in Japan, and the latest nugget may be a 22-year-old right-hander who has never pitched professionally.

A few weeks ago, I presented a roster construction plan for 2009 that would allow the M's to potentially compete for the division, going with a reloading rather than rebuilding plan.

Developments during the Mariners' first 100-loss season in 25 years caused a reshaping of the front office and changes on the field in 2008.

Ask Ichiro Suzuki what his sunken Mariners must do this offseason, and the superstar outfielder just keeps cooling himself at his locker with a white, paper-thin fan with red roses on it.

Pitcher Jarrod Washburn, left, said he got his signals crossed with Kenji Johjima, then came to his catcher's defense and vowed to work through their issues.

Right-hander Carlos Silva has been scratched from his scheduled start on Thursday night against the Angels.

It has been a trying season for the former parent club of the Timber Rattlers. Geoff Baker , the M's beat writer at the Seattle Times , is working on a five-part series about this and where they go from here.

Two conclusions can be drawn from the first 10 Major League starts for left-hander Ryan Rowland-Smith. He'll surrender three or fewer runs over six innings, and neither win or lose the game.

Here are some overlapping statistics: The Mariners came into Friday with three of the top five hits leaders in the American League.

Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki matched Willie Keeler's major league record of eight straight 200-hit seasons Wednesday night, beating out on infield single for his third hit against Kansas City Suzuki came into the ...

The Seattle Mariners are on the verge of shutting down Jarrod Washburn for the rest of the season because of a strained abdominal muscle.

Mariners left-hander Jarrod Washburn likely will pitch Tuesday for the first time since Aug.

The Mariners will have a couple of nice pitching options available when they take the field for Tuesday's game in Kansas City.

With three-fifths of the supposed-to-be starting rotation currently unable to pitch for various reasons, the Mariners are getting a good look at what could be the heart and soul of their next five-man rotation.

Adrian Beltre. The M's need a smarter management team As the team continues to occupy the bottom of the standings, it's time to look at who's at the top - of the decision-making tree, that is.

The Seattle rotation continues to collapse, one pitcher at a time. Right-hander Carlos Silva showed up Sunday with a bad back, so his scheduled start was scratched - and no one is certain when or if he'll pitch ...

The Mariners have done their part to keep the Yankees' playoff hopes alive this season by going 0-6 against the Bronx Bombers.

Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX.