Kyle Seager News

After an offseason of ups and downs , the Seattle Mariners continue to tear the Cactus League a new one while looking to upgrade.

Like the Angels each of the two previous winters, the Mariners made the biggest noise of the offseason, zooming out of nowhere to sign the top free agent.

Felix Hernandez pumps a called strike past an overmatched Oakland player and suddenly finds himself clad in armor and a cape as a sword in a stone magically appears next to the mound.

PEORIA, Ariz. The Tacoma Rainiers have a manager. On Wednesday afternoon, Mariners minor league director of operations Chris Gwynn announced that Roy Howell has been chosen to manage the organization's Class AAA team this season.

The Seattle Mariners considered Robinson Cano to be a heavenly catch this off-season, and there's a divine aura about him in the team's first ad with its $240 million second baseman.

The Mariners trimmed their big-league camp roster by 11 players Tuesday morning before departing for their game against the Los Angeles Angels in Tempe, Ariz.

PEORIA, Ariz. - If you are trying to figure out the Mariners' day-to-day starting lineup for the 2014 season, you can write Justin Smoak's name in at first base ... in pen.

Texas Rangers pitcher Colby Lewis continues to look good in spring training. He pitched 2 innings against the Seattle Mariners and only needed 23 pitches to complete his work.

March 3, 2014; Peoria, AZ, USA; Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano hits a single in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Peoria Sports Complex.

Greetings as you can see by the picture, it's gorgeous day in Peoria. Temperatures supposed to get to low 80s and there's a little breeze.

In the first splits quad game against the Giants, the Mariners put up 18 runs. In the 2nd game against the Dodgers, the Mariners looked to resemble a Little League team in the first but quickly turned things around in an 8-5 win.

Here's the Mariners updated starting line-up. Big thanks to Jerry for handling the afternoon game.

Coming into this season, here at That Ball's Outta Here we want to preview each team in the majors, with a different writer covering each division in the order of projected end of year standings.

There's been no announcement, but it's hard to see it playing out any other way: Abe Almonte will break camp as the Mariners' starting center fielder.

The Cincinnati Reds blew an 8-0 lead in the 5th, only to regain the lead in the 8th and hang on, beating the Seattle Mariners 10-9 in Peoria Friday.

Swisher made his spring debut for the Indians, recording an RBI on a fielder's choice, and left-hander Randy Wolf made his first start since having Tommy John surgery in 2012, throwing two shutout innings in Cleveland's 6-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.

Cleveland starter Travis Banwart lasted just two-thirds of an inning and allowed four runs and three hits, including a leadoff homer by Abraham Almonte.

The Mariners marked the start of minor-league workouts Wednesday by announcing 13 cuts from their big-league camp roster, including three players who are on the 40-man major-league roster.

There's an increasing amount of chatter that says the Mariners have to "protect" Robinson Cano in the lineup or his offense will be wasted.

Pitching report: With Zack Greinke unable to take his turn, the Dodgers used Tuesday's game as an opportunity to get work for seven relievers Brian Wilson, Kenley Jansen, J.P. Howell, Jamey Wright, Chris Perez, Chris Withrow and Red Patterson.