[TBP]

Any Mariners or Rays fans who''d like to comment?

Karns started in the Nationals organization. Tampa got him for Jose Lobaton, Felipe Rivero, and Drew Vettleson.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Is this Boog Powell related to the old Oriole 1st baseman also named Boog Powell?? Sure seems like a coincidence.

[hoagy62]

As far as the Mariners are concerned, there is nothing they can do that will make the team any better.

Seattle sports sucks, and I don’t know why we even have a team in ANY sport.

We have ONE Super Bowl and ONE NBA Championship, and we don’t even have the basketball team anymore.

What, I ask, is the point?

[conservaKate]

The Mariners have not been a good team for a very long time and after this past year, we are really reducing the money and time we will spend on the team.

We’ve gone to spring training several years and had season tickets for years. I am fairly certain that my husband married me in part because I was so into baseball ... knew a lot about the sport and also hated female sport babes (radio and tv).

But we are giving up our season tickets and we are not going to spring training. The team just keeps making bonehead moves and I can’t see how their recent moves will help the team improve their win ratio.

[dfwgator]

Farquhar?

There are those that think little of him.

[Billthedrill]

Boog Powell? What kind of a name is that for a ballplayer? You might as well name him Babe Somethingorother, you know, like the candy bar?

Looks like they're trying to capitalize on the potential of Miller while they're crowded at shortstop. Ketel Marte had a reasonably good rookie showing and Chris Taylor may get a second (or third) shot. Farquahar is a nice piece too. LoMo needs to find his stick but he showed some flashes.

Arms, arms...the M's started '14 boasting more starters than they had room for and ended up hurting in relief. Rodney finally imploded mid-season, which didn't help. And Felix, God bless him, is still King but can't keep it up forever.

The fans - I'm one of them - keep waiting for the M's to gel but even with Cano and Cruz and Seager they just haven't been able to put it all together at one time. Known weaknesses of the team: offense, defense, starting and relief pitching, and baserunning. Known strengths: great selection of beer at Safeco. I am not bitter.