PEORIA, Ariz. – This time, Matt Brash walked off the mound with a smile on his face and the belief that better days are soon ahead.

PEORIA, Ariz. – Wearing what is affectionately called a Texas tuxedo, which included pressed bluejeans, a pearl-snap dress shirt with a sports jacket, his best cowboy boots and a black Stetson, Bryce Miller walked to the lectern in the massive Brazos ballroom of the Waco Events Center with the same casual confidence he displays on the pitcher’s mound.

PEORIA, Ariz. – An anxious eagerness to get through the first of what will be many daily morning media sessions in spring training was evident in Dan Wilson.

PEORIA, Ariz. — The nostalgic optimism of the phrase “pitchers and catchers report” has for a long time been more about the emotion generated from the date than the actual activity that occurs.

SEATTLE – To do what they want to do this year – to be a legitimate contender in the AL West – the Mariners have to have a strong bullpen.

SEATTLE – Around the diamond, there are questions at every infield position for the Mariners, and certainly at designated hitter, too.

The Mariners went into this offseason with no intention of breaking up a starting rotation that was the best in baseball last season. Despite their obvious needs on offense and plenty of suitors searching for a young, club-controlled starter, Jerry Dipoto, the Mariners' president of baseball operations, and general manager Justin Hollander didn't deviate from their stated objective. 

Perhaps it angered a good many Seattle Mariners fans when the team’s top baseball executive, Jerry Dipoto, discussed the offense earlier in the week. As the public – and this writer – clamored for the M’s to add an impactful bat, Dipoto justified standing pat by citing Seattle’s offensive road stats.

SEATTLE – At the end of the 2024 season, Jerry Dipoto, the Seattle Mariners president of baseball operations, verified what had grown evident over the previous five weeks as the M’s rolled out a daily lineup featuring Julio Rodríguez in center field with Randy Arozarena and Victor Robles flanking him in left and right field, respectively.

SEATTLE – For many baseball fans, this winter has been a particularly dreary one in Seattle.

SEATTLE – In the first significant shakeup of local baseball broadcasts in more than a decade, the Mariners are bringing back familiar voices to replace longtime TV partners Dave Sims and Mike Blowers.