--RHP Brandon Morrow has been moved back to the bullpen, and he is a candidate to be the Mariners' closer if he is healthy. 

The Mariners were hurt -- or helped, depending on your point of view -- by the World Baseball Classic this spring, with 11 players off at the WBC. 

During most bullpen sessions this late in spring training, a non-roster invitee like Chris Jakubauskas would be throwing to some minor-league catcher up with the team to give the regulars a break. 

The Angels owe their fifth OF $33 million. 

Rickie Weeks might finally be living up to his billing as the No. 

2009 Seattle Mariners ScheduleAll Times EDTApril 6 at Minnesota, 8:10 p. 

Yovani Gallardo for NL Cy Young? Grady Sizemore for AL MVP? Ken Rosenthal has some stunners in his preseason predictions. 

Seattle's struggling pitching staff gave up more than 15 runs for the second consecutive day in a 17-12 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. 

Without a hint of doubt, Seattle's Brandon Morrow says his future will be as a relief pitcher. 

The Mariners were hurt -- or helped, depending on your point of view -- by the World Baseball Classic this spring, with 11 players off at the WBC. 

The Mariners were hurt -- or helped, depending on your point of view -- by the World Baseball Classic this spring, with 11 players off at the WBC. 

The Mariners aren't the same team that lost 101 games a year ago. 

--RHP Mark Lowe at one point appeared to be the leading candidate to be the Seattle closer, but through March 26 he had allowed runs in six of his last eight appearances. 

The Mariners aren't the same team that lost 101 games a year ago. 

--RHP Mark Lowe at one point appeared to be the leading candidate to be the Seattle closer, but through March 26 he had allowed runs in six of his last eight appearances.