Five team statistics the Mariners must improve on in 2013

Tom Wilhelmsen

NWSB Insider and Seattle Mariners’ blogger Jeff Budke brings us the newest installment to the NWSB page, the 2013 MLB statistics that must improve for the Mariners. He points out the obvious. The M’s need more runs. Kendrys Morales, 3B Kyle Seager, and C Jesus Montero may not be traditional home run hitters, but all can work the count and should get more base knocks with runners on this season.

My favorite Seattle Mariners websites on the www

Seattle Mariners

NWSB Insider Brandon Choate stops by today to give you his favorite Seattle Mariners go to websites when he needs team coverage, press conferences, breaking AL West and MLB news and more. Brandon lists websites he is sure will give you a variety of up-to-date information as well as articles that will keep you full of Mariners info.

Seattle Mariners fantasy baseball stats & breakdown – Week 19

John Jaso, Seattle Mariners

NWSB Insider Brandon Choate brings us his weekly Fantasy Baseball recap of your Seattle Mariners. Jason Vargas is showing he is a force to be reckoned with while Jesus Montero is coming along nicely in his rookie season. John Jaso has been a good acquisition while Dustin Ackley and Mike Carp have been on a big slide.

Seattle Mariners fantasy baseball stats & breakdown – Week 17

Mike Carp, Seattle Mariners

NWSB Insider Brandon Choate brings us his weekly Fantasy Baseball recap of your Seattle Mariners. Felix Hernandez and Jason Vargas continued their hot streaks while Michael Saunders stepped up yet again. Mike Carp is making a statement while Dustin Ackley and Carlos Peguero could be playing in Tacoma if they don’t heat up quickly.

Seattle Mariners fantasy baseball stats & breakdown – Week 15

Casper Wells, Seattle Mariners

NWSB Insider Brandon Choate brings us his weekly Fantasy Baseball recap of your Seattle Mariners. Jason Vargas was back to his Felix impressions this week, pitching a gem. Casper Wells was the best hitter on the team, bu that’s not saying much this week. Kyle Seager and Dustin Ackley are now ice cold.

Seattle Mariners fantasy baseball stats & breakdown – Week 14

Tom Wilhelmsen, Seattle Mariners

NWSB Insider Brandon Choate brings us his weekly Fantasy Baseball recap of your Seattle Mariners. Felix Hernandez was lights out once again and Tom Wilhelmsen continued to be on fire as the Mariners closer. The hitting, though, has killed the team with Dustin Ackley and Justin Smoak both going ice cold after putting up decent numbers recently.

Seattle Mariners fantasy baseball stats & breakdown – Week 13

Kyle Seager, Seattle Mariners

NWSB Insider Brandon Choate brings us his weekly Fantasy Baseball recap of your Seattle Mariners. Felix Hernandez is always a safe bet in fantasy with Ichiro Suzuki joining him in those ranks right off the bat. Kyle Seager was the man of the week while the rest of the team could not hold a candle to the young third baseman. This includes Justin Smoak who has gone cold…again.

Seattle Mariners fantasy baseball stats & breakdown – Week 12

Tom Wilhelmsen, Seattle Mariners

NWSB Insider Brandon Choate brings us his weekly Fantasy Baseball recap of your Seattle Mariners. Felix Hernandez is always a safe bet in fantasy with Ichiro Suzuki joining him in those ranks right off the bat. Jesus Montero carried the team this week while the recent hot hitters Dustin Ackley, Michael Saunders and Justin Smoak couldn’t hack it this week.

Seattle Mariners fantasy baseball stats & breakdown – Week 11

Michael Saunders, Seattle Mariners

NWSB Insider Brandon Choate brings us his weekly Fantasy Baseball recap of your Seattle Mariners. Felix Hernandez is always a safe bet in fantasy with Ichiro Suzuki joining him in those ranks right off the bat. Michael Saunders showed management he wants to stay in the lineup while Mike Carp hasn’t found his groove since his return from injury.

Seattle Mariners fantasy baseball stats & breakdown – Week 10

Jesus Montero, Seattle Mariners

NWSB Insider Brandon Choate brings us his weekly Fantasy Baseball recap of your Seattle Mariners. Felix Hernandez is always a safe bet in fantasy with Ichiro Suzuki joining him in those ranks right off the bat. Justin Smoak continued his tear while Jesus Montero is on his heels. Alex Liddi and Brendan Ryan are in decline and could lose their spot soon with manager Eric Wedge’s swift actions this year.

Seattle Mariners fantasy baseball stats & breakdown – Week 8

Justin Smoak, Seattle Mariners

NWSB Insider Brandon Choate brings us his weekly Fantasy Baseball recap of your Seattle Mariners. Felix Hernandez is always a safe bet in fantasy with Ichiro Suzuki joining him in those ranks right off the bat. Justin Smoak was the best of the worst this week and Brandon League was demoted out of his closer spot. That’s the week in a nutshell.

The Mariners Brandon League: The good, the bad & the ugly

Brandon League

New NWSB Insider and Seattle Mariners blogger Jared Galde tells us a little bit about the MLB closing position today. He states the closer role is the ultimate reminder that the game of baseball is a mental game unlike any other. He says the Mariners Brandon League need to be good, needs him to be a closer and fans don’t need to watch him blow saves. Stephen Pryor is set to take over if he fails.