Eric Byrnes

According to Greg Johns of MLB.com, the Seattle Mariners have released infielder Josh Wilson. Wilson was cut two days after his 30th birthday (happy birthday!).  He played a career high 108 games for the Mariners in 2010 and hit .227/.278/.294 with two home runs and 25 RBIs. The infielder was promoted in May 2010 right after the [...]

In case you missed our Top 10 list from earlier this week: Our names may never be in a box score, nor will we be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, but it doesn’t mean that we can’t be apart of baseball. The past twelve months have allowed many of the millions of baseball fans [...]

Let’s continue with the Top 10 baseball moments involving fans from 2010 as caught on video.  (In case you missed moments #10-6 you can see it here:  http://www.prorumors.com/2010/12/rumors/top-10-baseball-moments-involving-fans-from-2010-10-6): #5 – Fan running around field at Camden Yards during Orioles game Most of the time, there’s no place for this in baseball, but I thought this never ending [...]

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“I think this is the end,” Eric Byrnes said in an interview with MLB.com on Wednesday. “You never say never, but I think this is it. Parts of 11 seasons, man — I gave everything I had to the game. I can look myself in the mirror and know that I gave it my all. [...]

Outfielder Eric Byrnes was released by the Seattle Mariners on Sunday evening. It was no surprise given his .107/.265/.179 in 28 plate appearances, but sometimes those problems could be worked out especially since Byrnes is a veteran of several Major League seasons. However, it is possible that his failed suicide squeeze on Friday night may have [...]

According to Ryan Divish of the Tacoma News Tribune, Eric Byrnes of the Seattle Mariners has been released. Byrnes was hitting .107/.265/.179 in 28 plate appearances with Mariners this season. He signed a one-year deal with the Mariners in late January. You can see Byrnes’ statistics here.

According to GM Jack Zduriencik (via Seattle Times), the Seattle Mariners may add another right-handed bat at designated hitter, left field and first base. “That’s something I think we need, and we’ll continue to pursue that in the next few days and weeks, depending on how long it takes,” Zdurniencik told the Seattle Times. On Friday, according [...]

Larry Stone of The Seattle Times reports that the Seattle Mariners could use another starter to compliment their big two of Felix Hernandez and Cliff Lee. Additionally, they could use another right-handed bat to fit into the left-field/designated hitter dynamic. Stone suggests the Mariners could sign Ben Sheets or bring back Jarrod Washburn. He also says [...]

Jerry Crasnick of ESPN put up a list of big name free agents: Starting pitcher: Right-handed pitchers: Ben Sheets, Jon Garland, Vicente Padilla, Pedro Martinez, Braden Looper, John Smoltz, Chien-Ming Wang, Livan Hernandez, Jose Contreras and Todd Wellemeyer Left-handed pitchers: Jarrod Washburn, Erik Bedard and Noah Lowry. Catchers: Yorvit Torrealba, Rod Barajas, Brad Ausmus, Jose Molina, Paul Bako First basemen: Left-handers: [...]