Shannon Drayer

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Shannon Drayer is the Mariners Insider for Seattle Sports. She hosts the Mariners pregame and postgame shows as well as the Hot Stove and Cactus League Report shows on Seattle Sports, and also heads up an offseason podcast for SeattleSports.com. A University of Washington graduate, she joined Seattle Sports for the station's launch in 2009 and has covered the Mariners since 1999. Follow Shannon: @shannondrayer

Mariners Notebook: Opening day starter set, plus a pitch clock wrinkle

Shannon Drayer details the makeup of the Seattle Mariners' planned 2024 starting rotation and opening day starter, plus much more from Arizona.
8 hours ago

Seattle Mariners Notebook: Checking in on the pitchers

Seattle Mariners' Shannon Drayer caught up with Logan Gilbert after a good outing, and has notes on Luis Castillo, Matt Brash and more.
1 day ago

Drayer: How Mariners and Servais view start of season differently

After some slow starts in years past, the Seattle Mariners plan to approach the start of the season differently, Scott Servais says.
2 days ago

Drayer: Why 2 young Mariners prospects are of particular interest

Recent iInternational free agent signings Lazaro Montes and Felnin Celesten are two Seattle Mariners prospects worthy of attention.
2 days ago

Mariners vets show they have the backs of top prospects

"This group of veteran players on our team is probably the most open with young players as any group I have ever been around," Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais said.
4 days ago

Mariners Notebook: Digging into impressive showing vs Dodgers

The Seattle Mariners took down a stacked LA Dodgers lineup on Wednesday. Shannon Drayer on their big day and some additional notes.
5 days ago

Mariners’ Gregory Santos has setback, but may have avoided worse injury

New Seattle Mariners reliever Gregory Santos is still dealing with a lat issue, though the hope is that he stopped throwing at the right time.
6 days ago

Mariners Notebook: Good developments with Gilbert, Urías

Seattle Mariners insider Shannon Drayer on an interesting outing for Logan Gilbert, Luis Urías' best game of the spring and more.
7 days ago

Mariners Notebook: Ryne Stanek’s take on going from Astros to M’s

Ryne Stanek shared his view on jumping from the Astros to the Seattle Mariners' clubhouse, the "contentious" rivalry between the two teams and more.
8 days ago

Mariners Notebook: No concern over two key bats’ slow starts

Shannon Drayer has the latest from Seattle Mariners spring training, including what Scott Servais said of J.P. Crawford and Ty France.
9 days ago

Drayer’s Mariners Notebook: Reliever updates, why Pollock is back

There's plenty of news from Seattle Mariners spring training, and Shannon Drayer has what you need to know in her latest notebook.
10 days ago

Drayer: With uncertainty in bullpen, Mariners sign veteran RHP Ryne Stanek

With uncertainty with the bullpen due to injuries, the Seattle Mariners are signing hard-throwing reliever Ryne Stanek on a one-year deal.
11 days ago

Mariners Notebook: Some standouts plus a tip of cap to Zunino

A look at the second start for Bryce Miller this spring, plus a couple recent Seattle Mariners pickups to stand out and Scott Servais on Mike Zunino's career.
12 days ago

Mariners Notebook: Gilbert’s outing, highlights and more

Shannon Drayer details a rocky outing for Logan Gilbert, some offensive highlights and updates from a Seattle Mariners split-squad day.
13 days ago

The latest on Mariners’ Matt Brash as he resumes throwing

Matt Brash threw Tuesday for the first time at Seattle Mariners spring training since being shut down with elbow inflammation, and all went well.
13 days ago

Seattle Mariners Notebook: The good, the bad and the updates

Shannon Drayer on the numbers the Seattle Mariners aren't getting, a few standouts, and several updates on players working back from injury.
15 days ago

Drayer: Mariners provide promising update on Matt Brash

The news on star Seattle Mariners reliever Matt Brash is encouraging after he'd been shut down from throwing due to elbow pain.
18 days ago

Mariners Notebook: Bryce Miller unleashes splitter; big day for bats

There were plenty of highlights from the Seattle Mariners on Thursday, as insider Shannon Drayer details from Arizona.
18 days ago

Could Seattle Mariners’ next bullpen ‘find’ be Jackson Kowar?

Jackson Kowar is one of the Seattle Mariners bullpen arms to impress early in spring training. Shannon Drayer caught up with him to get his story.
18 days ago

Seattle Mariners Notebook: Prospect debut, latest on Julio

Shannon Drayer has the latest from Seattle Mariners spring training in Arizona, including the first spring action for 2023 first-rounder Colt Emerson.
19 days ago

Drayer: Where things stand with Seattle Mariners’ bullpen

The latest on injury concerns in the Seattle Mariners' bullpen and what's been seen by pitchers who could step up.
19 days ago

Mariners infield defense under guru Perry Hill all starts at a wall

How does coach Perry Hill get the most out of the Seattle Mariners' infielders? It all starts at a wall. Shannon Drayer breaks it down.
20 days ago

Mariners Injury Updates: Why Julio Rodríguez hasn’t played yet

We finally have word on why Seattle Mariners star Julio Rodríguez hasn't been in the lineup through three spring training games.
21 days ago

Mariners are ‘fascinating’ to Peter Gammons – one player especially

Hall of Famer Peter Gammons stopped by Seattle Mariners spring training, and he shared high praise and high hopes for the 2024 squad.
22 days ago