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Shannon Drayer

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

SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 3, 2021
Drayer: Mariners’ Jarred Kelenic has loud day, including his 1st HR of spring

Mariners prospect Jarred Kelenic had amazing timing with his first home run of Cactus League play and stressed how ready he is for the big leagues when he talked afterwards.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 3, 2021
Mariners Notebook: Alternate sites back in play with minor league delays

With the minor league season delayed, alternate sites are back in 2021. Shannon Drayer looks at how that impacts the Mariners.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 2, 2021
Mariners’ Yusei Kikuchi has strong spring debut, OF prospects swing well

The Mariners dropped their second spring training game Tuesday 6-1 to Cleveland, but there were plenty of positives for Seattle, as Shannon Drayer details.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 2, 2021
Mariners Notebook: Yusei Kikuchi puts his rave offseason reviews to the test

After drawing rave reviews for his offseason work, Yusei Kikuchi will make his first appearance of 2021 on Tuesday against Cleveland.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Feb 24, 2021
Drayer: Jarred Kelenic is frustrated, but Mariners contend they’ve stuck to their plan for him

The case of Jarred Kelenic will be front and center at the next negotiations between the MLB and MLBPA. Shannon Drayer breaks down what Kelenic and the Mariners have said about why he hasn't yet made his MLB debut.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Feb 23, 2021
Mariners take their stand: ‘Going to take a lot more to break this group up’

While Kevin Mather's comments did damage, Marco Gonzales and Jerry Dipoto spoke about how they aren't indicative of the Mariners' culture.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Feb 23, 2021
Mariners angry and frustrated, but believe clubhouse culture ‘strong enough to withstand’ turmoil

Mariners manager Scott Servais and GM Jerry Dipoto acknowledge players should be angry about Kevin Mather's comments, but they hope the clubhouse culture they have built will keep them on the right path.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Feb 21, 2021
Mariners CEO Kevin Mather under fire for comments, releases statement

A speech Kevin Mather made earlier this month caught attention Sunday due to controversial comments from the Mariners CEO, who subsequently released a statement Sunday night.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Feb 20, 2021
Drayer: Mariners’ Tom Murphy healthy as he prepares to finally follow up on his 2019 breakout

Tom Murphy's hopes of building upon an impressive 2019 season were dashed by a foot injury, but the Mariners catcher is back and ready for the challenge in 2021.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Feb 19, 2021
New Mariners addition Ken Giles, recovering from TJ surgery, has made it through tough times before

Closer Ken Giles won't pitch for the Mariners until 2022 due to Tommy John surgery, but he has experience working through tough situations in his career.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Feb 19, 2021
Mariners make signing of experienced closer Ken Giles official

The Mariners completed a move for their future bullpen, officially signing hard-throwing reliever Ken Giles, who will miss 2021 recovering from Tommy John surgery.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Feb 18, 2021
Drayer: Mariners didn’t get the bat they wanted, so they went for impact with James Paxton

When the left-handed bats the Mariners went after were off the board, "we turned our interest to what's the most impact we can make," Jerry Dipoto said. That turned out to be the return of James Paxton.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Feb 18, 2021
Mariners Notebook: Servais explains why James Paxton’s return is ‘great fit’

Mariners manager Scott Servais opened up spring training Thursday by discussing James Paxton's return, the plan for Logan Gilbert in 2021 and much more.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Feb 16, 2021
Mariners Spring Training Preview: 5 storylines to keep your eye on

With Mariners spring training upon us, M's insider Shannon Drayer shares what she will be keeping close tabs on in Arizona.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Feb 13, 2021
Drayer: How Mariners got Paxton back and what it means going forward

The Mariners have reunited with LHP James Paxton. Shannon Drayer breaks down how it happened and what's next for Paxton and Seattle.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Feb 12, 2021
How Mariners’ analytics department views Kikuchi, Gilbert and others

Analytics are a huge part of MLB. Members of the Mariners' analytics department detailed their work and players their metrics really like.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Feb 11, 2021
Mariners agree with Ken Giles, who is out until 2022, on multi-year deal

The Mariners are signing Ken Giles, a 30-year-old reliever who underwent Tommy John surgery in October, 710 ESPN Seattle's Shannon Drayer reports.
DANNY AND GALLANT | Feb 11, 2021
Jerry Dipoto Show: How farm system’s high ranking applies to Mariners’ plan

On Thursday's Jerry Dipoto Show on 710 ESPN Seattle, the Mariners GM dug into what his team's high farm system rankings mean to him and what the team is looking to accomplish in its rebuild.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Feb 4, 2021
Dipoto Show Takeaways: Jarred Kelenic, Taylor Trammell and Mariners’ OF future

On 710 ESPN Seattle's Jerry Dipoto Show, the Mariners GM shed light on what he's looking for from Jarred Kelenic, how Taylor Trammell fits into the OF's future and much more.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Feb 3, 2021
Talking Mariners Podcast: Could M’s make late adds before spring training?

A new edition of the Mariners Talk with Shannon and Howdy podcast is here, with Shannon Drayer and James "Boy Howdy" Osborn discussing free agency and much more.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jan 29, 2021
Mariners’ Mitch Haniger ready to put 600 days out of action behind him

Mitch Haniger has unfortunately had to get used to rehab and recovery, but the one-time Mariners All-Star wants to prove he's better from the experience.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jan 28, 2021
Mariners Notebook: Spring training invites, Dipoto’s free agency update

Mariners insider Shannon Drayer collects the latest from and about the team, including the full MLB spring training roster and an update GM Jerry Dipoto provided Thursday on his dealings in free agency.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jan 27, 2021
Drayer: Mariners have a lot of reasons why SP Chris Flexen caught their eye

The Mariners' signing of pitcher Chris Flexen may have caused some to scratch their heads, but they weren't the only MLB team that had him on their radar.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jan 27, 2021
Jarred Kelenic may be ‘super, super strong,’ but Mariners aren’t tipping off where his season will start

Mariners prospect Jarred Kelenic proclaimed himself "super, super strong" going into spring training, but Seattle is waiting until spring training to figure out just where he belongs this year.