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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 | Jun 19, 2020
Drayer: Timing of new Griffey documentary couldn’t be more perfect

While baseball is taking center stage in labor negotiations, the new documentary on Ken Griffey Jr. provides a nice escape and a great look at his life.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jun 19, 2020
Drayer: How Mariners 2nd-round pick Zach DeLoach unlocked his ‘pure left-handed swing’

Before the Mariners picked Zach DeLoach with their second 2020 draft pick, he bounced back from a rough sophomore season by winning the Cape Cod League batting title.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jun 18, 2020
Mariners’ African-American players telling their stories at a critical time

The Mariners, who have a league high 10 African-American players on their 40-man roster, will premier the "Black Voices in Baseball" panel Friday on YouTube.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jun 17, 2020
Drayer: MLB, MLBPA were quiet Tuesday because they were being productive

A 2020 MLB season seems in reach after the news of what commissioner Rob Manfred and MLBPA union chief Tony Clark discussed Tuesday in Phoenix.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jun 16, 2020
Drayer: Versatile Mariners 3rd-round pick Kaden Polcovich has work ethic, drive and tools

The Mariners' selection of Kaden Polcovich in the third round of the MLB Draft may have raised some eyebrows, but there's a lot to like about the Oklahoma State infielder.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jun 13, 2020
Drayer: MLB may be closer to games, but battle lines continue to be drawn

After rejecting the latest MLB proposal, players have asked the league to give a 2020 schedule, signaling the apparent end of negotiations.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jun 12, 2020
Drayer: Mariners expect to take more targeted approach to undrafted free agency

Undrafted free agency starts soon and the Mariners plan to sign less players than others, but Shannon Drayer says Seattle will be an attractive destination.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jun 11, 2020
Drayer: Mariners draft class a combo of quick impact and big upside

Mariners insider Shannon Drayer provides a look at how the M's operated through a new-look MLB Draft and what the team is saying about its 2020 draft class.
DANNY AND GALLANT | Jun 11, 2020
Dipoto: In Mariners’ eyes, they got the draft’s top pitcher in Emerson Hancock

Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto explained to 710 ESPN Seattle's Danny and Gallant why first-round pick Emerson Hancock checked all the boxes for the M's.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jun 10, 2020
Mariners received a nice surprise with Emerson Hancock available at No. 6

The Mariners were provided some excitement as the first round of the MLB Draft went an unexpected route early, helping them land Georgia pitcher Emerson Hancock.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jun 9, 2020
Drayer: Mike Cameron had extra fuel for his former team in 4-HR game

It was no coincidence that former Mariners outfielder Mike Cameron's four-homer game came against a team that had spurned him early in his career.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jun 5, 2020
Drayer: Mariners prefer for ‘spring training round 2’ to be in Seattle

Should the MLB and MLBPA agree to play in 2020, the Mariners would aim to train not in Arizona, but here in Seattle according to GM Jerry Dipoto.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jun 5, 2020
Drayer: Re-living when Mariners’ Ichiro wrapped up his HOF career

Last season, we said goodbye to a legend when Mariners OF Ichiro Suzuki retired in Japan. Re-live the game at 7 p.m. on 710 ESPN Seattle.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jun 4, 2020
Drayer: Alvin Davis continues to be a source of support for the Mariners

Mariners insider Shannon Drayer caught up with "Mr. Mariner" himself Alvin Davis to talk about life during baseball's shutdown and the support he's seeing M's players have for each other.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jun 3, 2020
Drayer: The game when Mariners’ Ichiro broke an 84-year-old hits record

Ichiro's chase of George Sisler's single-season hits record gave Mariners fans a reason to show up for then final homestand of the 2004 season, and he came through.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jun 2, 2020
Mariners draft: High 1st-round pick gives M’s an edge in adjusted format

Mariners director of amateur scouting Scott Hunter talked Tuesday about next week's MLB Draft. Shannon Drayer has details on how the draft will look and why some things are in Seattle's favor.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jun 1, 2020
M’s notebook: Deadline of sorts may be nearing for MLB, MLBPA negotiations

Mariners insider Shannon Drayer details the latest that you need to know about the negotiations to get a 2020 season off the ground and much more.
SEATTLE MARINERS | May 29, 2020
Mariners Insider Podcast: MLB-MLBPA talks, Jake Fraley and Austin Shenton

In the latest Mariners Insider Podcast, Shannon Drayer chats with Austin Shenton and Jake Fraley and discusses MLB-MLBPA negotiations on a return to play.
SEATTLE MARINERS | May 28, 2020
Drayer: Mariners’ reopened ST facility provides glimpse at what baseball in 2020 could look like

Mariners insider Shannon Drayer updates on how players are operating at the team's reopened facility in Arizona and the latest from the front office on movement towards a season.
SEATTLE MARINERS | May 28, 2020
Drayer: Mariners to pay minor league players for the rest of 2020

While a lot is uncertain in baseball for 2020, the Mariners are making sure to take care of their minor leaguers, agreeing to pay them for all of 2020.
SEATTLE MARINERS | May 27, 2020
Drayer: Hutch Award winner Dee Gordon makes most of virtual ceremony

Mariners second baseman Dee Gordon accepted the 55th annual Hutch Award in a virtual ceremony featuring three former big leaguers he has connections to.
SEATTLE MARINERS | May 26, 2020
Drayer: MLB’s proposed financial plan for season met with collective ‘oof’

The MLB made its first proposal of a financial plan for if the 2020 season is played. Reaction from players came swiftly, and it has not been positive.
SEATTLE MARINERS | May 26, 2020
Mariners Notebook: Future of 2020 MLB season at a critical point

The next week-plus will be crucial to whether the Mariners and MLB play in 2020. Shannon Drayer gives an update on negotiations between players and owners.
SEATTLE MARINERS | May 22, 2020
Drayer: Mariners expected to reopen spring training facility next week

With restrictions being lifted in some states, the Mariners are working to open their Peoria complex for a some players and coaches as soon as next week.