Mariners Insider, Seattle Sports

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 25, 2020
Drayer: How Marco Gonzales ‘became a different guy’ on mound with Mariners

Mariners pitcher Marco Gonzales may have been a first-round pick, but his journey in baseball has been about proving others wrong as much as anything else.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Mar 23, 2020
Former Seahawks punter Jon Ryan diagnosed with skin cancer

Former Seahawks punter Jon Ryan revealed Monday on the Growing the Game podcast that he has been diagnosed with skin cancer.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 23, 2020
Get To Know Your Mariners: Life as lefty reliever Taylor Guilbeau

Of all the Mariners that Shannon Drayer interviewed at spring training, she may have learned the most in talking to southpaw reliever Taylor Guilbeau.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 20, 2020
Drayer: After Tuivailala’s release, here’s a look at the Mariners’ roster battles

The Mariners optioned four to Tacoma and releases reliever Sam Tuivailala. After those moves, let's take a look at the team's main roster battles.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 19, 2020
Drayer: Mariners close Peoria complex, players now in ‘offseason mode’

With baseball in a holding pattern due to the worldwide outbreak of coronavirus, the Mariners have closed their spring training complex in Peoria.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 18, 2020
Drayer: How the Mariners’ notable starting pitchers looked this spring

The Mariners' starting pitching was impressive this spring, so Shannon Drayer gives a rundown of the team's presumed starters and two pitching prospects.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 17, 2020
Drayer: All MLB teams each pledge $1 million to help ballpark employees; Mariners expect to donate more

The Mariners were already putting something in place to help their ballpark employees before the MLB season was postponed, and they expect to pledge even more than the $1 million each team has to their employees left without work.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 17, 2020
Drayer: What to look for and do as Mariners, MLB wait for return

The Mariners are in a holding pattern as they wait for baseball to return. Shannon Drayer offers things to watch and look for during these strange times.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 15, 2020
Drayer: Reality sets in as MLB season now appears months away

An MLB memo to teams obtained by the New York Post amps up just how far the Major League Baseball season now is from starting.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 13, 2020
Drayer: Mariners choosing to stick together despite season’s delay

With the delay in the MLB season, nearly every member of the Mariners' 40-man roster, as well as their manager and GM, are staying in Peoria.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 13, 2020
Drayer: Mariners, like rest of MLB, adjusting to life in a holding pattern

The Mariners, like the rest of MLB, are doing their best to handle uncharted territory as the start of 2020 has been delayed due to coronavirus.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 12, 2020
Drayer: Inside Mariners’ day as they found out MLB will delay season

The Mariners began their day trying to prepare like normal for split-squad games. Now they'll try to find normalcy in their routine even as MLB has stopped competition.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 11, 2020
Drayer: Mariners don’t know where their season will start, but they know it’s going to be very different

The Mariners will not be heading home when spring training ends. That much is known, but a lot more needs to be figured out before the season starts.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 11, 2020
Drayer: What are the Mariners’ options with Washington’s crowd ban?

What does the crowd ban in King County means for the Seattle Mariners, who are nearing the start of the MLB season? Shannon Drayer breaks down what we know.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 10, 2020
Top Mariners pitching prospect Logan Gilbert shines again in 2nd spring start

Logan Gilbert, the Mariners' No. 3 prospect, threw two hitless innings and had three strikeouts against the Angels on Tuesday, two of which came against notable competition.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 10, 2020
M’s notebook: Who will be 4th OF with Braden Bishop optioned to Triple-A?

The Mariners made a round of roster moves Tuesday, including a surprise in optioning Braden Bishop to Triple-A. Shannon Drayer breaks down what it means.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 10, 2020
Drayer: After making Mariners spring debut, Walker feels ‘normal again’

Taijuan Walker made his spring training debut for the Mariners Tuesday, and said it "felt normal again" after a long recovery from Tommy John surgery.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 9, 2020
Get To Know Your Mariners: How Austin Nola found change he needed

Mariners catcher Austin Nola spent eight years in the minor leagues before finally breaking through last year. Now the M's have big plans for him in 2020.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 8, 2020
Drayer: Mariners’ Justus Sheffield may have just had fastball breakthrough

Mariners left-hander Justus Sheffield tried out something new with his fastball in a spring training start Sunday, and the results were stellar.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 8, 2020
Drayer: Key part of Mariners’ rebuild has already arrived in big leagues

One aspect of the Mariners' rebuild began in the minors in 2016, and it has now arrived in the majors with players who have come through the farm system.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 7, 2020
Mariners notebook: Multiple relievers are turning heads

The battle for bullpen spots is heating up and multiple Mariners relievers are making strong cases to make the MLB roster out of spring training.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 6, 2020
Get To Know Your Mariners: Patrick Wisdom has long history with Marco Gonzales

Mariners IF Patrick Wisdom is one of many new faces, but he has some familiarity, especially with his former rival and current teammate Marco Gonzales.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 5, 2020
Mariners notebook: Seattle to be more aggressive on the bases in 2020

The younger, inexperienced Mariners also have some speed, which manager Scott Servais expects to utilize more during the 2020 season.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Mar 5, 2020
Get To Know Your Mariners: Logan Gilbert’s swift rise up the ranks

Logan Gilbert is the Mariners' top pitching prospect and someone who seems unphased by his rapid rise through the farm system.