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 | Jan 10, 2019
Mariners add infielder Tim Beckham, reliever Cory Gearrin

The Mariners have added Tim Beckham, a veteran infielder who could be Seattle's starting shortstop to begin 2019, and Cory Gearrin, a reliever who has spent most of his career in the NL.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jan 9, 2019
Drayer: Baseball America’s Bill Mitchell breaks down Mariners’ farm system

Bill Mitchell, who covers the Mariners farm system for Baseball America, talked about prospects including Evan White, Kyle Lewis and Logan Gilbert on the Hot Stove Show.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jan 3, 2019
Drayer: Yusei Kikuchi makes sense for Mariners’ plans, and vice versa

Yusei Kikuchi fits quite well into the Mariners' plans to return to contention early in the next decade, but those Mariners' plans also give him an opportunity to acclimate to the big leagues.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jan 2, 2019
Drayer: Mariners get LHP Yusei Kikuchi, so how does he fit?

After many, many steps back taken over the last two months, the Mariners have started the new year with a step forward by signing 27-year-old Japanese lefty Yusei Kikuchi.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Dec 13, 2018
Mariners swap sluggers with Cleveland — during Rule 5 draft

The final day of the Winter Meetings kicked off with the Rule 5 Draft, but the Mariners kicked up the hot stove by sending Carlos Santana to Cleveland for Edwin Encarnación and a draft pick.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Dec 12, 2018
Drayer: With offseason program, Mariners show investment in farm system goes beyond acquisitions

The Mariners' current regime has had three years to get its development system in place, and a series of offseason programs show how serious they are about rebuilding the farm system.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Dec 11, 2018
Drayer: Servais ready for challenge of leading Mariners through rebuild

Mariners manager Scott Servais knows the value taking a step back can have for a franchise, seeing it first-hand while in the Texas Rangers' front office leading up to back-to-back World Series appearances.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Dec 10, 2018
Mariners notebook: Kaleb Cowart added as utility player and pitcher

There is plenty of Mariners news to gather from the first day of baseball's Winter Meetings, including their claim of Kaleb Cowart from the Angels as both an infielder and potential pitcher.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Dec 3, 2018
Drayer: After big trades, Mariners’ farm no longer woefully understocked

In a matter of a day and two trades, the Mariners' farm system that had been ranked last by a number of publications all of the sudden looks very different at the top.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Dec 2, 2018
Drayer: What will be the result after Mariners put their ‘re-imagination’ into hyperdrive?

Four trades in a matter of days has changed the face of the Mariners roster and clearly put the focus on the future. Shannon Drayer explains the road Jerry Dipoto has directed the M's down.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Dec 1, 2018
Mariners, Mets reportedly have agreed on trade that sends Robinson Canó, Edwin Díaz to New York

After days of waiting, the Mariners and Mets have reportedly agreed to the complete terms on a seven-player blockbuster that sends a pair of All-Stars to the Big Apple.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Nov 30, 2018
Drayer: Mariners trade Alex Colomé to White Sox for catcher Omar Narváez

It is not the Robinson Canó/Edwin Díaz trade to the Mets that the baseball world is awaiting, but the Mariners made a trade Friday morning, sending Alex Colomé to the Chicago White Sox for catcher Omar Narváez.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Nov 29, 2018
Notebook: Mariners near blockbuster with Mets, but Thursday ends with only minor pitching moves

On Thursday the Mariners gained a pitcher, lost a pitcher and oh yeah, moved several steps closer to what could be the blockbuster deal of the 2018 offseason.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Nov 29, 2018
Drayer: With Díaz attached to Canó trade rumors, Mariners inching ever closer to full rebuild

As Jerry Dipoto's Mariners roster "re-imagining" continues – and it is becomes more and more clear the likelihood is great that Edwin Díaz will be dealt – the Mariners' "step back" is beginning to feel more and more like a tear down to the studs.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Nov 26, 2018
New hitting coach Tim Laker brings new-school ideas to Mariners

The Mariners' new hitting coach, Tim Laker, knows the value that the offseason carries for hitters in today's MLB.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Nov 19, 2018
Drayer: With James Paxton trade, Mariners make their offseason direction clear

The direction of the Mariners is clear after Monday's trade sending James Paxton to the Yankees. "We are going to re-situate our roster and look toward 2020, 2021," GM Jerry Dipoto said.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Nov 14, 2018
Notebook: Mariners finalizing deals to add Perry Hill, Tim Laker to staff

The Mariners are close to rounding out their coaching staff. Sources confirm that both Perry Hill and Tim Laker are in the process of finalizing contracts with the team.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Nov 13, 2018
3B coach Scott Brosius not returning to Mariners; vacancy could be filled soon

The Mariners have two coaching vacancies to fill instead of one with third base coach Scott Brosius not coming back for a third year with the team in 2019.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Nov 7, 2018
Mariners complete 5-player deal that sends Zunino, Heredia to Rays for OF Mallex Smith

The Mariners have completed a five-player trade with Tampa Bay that includes Mike Zunino and Guillermo Heredia going to the Rays and the Mariners re-acquiring speedy outfielder Mallex Smith.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Nov 6, 2018
Drayer: Are Mariners tearing down? They’re open for business, which is business as usual

With one tweet Tuesday morning by Yahoo Sports' Jeff Passan, the Mariners found themselves the talk of Major League Baseball. So what is Jerry Dipoto up to? Business as usual, writes Shannon Drayer.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Nov 6, 2018
Mariners hire Cardinals manager of pitching analytics Paul Davis as pitching coach

Paul Davis is the new Mariners pitching coach, coming to Seattle after five years with the Cardinals in a number of roles, the most recent being manager of pitching analytics.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Nov 5, 2018
Mariners notebook: Former manager Lou Piniella added as HOF candidate

If Edgar Martinez eclipses 75 percent and gains entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame next July, there is a chance his former Mariners manager, Lou Piniella, could be entering the hallowed halls beside him.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Nov 2, 2018
Mariners outright Erasmo Ramirez and Nick Vincent, who elect free agency

The paring of the Mariners roster continued Friday with the team announcing Erasmo Ramirez and Nick Vincent had cleared waivers and been outrighted from the 40-man roster.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Nov 1, 2018
Mariners notebook: Marco Gonzales reportedly gets raise for next 2 years

The Mariners locked up a player Thursday afternoon that was already locked up, agreeing to a two-year, $1.9 million contract with Marco Gonzales, according to Jon Heyman of the MLB Network.