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 | Dec 22, 2017
Not a bad week for Edgar Martinez who picks up HOF votes and a Congressional Resolution

The ballots for the 2018 class of the Baseball Hall of Fame are starting to flood in ahead of the December 31 deadline and Edgar Martinez's name has been on the vast majority of them.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Dec 22, 2017
Top Seattle sports stories of 2017: Plague of injuries holds back Mariners

Shannon Drayer covers 710 ESPN Seattle's No. 5 sports story of the year: The Mariners' rash of injuries that resulted in them using a record-tying number of pitchers and kept them out of the playoffs.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Dec 16, 2017
Mariners Hot Stove Show: Jerry Dipoto talks pitching and if he is planning to add more

Jerry Dipoto joined the Hot Stove Show which was broadcast from the Mariners Team Store at Bellevue Square Friday night and answered the question that has been on the minds of many Mariners fans.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Dec 14, 2017
Mariners Hot Stove podcast: Salk edition

Mike Salk joins James and Shannon this week on the Hot Stove podcast, taking part in a discussion of the Mariners' attempt to land Shohei Ohtani and what we have learned in the aftermath.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Dec 14, 2017
Mariners pick up 1B Mike Ford from Yankees in the Rule 5 Draft

As expected, with a roster spot open the Mariners took a player in the Major League portion of the Rule 5 Draft Thursday morning in Orlando. Perhaps not quite as expected, that player was not a pitcher.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Dec 13, 2017
Notebook: Mariners add impact arm as Winter Meetings wind down

The Mariners are closing in on adding Juan Nicasio to be one of their right-handed setup options out of the bullpen alongside David Phelps and Nick Vincent.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Dec 13, 2017
Drayer: Nelson Cruz going above and beyond to help Mariners in 2018

Nelson Cruz is helping the Mariners get a jump start on spring training by hosting a four-day workout in Miami with players both old and new to the team.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Dec 12, 2017
Mariners notebook: Jerry Dipoto ‘entirely focused on pitching’ in day 2 of Winter Meetings

Jerry Dipoto and Scott Servais both talked to the media Tuesday at the winter meetings, and with the Mariners' position players set, pitching was the focus for the team.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Dec 11, 2017
Mariners notebook: Jerry Dipoto makes first comments since Shohei Ohtani’s decision

After all was said and done, Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto said there was no second guessing on his part about the team's pursuit of Shohei Ohtani.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Dec 8, 2017
Drayer: Moving on from Ohtani

The pursuit of Shohei Ohtani is over. Ohtani has chosen his team and it is not the Seattle Mariners. Seattle fans will get to see plenty of the two-way star however, starting May 4-6 when he comes to Safeco Field with his new team the Angels.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Dec 7, 2017
New Mariners CF Dee Gordon on moving from 2B: If I’ll move for anybody, it would be Cano

The Mariners have a new center fielder, and he's a Gold Glove winner -- at a different position. Shannon Drayer has the story on Seattle's acquisition of Dee Gordon and how the trade impacted their pursuit of Shohei Ohtani.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Dec 7, 2017
Mariners Hot Stove Podcast No. 2: Ohtani, Ohtani, Ohtani

Tom Wassell of 710 ESPN Seattle's Bob, Groz and Tom show joins Shannon Drayer and James Osborn this week for one hour of Shohei Ohtani-filled baseball talk on the Hot Stove Podcast.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Dec 7, 2017
Mariners add international slot money for potential Ohtani signing in trade with Twins

Jerry Dipoto has found extra dollars for a dream purchase under the couch cushions, trading minor league catcher David Banuelos to the Twins in exchange for $1 million in international slot money.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Dec 5, 2017
Mariners and 5 other teams have made their pitch to Shohei Ohtani

The courtship of Shohei Ohtani has turned into a round of speed dating with six teams interviewing with the Japanese phenom and his representation over the past two days in Los Angeles.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Dec 5, 2017
Drayer: How the Mariners stack up among the 7 teams still vying for Shohei Ohtani

Mariners insider Shannon Drayer breaks down the advantages and disadvantages each of the seven teams still alive in the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes have to secure the Japanese star's services.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Dec 3, 2017
Mariners reportedly make the first cut in the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes

The Mariners' pursuit of two-way star Shohei Ohtani received some good news on Sunday afternoon with several front-runners reportedly told they are out of the running.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Dec 1, 2017
Mariners non-tender pitchers Drew Smyly and Shae Simmons

Starting pitcher Drew Smyly and bullpen arm Shae Simmons are both free agents after the Mariners didn't tender the arbitration-eligible players contracts for the 2018 season.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Dec 1, 2017
Mariners Notebook: Non-tender deadline, Ohtani and more

Teams have until 5 p.m. PT Friday to tender contracts to their arbitration eligible players. Below is a list of the Mariners who will fall into this category along with the mlbtraderumors.com estimate of what they would get in arbitration.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Nov 30, 2017
Mariners’ Nelson Cruz wins Edgar Martinez Outstanding DH award

Nelson Cruz has won the Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter for the first time in his career, taking the award named after the Mariners' current hitting coach.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Nov 29, 2017
Listen: The return of the Mariners Hot Stove podcast with Shannon Drayer

The first episode of the offseason of the Hot Stove podcast is online, with Shannon Drayer and "Boy Howdy" James Osborn looking at what the Mariners have done thus far.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Nov 27, 2017
Drayer: A look at the Mariners’ Shohei Ohtani-issued homework

The Mariners finally have a chance to show Shohei Ohtani how serious they are about bringing him to Seattle with homework issued by the Japanese two-way star.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Nov 27, 2017
Mariners bring back Hisashi Iwakuma on minor league contract

The Mariners have brought back veteran right-handed starting pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma on a low-risk minor league contract as he works his way back from shoulder surgery.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Nov 22, 2017
Jerry Dipoto opens up about the Mariners’ pursuit of Shohei Ohtani

"This is a one-time buying opportunity," Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto said of highly coveted Japanese star Shohei Ohtani.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Nov 20, 2017
Notebook: No news is no news for the Mariners as two deadlines pass

The Mariners made no additions to their 40-man roster Monday before the Rule 5 Draft deadline, and while they will have a number of players exposed in the draft, it is unlikely they will be taken.