Darrin Beene is entering his seventh year at The News Tribune, having covered the Tacoma Rainiers in 2005 and Major League Baseball for two years before that. Beene, a former assistant sports editor at The News Tribune, also worked for the Los Angeles Daily News and Los Angeles Times. He lives in the South Sound with his wife and two children.
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With the Mariners' pitchers and catchers scheduled to report in about a week interest is beginning to build in baseball. With that, comes the inevitable question asked by many fans: What are the Mariners going to be like this season?
It's a question with no good, short answer. Before we start speculating, let's try and break down what we know.
In a trade of minor leaguers, the Seattle Mariners acquired outfielder Jeff Frazier from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for right-handed pitcher Yorman Bazardo.
Bazardo had been designated for assignment on Jan. 30 when the Mariners added pitcher Jeff Weaver to the 40-man roster.
Frazier, 24, has spent the past three seasons in the Tigers’ minor league system. In 2006 at Class A Lakeland, he hit .228 with 13 homers and 73 RBI. He's a career .261 hitter.
In 2004 Frazier was rated the best outfield arm in the Tigers' system by Baseball America. The 6-foot-3, 195-pound right-handed hitter was the Tigers third-round selection in the 2004 June draft out of Rutgers. He left Rutgers as the school’s all-time home run leader with 34.
Bazardo was 6-5, 3.64 in 25 starts with Double-A San Antonio last season.
