Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
... K/BB rates in 2009 and show why fantasy owners should keep a close eye on them heading into 2010. Shawn Kelley [SEA] 4.56 K/BB Kelley is looking more and more like one of those hidden gems found during the amature draft. Pitching out of Austin Peay State University, the Mariners selected Kelley in the 13 th round in 2007. A quick glance at his college numbers would suggest...
Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
... Jon Heyman sent out a Tweet which read: "#tigers sought young pitchers brandon morrow and shawn kelley for edwin jackson. #mariners apparently said no." Seattle Times' Mariners Blog writer Geoff Baker wrote the next day in an article entitled, "Report: Mariners turned down deal for Edwin Jackson", that his initial reaction to the offer was that, "...those...
Rattler Radio (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
A trade involving Shawn Kelley ('07, '08) was shot down by the Mariners . Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski acknowledged that he has been listening to offers involving Edwin Jackson. Now, it’s being reported that he’s making offers involving his All-Star pitcher, too. Sports Illustrated’s Jon Heyman said Dombrowski offered Jackson to the Seattle Mariners in exchange...
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
... and/or Phil Hughes , however. So we now know the Mariners didn't want to trade Brandon Morrow and Shawn Kelley for Jackson, but what's the take from the other side ? Seattle Times beat writer Geoff Baker thinks the Tigers would've had to throw in another player, at least. On the MLB.com Hot Stove blog, Jason Beck wonders if the Tigers might offer a multi-year deal to a reliever this...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
According to Sports Illustrated writer Jon Heyman's Twitter page, the Mariners rejected a deal for Tigers pitcher Edwin Jackson. Seattle would have sent pitchers Brandon Morrow and Shawn Kelley to Detroit.
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Mariners Declined Jackson for Morrow, Kelley The source is Jon Heyman's tweet: "Hearing Tigers sought young pitchers Brandon Morrow and Shawn Kelley for Jackson. Mariners apparently said no." If this is accurate, Dombrowski was certainly asking for a lot. It's not really surprising the Mariners declined.
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
SI's Jon Heyman tweets a rumor of the Tigers' demands from the Mariners in an Edwin Jackson trade: "Hearing Tigers sought young pitchers Brandon Morrow and Shawn Kelley for Jackson. Mariners apparently said no." So the Tigers offered two years of Jackson for four years of Morrow and five of Kelley. Were the Mariners right to turn it down?
Hypotyposeis (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
... session featured Pheme (pronounced "Fame") Perkins, Mary Ann Beavis, Colleen Conway, and Shawn Kelley. Finally, the Duke reception capped off the evening (unfortunately, it did not seem as well attended as in previous years). Monday had some of the best sessions of the conference. I went to a Paul session and heard a paper by Jason Staples on the Gentiles who do the law...
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
... source for the story. Two of the names suggested by Rosenthal and Morosi are Brandon Morrow and Shawn Kelley . When healthy, Morrow has a great arm. But staying healthy has been a problem for him. This season, he pitched in only 26 games for Seattle, sitting down with forearm and shoulder injuries. The Mariners have also tried to figure out what role best suits Morrow. He throws hard...
Pro Ball NW (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
... whose salary will rise from $2.2 million in arbitration. Mariners right-handers Brandon Morrow and Shawn Kelley both fit that description, and are the types of hard throwers favored by Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski. Jackson’s price tag is obviously much higher now than it was last season, but he can only command so much as he’s only under team control for two more seasons....
Pro Ball NW (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
You may look at the Seattle Mariners roster and think that, for the most part, they’ve got their 2010 bullpen in place. David Aardsma is coming off his best season in which he was one of the top closers in baseball, Mark Lowe continued to improve and Sean White resurfaced as a solid setup guy. If you plan on those three coming back and progress from Shawn Kelley, there aren’t many spots...
