Reposted by Ryan BlakeUrbmonger @crowshair.bsky.social · 6hGreat summary of the season from @swingsandtakes.com - both highly readable and solidly backed by data.lookoutlanding.comThe Beautiful and Dan’dGoodnight, and good luck 111
Ryan Blake @swingsandtakes.com · 11hThis is roughly how I read the “we‘ve come to realize defense matters“ portion of the postseason interviews 051
Ryan Blake @swingsandtakes.com · 11hThe Mariners won 14 fewer games in 2026 than they did in 2025. Some nice math here: - Cal and Julio worth 10.2 fewer wins - Rest of roster worth 1.5 fewer wins - Pythag luck worth 1 fewer win So we can reasonably account for 12.7 of the 14 wins? 130
Reposted by Ryan BlakeWill Harris @sandwichpick.bsky.social · 15hNo one: GMs of teams that won 72 games hosting a press conference no one asked for: 1144
Ryan Blake @swingsandtakes.com · 29/09/2026tl;dr thread because this is far too many words for such a bad team 120
Ryan Blake @swingsandtakes.com · 29/09/2026The 2026 Mariners were supposed to be good, they were bad, and Dan Wilson was their feckless manager. But the roster he was saddled with proved disturbingly thin. My season obit, for @lookoutlanding.bsky.sociallookoutlanding.comThe Beautiful and Dan’dGoodnight, and good luck 2215
Ryan Blake @swingsandtakes.com · 28/09/2026The Mariners have 77.5 pitching fWAR since 2022. That's 13th in the majors. A bit less than the Twins in 12th, and a bit more than the Orioles in 14th. 320
Reposted by Ryan BlakeLookout Landing @lookoutlanding.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Alert the NY media because Mariners fans are Max Freed now www.lookoutlanding.com/seattle-mari...lookoutlanding.comSeattle Mariners eliminated from 2026 playoff contentionThe math has ceased, the sails have fallen. 3224
Reposted by Ryan BlakeLookout Landing @lookoutlanding.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It hasn’t been the season anyone, including Josh Naylor, hoped for, but behind the scenes Naylor has been quietly integrating himself into both his new team and Seattle as a whole: www.lookoutlanding.com/seattle-mari...lookoutlanding.comFind the helpers: Checking in with Josh Naylor at the end of year oneJosh Naylor finds community in Seattle 4567
Ryan Blake @swingsandtakes.com · 24/09/2026Going out on a limb and saying Dan Wilson is probably a better manager than Raul Ibañez. 120
Reposted by Ryan BlakeBrent Maguire @bmags94.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The Angels need to go 3-1 in their final four-game series in Seattle to avoid their first 100-loss season in franchise history. 141
Reposted by Ryan BlakeJarrett Seidler @seidler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I wrapped up my month-long project ranking MLB front offices this morning with the top ten operations in baseball. Has been a lot of fun and work to put together, I hope everyone has enjoyed it. @baseballprospectus.com www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...baseballprospectus.com2026 Front Office Rankings: Teams 10-1 | Baseball ProspectusWelcome back to the 2026 MLB Front Office Rankings. If you missed them, you can catch up on the first three articles here: Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Teams 30-21 Part 3: Teams 20-11 TIER 3: DEVILS R... 4219
Reposted by Ryan BlakeLookout Landing @lookoutlanding.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Look the Mariners season has been excruciating but if you’re not hanging out on LL you’re just missing out Art by user lockonstratos and lock screen by andrewgolfsalot 3294
Ryan Blake @swingsandtakes.com · 24/09/2026The Mariners began the day with 0.0% playoff odds. They ended the day with 0.0% playoff odds. And yet, they absolutely refuse to let this miserable season die. For @lookoutlanding.bsky.sociallookoutlanding.comMariners Live, Beat Astros 6-5 in ExtrasThe Worldwide Leader in never letting this season go 3305
Ryan Blake @swingsandtakes.com · 24/09/2026It's a silly thing, but I truly cannot recall ever seeing the Mariners Moose in the section behind home plate flailing around trying to distract the pitcher like that. Weird. 060
Ryan Blake @swingsandtakes.com · 24/09/2026I think the "worst" Mariners seasons of my lifetime have to be 2026, 2008, and 2010. But honorable mention for "least favorite" in 2021 and 2018. I mean, shit, as someone who started watching the team in 2004, I'm not sure I've really enjoyed any season so far. 880
Reposted by Ryan BlakeJames Johnston @rollingroofrundown.com · 23/09/2026So long, summer.lookoutlanding.comMariners fade into fall in 7-0 loss to AstrosSummer is over 081
Ryan Blake @swingsandtakes.com · 22/09/2026Between Cal and Julio, the Mariners lost 22 FRV between 2025 and 2026. 162
Reposted by Ryan BlakeJohn Trupin @johntrupin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Following their weekend in Colorado, the 2026 Seattle Mariners officially are the worst defensive team in Statcast era history (2016->) by Outs Above Average. They sit at -56, outpacing the ghastly 2025 Angels. Fielding Run Value has them 6th-worst, likely to overtake 5th in the final week. 14013
Reposted by Ryan BlakeSB Nation @sbnation.bsky.social · 22/09/2026MLB’s 5 biggest questions for the stretch run before 2026 Playoffs www.sbnation.com/mlb/1129539/...sbnation.comMLB’s 5 biggest questions for the stretch run before 2026 PlayoffsThe AL Central and the AL West are still up for grabs as MLB enters its final week of the season. 031
Ryan Blake @swingsandtakes.com · 22/09/2026Gotta admit I haven’t watched much Orioles baseball this year but tuning into a conversation on MASN about whether it’s the manager’s job to tell a player to wear sunglasses during a day game, and it seems they’ve got a Mariners East thing going on over there. 020
Ryan Blake @swingsandtakes.com · 21/09/2026This is the worst the Mariners have played this century, and one of the great half-season collapses in modern baseball history. It’s concerning, to say the least. For @lookoutlanding.bsky.sociallookoutlanding.comNumber 2, AscendingThe Mariners’ season has gone right down the (statistical) toilet 2171
Ryan Blake @swingsandtakes.com · 20/09/2026The Mariners are going to finish in the top 5 by wRC+. 250
Ryan Blake @swingsandtakes.com · 17/09/2026The 2026 Mariners are just the 2024 Mariners without the season-saving managerial change. 041
Ryan Blake @swingsandtakes.com · 17/09/2026Overall agreed on Dipoto, fair ranking. The final sentence sums up everything I feel about both Dipoto and the Mariners at the moment. I think there's a case the Mariners aren't a strong pitching org anymore, but WARP is much friendlier than fWAR or bWAR, so I'm not confident in that stance. 120
Reposted by Ryan BlakeJames Johnston @rollingroofrundown.com · 17/09/2026The Mariners win on Jo Adell Home Run Robbery Bobblehead Night. 🔱 www.lookoutlanding.com/seattle-mari...lookoutlanding.comMariners maintain some semblance of dignity, take series finale in AnaheimThe math doesn’t say no — yet 051
Ryan Blake @swingsandtakes.com · 16/09/2026I would be disappointed given I‘ve been working on my season obit for like a month with the assumption the FO is staying and Wilson is going and have perfectly crafted the amount of snark and finger pointing and simply have no interest in writing about Dipoto, the individual. 031
Reposted by Ryan BlakeJames Johnston @rollingroofrundown.com · 16/09/2026Buster Olney of ESPN: "...there are a lot of industry tremors that suggest major change is possible at the top of the [Mariners] front office." "If ownership decides to fire Dipoto, his job will immediately become one of the most coveted in the industry -- and largely because of Dipoto's work."espn.comMLB teams with potential 2026 managerial, front office changesFrom skippers possibly managing their final games to front office execs facing uncertainty, we break down a number of looming decisions. 4103
Reposted by Ryan BlakeWill Harris @sandwichpick.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Cal Raleigh's monster september 28914
Reposted by Ryan BlakeLookout Landing @lookoutlanding.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Kade Anderson's big-league career isn't off to the start he maybe imagined, but he's fortunate to have a fellow SEC pitcher as a teammate who knows a little something about that: www.lookoutlanding.com/seattle-mari...lookoutlanding.comOn Kade Anderson and faking it until you make itKade Anderson hasn’t yet been able to replicate his Double-A brilliance at the big-league level, but there’s plenty of journey left 0123
Reposted by Ryan BlakeLookout Landing @lookoutlanding.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Things to watch for in today’s Bryce Miller start: how much is he throwing his fastball, when, and where? www.lookoutlanding.com/seattle-mari...lookoutlanding.comBryce Miller’s identity crisisBig Tex has gotten Big Lost in 2026 181
Reposted by Ryan BlakeMeet At The Mitt @meetatthemitt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Back in gear as the Mariners pull in to the station with @lookoutlanding.bsky.social @ffsn.bsky.social @evanjamesaudio.bsky.social @swingsandtakes.com #GoMs #GoMariners #Mariners open.spotify.com/episode/4Olc...open.spotify.comThe Fault(s) in our Stars - Meet at the Mitt PodcastMeet at the Mitt: A Seattle Mariners podcast · Episode 042
Ryan Blake @swingsandtakes.com · 13/09/2026The Mariners traded for one of the league’s streakiest player, and then he took a big slump. For @lookoutlanding.bsky.sociallookoutlanding.comThe plot against Taylor WardWe’re going streaking 1145
Ryan Blake @swingsandtakes.com · 12/09/2026The Mariners bullpen has 1.1 fWAR in 2026. Andrés Muñoz has 1.1 fWAR in 2026. 3144
Reposted by Ryan Blakeonion person @junlper.beer · 11/09/2026absolutely phenomenal video youtu.be/wn9pQb4ukBo?...youtu.beHow Comedy Drowned in a Radioactive Cesspool of Corruption and DepravityYouTube video by The Elephant Graveyard 28818101
Reposted by Ryan BlakeAmanda Lane Cumming @amandalc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I'm generally not into the 9/11 nostalgia complex, but I wrote this in 2020 and I kinda regret doing it because it was a LOT I didn't need that year. BUT, I really liked the way this came out and I was fascinated by the moment before everything changed, so here's that moment for the Mariners.lookoutlanding.comThe Mariners and the Night BeforeOn September 10th, 2001 the Mariners were steamrolling their way through baseball and looking toward the playoffs. It was the last night of the Before. 2164
Reposted by Ryan BlakeMike Petriello @mikepetriello.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The Cubs have best position player group in MLB. Best offense, best defense. They also rank #30 in pitching WAR. Can one of the most lopsided teams in history succeed like this? On how unusual this roster construction is -- & what it means in Oct. --> www.mlb.com/cubs/news/20...mlb.comThe Cubs are the best-hitting, best-fielding team in baseball. There's just one little problem ...The Cubs have the best offense in baseball, and by a large margin, too. It’s actually arguably the best in team history, and this is a team with a lot of history. The Cubs have the best defense in bas... 75614
Reposted by Ryan BlakeLookout Landing @lookoutlanding.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Wrote this a month ago about Muñoz's changeup. At the time he wasn't getting a ton of swing and miss on it, but it was an effective way to attack lefties. He's still using it primarily on lefties, but now it's got an 86% whiff rate and a 55% putaway rate. www.lookoutlanding.com/seattle-mari...lookoutlanding.comAndrés Muñoz doesn’t care if hitters swing at his changeupAndrés Muñoz’s least-used pitch might be his most important one 1132
Reposted by Ryan BlakeEno Sarris @enosarris.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Changeups are supposed to be better against opposite handed hitters. This year, they aren’t. And guess which team has capitalized on a key insight from a statistical model about which changeups should be thrown to same handed hitters? t.co/cciLqIkBQX 4374
Reposted by Ryan BlakePatrick Dubuque @euqubud.baseballprospectus.com · 10/09/2026Started writing an article about deadline deals that went south, and wound up writing a second article inside the first one about how truly special the Taylor Ward disaster has been for Seattle.baseballprospectus.comTaylor, Unmade | Baseball ProspectusNot every deadline deal is going to work out. Not many will go this badly. 0155
Reposted by Ryan BlakeGus Garcia-Roberts @ggarciaroberts.bsky.social · 10/09/2026New for @propublica, how MLB created perfect the market conditions for predatory moneylenders in Dominican baseball, and David Ortiz’s hidden role bankrolling the most notorious prestamista in the DR www.propublica.org/article/how-...propublica.orgHow the Dominican Baseball Factory Traps Young Players and Their Families With False PromisesTeams make handshake deals with players as young as 11 while moneylenders prey on their families. The industry is corrupt, but Major League Baseball and the players union have done little about it. 410336
Ryan Blake @swingsandtakes.com · 09/09/2026It's possible Dan just has a really bad Word of the Day calendar. 030
Reposted by Ryan BlakeLookout Landing @lookoutlanding.bsky.social · 09/09/2026General baseball thing I'm rooting for in a lost Mariners season: for the Pirates to finish with a net-positive offense for the first time in 12 years (!) www.sbnation.com/mlb/1127557/...sbnation.comPirates’ historic slump signals better days aheadPittsburgh’s offense dropped from first to worst in second half of 2026 092
Ryan Blake @swingsandtakes.com · 08/09/2026The Pirates posted a .768 OPS in the first half. They’ve posted a .651 OPS in the second half. It’s the largest drop (by tOPS+) in Major League history. In Pittsburgh, that's progress. My first, for @sbnation.bsky.socialsbnation.comPirates’ historic slump signals better days aheadPittsburgh’s offense dropped from first to worst in second half of 2026 041
Reposted by Ryan BlakeKyle Bland @blandalytics.pitcherlist.com · 07/09/2026Nate Rasmussen (@rasmussenbase.bsky.social, I think?) made this incredible resource for showing the vast array of pitch grips and permutations, along with analysis on how to achieve them, and what the benefits and drawbacks are. Incredible stuff. rasmussenbaseball.com/tools/pitch-... 02912
Reposted by Ryan BlakeLookout Landing @lookoutlanding.bsky.social · 07/09/2026If you like a) Cal Raleigh and b) Iron Maiden boy is this the story for you www.lookoutlanding.com/seattle-mari...lookoutlanding.comEven in a tough 2026, Cal Raleigh is a TrooperCal Raleigh rages against the dying of the light of his 2026 season (not to mix literary references) 2235
