Zach Mason

Seattle

Single lawyer in the big city balancing life, work, and relationships—trying to have it all. Junior Washington Correspondent: @LookoutLanding & @MeetattheMitt

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Gabe Speier is back and better than ever

3 days ago | lookoutlanding.com | Zach Mason

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images When I first heard that the Mariners were honoring the best left-handed pitcher in baseball history, naturally I assumed they were unveiling some sort of Gabe Speier promotion. Turns out they are retiring Randy Johnson’s number. But you can understand my confusion: This year, Speier has a lower ERA and a higher strikeout rate than Johnson ever did with Seattle.
Mariners to retire Randy Johnson’s #51 next summer

4 days ago | lookoutlanding.com | Zach Mason

Photo credit should read DAN LEVINE/AFP via Getty Images On the 35th anniversary of the first no-hitter in franchise history, the Mariners have announced that they will be retiring the number of the man who did it. Randy Johnson, the greatest left-handed pitcher in baseball history, will be honored in a ceremony during the 2026 season, with the exact date to be announced once the 2026 schedule is finalized.
Mariners Moose Tracks, 6/1/25: Cole Young, Yordan Alvarez, and Shohei Ohtani

6 days ago | lookoutlanding.com | Zach Mason

Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images Cole Young made his MLB debut last night and walked the game off. Read the recap here, or read Twinkie Town’s excellent take on the game instead. New Meet at the Mitt dropped on the bullpen, Cole Young, whathaveyou. Lance Brozdowski offers a view on George Kirby’s first couple games. The Astros have “discovered” a fracture in Yordan Alvarez’s hand, and Chandler Rome doesn’t hold back.
Cole Young seizes his debut, walks off Twins in extras

6 days ago | lookoutlanding.com | Zach Mason

Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images Yesterday, Taylor Swift announced that after a protracted battle, she had secured ownership over the master recordings of her first six albums. If you’re unfamiliar with the saga, the short version is that while as the writer of all her songs (though sometimes with co-writers), she owned the songs themselves, her initial contract allocated the rights to the master recordings of her first six albums to her production company, Big Machine Records.
31-26: Chart

6 days ago | lookoutlanding.com | Zach Mason

The Doors’ “Twentieth Century Fox”: J.P. Crawford, +.629 WPAMLB on Fox: Julio Rodriguez, -.245 WPA Game Thread Comment of the DayI went ahead and picked up Louis Varland in the LL Staff Fantasy League tonight
Mariners Game #57: 5/31/25, Twins in Seattle

6 days ago | lookoutlanding.com | Zach Mason

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Say what you will about it as a baseball move, but from a vibes perspective, I am all for calling up Cole Young, as the Mariners have done. There’s no better way to flush a bad week of baseball than by having something to be excited about. Young, the Mariners’ first-round pick out of North Allegheny High School in 2022, came into the season as the Mariners’ second-ranked prospect according to Lookout Landing.
Six Pope quotes that explain the Mariners 6-5 win over the White Sox

2 weeks ago | lookoutlanding.com | Zach Mason

David Banks-Imagn Images Six Pope quotes that explain the Mariners 6-5 win over the White SoxYou can dance with me, or you can get off my dance floor. I’m fine dancing alone. If you’re a baseball fan who hasn’t been living under a rock, you know that the new pope is a White Sox fan. So, since the Mariners just finished a series on the South Side, it felt appropriate to recap this game by doing some Pope-quoting.
28-20: Chart

2 weeks ago | lookoutlanding.com | Zach Mason

At least the White Sox fans who sat through this won’t have to deal with traffic on the way out Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Being in a bit of a pickle: Randy Arozarena, -.180 WPAA bite of a good deli pickle: Leody Taveras, +.214 WPAThe one good thing about these bad weather games is that you get so many fits to assess
Mariners Game #48 Preview: 5/21 at CHW

2 weeks ago | lookoutlanding.com | Zach Mason

Photo by John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images It’s cold. It was cold yesterday. It’s cold today. It will probably be cold tomorrow—we just won’t have to care because the Mariners will have moved on to Houston. But that cold could be a good thing today. The weather is what Aaron and Hyphen kept referring to as a “forcefield” last night that kept the batted balls from flying farther than the warning track.
Casey Legumina’s been nuts

2 weeks ago | lookoutlanding.com | Zach Mason

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images The Mariners need another leverage arm in their bullpen. Where last year the starters averaged 5.8 innings per game, this year, they’re down to 5.3. Some of that is all the starts they’ve had to give to Emerson Hancock, Logan Evans, and Luis F. Castillo, but even if/when George Kirby, Logan Gilbert, and Bryce Miller get back, the team won’t be able to rely on them for length for several weeks. And as good as the back of the bullpen is, it’s not deep.