Mariners Create Department On Statistical Analysis

The Mariners are "in the process of creating an entirely new department" to deal with statistical analysis, according to Geoff Baker of the SEATTLE TIMES. The department "will fall under the auspices" of Tony Blengino, a longtime baseball stats analyst and a Special Assistant to new Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik. Details of the department's "mandate and size are still to be worked out, but the move could vault the Mariners from their perceived Stone Age approach to stats to one in which they're seen as one of the game's more progressive franchises." The Mariners have relied on freelance stats consultant Mat Olkin the past few seasons (SEATTLE TIMES, 11/15).