Articles by Brian Hight

About Brian Hight

Brian Hight lives in Seattle and writes primarily about MLB and the local Seattle Mariners, with a focus on advanced analytics. Occasionally, he delves into the NFL and the NBA, also with an emphasis on advanced statistics. He’s currently pursuing a Certificate in Data Analysis online from Microsoft, where he hopes to create a prediction model for baseball outcomes for his capstone project.

Top Seattle Mariners Prospect To Debut Against Cleveland Indians

May 12, 2021 Brian Hight 0

On Monday, the Seattle Mariners announced that top prospect Jarred Kelenic would get called up and make his major league debut in Thursday’s series opener against the Cleveland Indians at T-Mobile Park. Kelenic, the subject […]

In Defense Of Jarred Kelenic To The Minors

March 31, 2021 Brian Hight 0

Late last week, the Seattle Mariners made a series of roster moves, including assigning top prospect, Jarred Kelenic being re-assigned to the minors, more than likely AAA in Tacoma. Given that AAA will see a […]

Fans Lose When MLB Teams Manipulate Service Time

February 24, 2021 Brian Hight 0

Presumably, all Major League Baseball teams do it. Not all MLB teams have their President/CEO caught on a video recording proclaiming their team does it to an audience on Zoom. But that was exactly what […]

The NFL Never Sleeps – NFL Releases 2021 Schedule Of Home/Away Opponents

January 7, 2021 Brian Hight 0

With the playoffs not yet underway, the NFL released the home and away opponents for each team for the 2021 season. For the eighteen teams that failed to make the playoffs, the announcement provides some […]

Seattle Mariners’ Kyle Lewis Wins AL Rookie Of The Year

November 11, 2020 Brian Hight 0

The young and upcoming Seattle Mariners collected more hardware on Monday. After first baseman Evan White and shortstop J.P. Crawford brought home gold gloves on election night (remember when it used to be just one […]

No Legion Of Boom Here

October 30, 2020 Brian Hight 0

For Seattle Seahawks fans, the 2020 team has been both exhilarating and disorienting. For all those who have been begging for head coach Pete Carroll and offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to “let Russ cook,” the […]

Seattle Mariners Halfway-Point Review – Who Is Standing Out In Another So-Far Disappointing Season

August 26, 2020 Brian Hight 0

Believe it or not, some Major League Baseball teams have reached the half-way mark of this abbreviated, bizarre, COVID season. Among them are the Seattle Mariners. On Sunday, the Mariners completed their 30th game with […]

Previewing The 2020 Pac-12 Football Season

July 29, 2020 Brian Hight 0

Previewing the 2020 Pac-12 Football Season Today, we’re taking a look at the 2020 PAC-12 football season and how our system rates each team. With a host of coaching changes, quarterback changes, and game cancellations, […]

What Justin Verlander’s IL Stint Means For The AL West

July 29, 2020 Brian Hight 0

On Sunday, the baseball world went into a panic twice. The first panic came on the heels of a group of Miami Marlins players and coaches testing positive for Covid-19. The original number of players […]

Seattle Mariners’ 60-Game Schedule Is Set

July 8, 2020 Brian Hight 0

On Monday, Major League Baseball announced the abbreviated, regionally focused, 2020 schedule. Teams from the National League and the American League will be grouped with their counterparts from the other league. So, the NL East […]