News: Mariners 2B Jose Lopez made his 12th start of the season at 1B on Sunday against the Athletics. Seattle was trying the usual 2B there this month to see if he could possibly be a first baseman in 2009. Asked what he thought of that, Lopez said, "No. I don't want to move."

Analysis: Lopez has been great hitting in the top half of the Mariners' lineup in 2008 and has emerged as a viable Fantasy 2B. Lopez has enjoyed a career year and should continue to get better. If he ends up moving to first base, he'd at least maintain eligibility at 2B next season. Draft him among the top 10 second baseman in 2009

The AP reports that Jose Lopez made his 12th start of the season at first base. Seattle was trying the usual second baseman there this month to see if he could possibly be a first baseman in 2009. Asked what he thought of that, Lopez said, “No. I don’t want to move.”Lopez set career highs in home runs (17), RBI (89), runs (80) and batting average (.297) in 2008. The 24-year-old from Anzoategui should continue to improve regardles of where he plays.

News: Mariners 2B Jose Lopez went 2-for-3 with two home runs and four RBI on Friday against the Athletics. He has a career-high 17 home runs on the season.

Analysis: Lopez has been great hitting in the top half of the Mariners' lineup in 2008 and has emerged as a viable Fantasy 2B. Lopez has enjoyed a career year and should continue to get better. Draft him among the top 10 second baseman in 2009

Seattle Mariners 1B Jose Lopez went 2-for-3 Friday, Sept. 26, against the Oakland Athletics, with two home runs and four RBIs, according to The Associated Press.

Jose Lopez crushed a pair of home runs and drove in four as the Mariners defeat A's 10-8. Lopez completed the night 2-for-3, hitting home runs in the third and fifth inning off of Sean Gallagher, and powered the Mariners to a rare win. Lopez now has hit five home runs in September.

Lopez found his power stroke around midsummer and has continued to rake. After collecting only five bombs in 92 games before the All-Star break, he's launched 12 in 65 contests since. It's been a career year for the second sacker in all major statistical categories, as he's batting .297 with 40 doubles, 89 RBIs and 80 runs.

Jose Lopez went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and four RBI in Friday's 10-8 win over Oakland. Both of his hits went for home runs, at the expense of pitcher Sean Gallagher.Lopez now has 17 homers for the season, and has collected a hit in six of his last seven games.

Lopez has swung a hot stick of late, drilling two doubles and a homer with five RBIs while hitting safely in each of his last seven contests. The underrated young second baseman owns a healthy .355 average this month, and looks as if he'll make a strong push to finish with his first .300-plus average in his five-year big league career.

The Tacoma News-Tribune reports Seattle Mariners 2B Jose Lopez had three hits on Tuesday, Sept. 16, including a home run, in a 6-3 win over the Kansas City Royals.

The hits keep coming for Lopez, who's now hitting a cool .500 (11-for-22) with Tuesday's jack and three RBIs over a modest six-game hitting streak which has boosted his season average to a stellar .299 clip.

Jose Lopez made another start at first base on Tuesday but it was his bat that got the most attention. He hit his 15th home run on a night where he went 3-for-4.He has raised his average to .299, which is worth noting since he hit just .252 last season. His 15 home runs is also a career high.

Robert Falkoff, of MLB.com, reports Seattle Mariners 2B Jose Lopez made his third career start at first base Tuesday, Sept. 16. Lopez is a candidate to be the team's first baseman next season.

News: According to The Sports Xchange notes: 2B Jose Lopez made his first career start at first base Saturday, but it won't be his last. Manager Jim Riggleman wants Lopez to spend a little time at both first base and DH in the final two weeks of the season so the club can get a longer look at rookie 2B Luis Valbuena. Lopez has no problem with that, but he's made it clear he wants to be back at second base for the 2009 season.

Analysis: Lopez has enjoyed a career year and should continue to get better. He has proven to be a viable starter in all Fantasy leagues this season after a few years of being a tad bit too streaky. Those hot streaks have gotten longer and the cold streaks gotten shorter

Manager Jim Riggleman explained the surprise move prior to the game, saying it is something that has been discussed within the organization for more than a week, and had more to do with getting a closer look at rookie second baseman Luis Valbuena during the final two weeks of the season than finding a new home for Lopez. The Mariners have 15 games remaining, and exactly how many of those games Lopez would play at first base is uncertain. But manager Jim Riggleman said Saturday night was not a one-time experiment.

Jose Lopez is making his first career start at first base Saturday against the Angels. Lopez has been a real disappointment defensively at second base, but he doesn't have nearly the bat to make it as a first baseman. He might be tolerable both offensively and defensively at third if Adrian Beltre is traded. However, he needs to have some sort of breakthrough in 2009 if he wants to continue being viewed as a long-term regular. It wouldn't even be a question if only he'd get into better shape and work to make himself a better second baseman.Source: Seattle Times

Jose Lopez went 2-for-4 on Thursday night as he knocked in his 80th run of the year for the Mariners to best his career-high mark of 79 from two years ago.Lopez has proven that last season's sub par effort was the result of the off field issues that he dealt with including the death of his brother. Second baseman that hit .292 with 14 home runs and 80 RBI are still pretty valuable pieces even in this day and age of big offensive numbers, and therefore Lopez has been worthy of starting all year.

News: Jose Lopez went deep twice for his first multihomer game to help Seattle beat New York 5-2 Sunday.

Analysis: Lopez has enjoyed a career year and should continue to get better. Consider him a solid option in any league for Fantasy Week 24 (Sept. 8-14) and beyond

The Associated Press reports Seattle Mariners 2B Jose Lopez hit two home runs Sunday, Sept. 7.

Lopez's two solo shots were his first long balls since Aug. 27. The second baseman has hit 11 of his 14 homers at Safeco Field in just five more at-bats at home. He's also hitting .323 at home vs. just .264 on the road, so he's an outstanding play in Seattle's home games.

Jose Lopez hit a pair of solo homers as the Mariners topped the Yankees 5-2 on Sunday. Lopez homered off both starter Mike Mussina and reliever Jose Veras, and he also added a single in the contest. Lopez rebounding to hit .294 with 14 homers is one of the few bright spots for the Mariners this season, but he's still a below average second basemen.