Brendan Ryan left Saturday's game against the Yankees with an apparent elbow injury. The severity of the injury isn't known, but there won't any dropoff offensively if Ryan misses significant time. Munenori Kawasaki has entered the game as his replacement at shortstop.

Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports that the Mariners have turned down a bid from the Yankees for Brendan Ryan. They must not have offered very much. Ryan is an excellent defensive shortstop, but he's also hitting a paltry .196/.288/.288 this season. The Yanks would have wanted him for a utility role.

Brendan Ryan returned to action on Tuesday July 17.

Brendan Ryan left Monday's game in the second inning with a bruised left kneecap. Ryan fouled a ball off the knee in the top of the inning. He should be considered day-to-day.

Brendan Ryan is hitting .276 (16-for-58) in his last 20 games. It's at least a sign he's heading in the right direction. Ryan continues to start for his defense, but could be pushed by top prospect Nick Franklin in the second half. Franklin is batting .299 with five home runs and 22 doubles in 73 games at two different levels of the minors.

Brendan Ryan went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases in Sunday's 10-inning loss to the Red Sox. The two-hit day was the .182/.287/.273 hitting Ryan's first in nine games. Depending on how quickly top prospect Nick Franklin takes to Triple-A, Ryan may not be long for his starting job.

Brendan Ryan went 0-for-2 with a walk and a run scored in Wednesday's 9-3 loss to the Indians. Since manager Eric Wedge indicated on May 4 that Brendan Ryan would remain the team's starting shortstop, Ryan is batting 5-for-31 (.161). He has gone 19 games without an extra-base hit. He will continue to earn at-bats solely because the Mariners have no better option.

Mariners manager Eric Wedge indicated that Brendan Ryan will remain his starter at shortstop despite his slow start at the plate. Ryan is batting a paltry .125/.269/.234 thus far, but Wedge still loves what he gives the team defensively. "Ryan takes away more runs at shortstop than anybody," Wedge said. "If we can get a borderline average from him at the plate, we've got a championship-caliber shortstop. But that's up to him. He's got to give us more at the plate." Wedge noted that he doesn't see Kyle Seager as a real option at shortstop. Seager started eight games there last season.

Brendan Ryan is back in the M's lineup Wednesday. Ryan was held out of Tuesday's game due to what Mariners skipper Eric Wedge described as an "accountability issue." The 30-year-old shortstop had problems with tardiness (and goofiness) during his time with the Cardinals, so it's not really a surprise that an incident happened in Seattle. "It's behind us," Wedge said Wednesday. "It's good, everything is clear."

Mariners manager Eric Wedge told reporters that Brendan Ryan is out Tuesday due to an "accountability issue." Wedge chose not to elaborate further. Ryan was known for acting immaturely and being late to the ballpark on occasion during his time in St. Louis, so perhaps there was a similar incident in Seattle. But he's expected to return on Wednesday.