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Bedard Deal Almost Done; M’s Instant Contenders
7 Comments Published by Andrew Johnson January 28th, 2008 in Mariners, Orioles, TradesVia FanHouse and Geoff Baker’s Seattle Times blog comes the news that Erik Bedard, as long anticipated, is about to become a Mariner. Seattle has called back Adam Jones from the Venezuelan Winter League, in which the playoffs are underway. That’s a rare move and something the Mariners wouldn’t do unless they had a really […]
The Orioles Are Busy
1 Comment Published by Andrew Johnson January 10th, 2008 in Cubs, Mariners, Orioles, Trades, SabermetricsBut not in a good way if you’re a Baltimore fan. According to Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune, the Cubs are closing in on a deal for Baltimore second baseman Brian Roberts. That’s not, though. According to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, the Orioles and Mariners are only one player apart from agreeing on an […]
It’s All About the Benjamins, Baby
0 Comments Published by Nick December 21st, 2007 in Mariners, Dumb GMs, MLB newsCarlos Silva is now a Mariner. That’s right folks, for the bargain-bin price of 4 years and 48 million dollars, Seattle has added a (at best) slightly-above average 28 year-old starter to their rotation.
Now, given the recent tendency of MLB teams to hand out fat contracts to mediocre starting pitchers (e.g. Kevin Millwood: 5 […]
I’m Smart
0 Comments Published by Andrew Johnson November 30th, 2007 in Dumb GMs, Mariners, Shameless self-promotion, Media, Twins, MLB news, Trades, Yankees, Red SoxAs predicted in my column which is running right now on AOL Sports and sizes up the market for Johan Santana in an oh so eloquent way, the Mariners have become players in the Santana derby, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune:
Several teams — including the Red Sox, Yankees, Mets, Angels and Dodgers — have expressed […]
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