Comments on: Many Hands Make Light Work

By: leon0112

leon0112 — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:51:19 +0000

Is there any official word that Griffey will retire after this season? It would seem that either Clement or Carp would be an upgrade for DH.

I assume that Sweeney is gone after this season.

This means the Mariners can upgrade the DH position without spending too much money.

Dave, as you say, the focus should be on upgrading the SS position.

By: behappy

behappy — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 07:15:05 +0000

Thanks again Dave for another masterpiece. The only problem is you are sucking so much of my free time reading your delicous posts.

Anyway, just a quick thought on the 2010 roster. What about our starting pitchers? Once Washburn and Bedard are gone that leaves The King, Morrow, RRS, Vargas and…Silva? Does that sound about right? And if so is that good enough? or do we need an upgrade there as well?

Thanks for your thoughts.

By: NorthofWrigleyField

NorthofWrigleyField — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:09:21 +0000

Mr. Cameron… thanks for throwing Jake Fox’s name out there… but what on earth can the Mariners offer the Cubs that would make a playoff contender trade an important part of their current ballclub? I hope the Cubs do trade him in the offseason for VALUE. I can’t think of a single available member of the Mariners current roster save Aardsma that would help the Cubs win this year, but I would love to hear your suggestion on that. Are you thinking a three-way deal?

I would be more than happy to have Jake Fox find the Mariners roster in 2010, but I hope the Cubs hold onto him for the rest of the year unless there’s a deal to make the team better. Now… if Derrek Lee ends up having neck problems (he left today’s game after an awkward slide into third… replaced by Jake Fox), I’d be interested in a deal for Branyan, who would probably resign with the Mariners in the offseason.

By: joser

joser — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:43:44 +0000

You might be able to get some team to take Silva’s deal if you paid them $31M to do so (ie, the cost remaining). If the M’s cut him outright I’m not sure any team would even take a flyer on him at the league minimum. Well, KC or the Nationals might. Hey, there’s a thought: perhaps Zduriencik could pull another Yuniesky and send Silva to the Nats and get a couple of prospects back in exchange for paying his salary?

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:28:57 +0000

No one’s taking Silva’s deal.

By: SoulofaCitizen

SoulofaCitizen — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:28:11 +0000

Would it make any sense for the M’s to trade Washburn or Bedard to the Yankees, and instead of getting players back, or supplementing lesser players, have them take Silva as well, since the dead weight of his contract is a lot less damaging to the Yankees massive budget than it is to the M’s?

Would give us more room do all the things Dave suggested and still go after a free agent

By: joser

joser — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:43:07 +0000

There’s been some drunk yelling that at M’s games for the past decade. Reality isn’t a strong influence on these people.

By: Techno_Viking-

Techno_Viking- — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:40:34 +0000

Griffey is still so beloved, and when he is at bat 75% of Safeco thinks he will lead us to victory.

Seriously! At the game last night some drunk was yelling “we want Griffey” when Chris Shelton was at bat. No, no I don’t.

By: kgrant

kgrant — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:53:36 +0000

[has its own thread now]

By: joser

joser — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:52:31 +0000

Beautiful work, Dave.

The difference between the two isnâ€™t in the quality of the good hitters, but instead in the quality of the bad hitters.

This may be one of the most trenchant, concise, and elegant sentences you’ve written here. It’s right up there with “the most important quality a closer needs is the ability to get opposite-handed hitters out.”

Per Churchill, Saunders is up with the big club. Sweet.

Wow, really? What color flag is that?