Tuesday, November 04, 2003
EDGAR LOCKED UP
KJR tells me through a sports update (I think Softy got a hold of Edgar's agent Willie Sanchez) that Edgar has been signed to a one-year contract with your Seattle Mariners. Edgar remains your Mariner DH for next year.
Of course, Softy brings up that it's surprising that Edgar decided to sign on even before the Mariners made any real big moves and even before they hired a new GM.
Anyway, it's good to have Edgar back. The period of speculation where it was known that Edgar was coming back to play for 2004 but was unknown with which team he would sign was a very short period. And that's a good thing.
This move keeps a portion of the very little power that the Mariners have left. Of course, it'd be stupid for the Mariners to trot out the same lineup in 2004 that they had in 2003. You can't just expect all of those guys to bounce back. And we know Cameron's gonna walk anyway, so it's kind of moot. This move also guarantees, like Softy says, that Edgar's not gonna score if Olerud hits a double. I think the real cool thing here would be someone that had speed that would be like a Cameron who could get on base more often. I'd sacrifice a bit of speed for someone who could get on base more often than Cameron. People in Seattle are jaded because they have had top-notch defensive centerfielding since 1989. They don't want anything less than top-notch D from the CF slot. But to me, if you have to maybe let a couple hits through, but then pick it up with some better offense, some pop, and some BADLY NEEDED CLUTCH and you win a championship along the way, you're damn right I'll take it.
Now if they could be as quick with the Edgar signing as they were to hiring an awesome GM. Come on, the GM meetings are next week.
Of course, Softy brings up that it's surprising that Edgar decided to sign on even before the Mariners made any real big moves and even before they hired a new GM.
Anyway, it's good to have Edgar back. The period of speculation where it was known that Edgar was coming back to play for 2004 but was unknown with which team he would sign was a very short period. And that's a good thing.
This move keeps a portion of the very little power that the Mariners have left. Of course, it'd be stupid for the Mariners to trot out the same lineup in 2004 that they had in 2003. You can't just expect all of those guys to bounce back. And we know Cameron's gonna walk anyway, so it's kind of moot. This move also guarantees, like Softy says, that Edgar's not gonna score if Olerud hits a double. I think the real cool thing here would be someone that had speed that would be like a Cameron who could get on base more often. I'd sacrifice a bit of speed for someone who could get on base more often than Cameron. People in Seattle are jaded because they have had top-notch defensive centerfielding since 1989. They don't want anything less than top-notch D from the CF slot. But to me, if you have to maybe let a couple hits through, but then pick it up with some better offense, some pop, and some BADLY NEEDED CLUTCH and you win a championship along the way, you're damn right I'll take it.
Now if they could be as quick with the Edgar signing as they were to hiring an awesome GM. Come on, the GM meetings are next week.
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