Saturday, December 20, 2003
LOCAL BOY
Non-tenders, via ESPN
There are a few guys on this non-tender list I wouldn't mind seeing the M's take a chance on. Scott Sauerbeck, Mark Redman, Randall Simon, to name a few.
But we are talking about the Seattle Mariners here.
Tampa Bay non-tendered Olympia native Jared Sandberg today. Guess what that means???
He's going to sign with the Mariners.
He's 25 years old, which falls well short of the 30-something line. Now, I'm not saying that Sandberg is a great player, because he's not. But if the Mariners really believe in playing the local boy game, then bring Ryne's nephew aboard and get rid of Wolf Freak (Willie Bloomquist).
After hitting 18 homers and driving in 54 runs in 2002, Sandberg struggled in 2003, playing in just 55 games and batting just .213. But again, he is better than Willie Bloomquist.
Let me state for the record that I'm not favoring a move for Sandberg. I'm just being realistic, that's all. The M's love local players, and you shouldn't be shocked if the M's do sign Jared Sandberg.
But since the Mariners will feel the urge to waste another roster spot on a crappy backup outfielder, watch them sign K-Swiss Boy, Gabe Kapler. What we see in Kapler is not what the M's see in him. We see the fact that Kapler sucks major ass. But the M's see dollar signs, because the girls love Kapler. It's a terrible way to run a baseball team, I know it is.
But again, we are talking about the Seattle Mariners here.
"KILL" BILL: PROFITS OVER PENNANTS...IN HOWARD I TRUST
There are a few guys on this non-tender list I wouldn't mind seeing the M's take a chance on. Scott Sauerbeck, Mark Redman, Randall Simon, to name a few.
But we are talking about the Seattle Mariners here.
Tampa Bay non-tendered Olympia native Jared Sandberg today. Guess what that means???
He's going to sign with the Mariners.
He's 25 years old, which falls well short of the 30-something line. Now, I'm not saying that Sandberg is a great player, because he's not. But if the Mariners really believe in playing the local boy game, then bring Ryne's nephew aboard and get rid of Wolf Freak (Willie Bloomquist).
After hitting 18 homers and driving in 54 runs in 2002, Sandberg struggled in 2003, playing in just 55 games and batting just .213. But again, he is better than Willie Bloomquist.
Let me state for the record that I'm not favoring a move for Sandberg. I'm just being realistic, that's all. The M's love local players, and you shouldn't be shocked if the M's do sign Jared Sandberg.
But since the Mariners will feel the urge to waste another roster spot on a crappy backup outfielder, watch them sign K-Swiss Boy, Gabe Kapler. What we see in Kapler is not what the M's see in him. We see the fact that Kapler sucks major ass. But the M's see dollar signs, because the girls love Kapler. It's a terrible way to run a baseball team, I know it is.
But again, we are talking about the Seattle Mariners here.
"KILL" BILL: PROFITS OVER PENNANTS...IN HOWARD I TRUST
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