Tuesday, December 30, 2003
YEP, IT FIGURES
M's may sign Aurilia
While it is uncertain if they will have a new shortstop in time to ring in the New Year, the Mariners are trying to make their holidays happier by signing Rich Aurilia during this normally quiet stretch of the baseball calendar.
The situation is made more complex by the linked need to trade Carlos Guillen, with the 2004 player payroll currently at its $95 million limit.
Sources say Seattle could be working on a deal that would send Guillen to Colorado, one of the handful of clubs said to be interested in signing Aurilia.
The moves seemingly would have to be almost simultaneous. The Mariners could not risk being stuck with both players, with Aurilia at shortstop and Guillen, who signed for $2.5 million plus $900,000 in incentives, as an expensive utility infielder.
The Mariners are probably just talking about Rockies prospects in any trade of Guillen.
One, Rich Aurilia is a nice player, but he's not the type of player that will make Mariners fans like myself go nuts for.
Two, if Carlos Guillen is traded to Colorado, the M's BETTER ask for Brian Fuentes back. That's the only way I'd make a deal with the Rockies.
And three, Bill Bavasi is an idiot. But y'all knew that already.
If successful in these moves, Seattle could still be in the market for a veteran infielder off the bench, such as free agents Denny Hocking or Damian Jackson.
Hocking > Jackson
Denny Hocking isn't a great ballplayer, we all know that. But I think he'll be a Mariner in 2004. He's a veteran, and he has that "postseason experience" the M's seem to love.
I don't want Damian Jackson anywhere near Seattle. Bob Melvin is worse than Grady Little, and you can bet your ass that if Jackson came to Seattle, Blow-Mel would have Jackson play 1/4 of the games at 2B, sitting Bret Boone on the bench.
And Jackson has that "postseason experience" as well.
You know, it's times like these when I think, I wish I could talk about a Seattle team that's doing some nice things...
Oh wait..I can.
They play in that stadium just north of Safeco Field...
Oh, the 10-6, playoff-bound Seattle Seahawks. Yep, that team. The team whose owner will do whatever it takes to win. Do I need to go on here?
No, I don't. It's late. Really late. But what the hell, you know?
To end all of this rambling, Rich Aurilia will be a Seattle Mariner by January 12, the day I head back to school. ARGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
While it is uncertain if they will have a new shortstop in time to ring in the New Year, the Mariners are trying to make their holidays happier by signing Rich Aurilia during this normally quiet stretch of the baseball calendar.
The situation is made more complex by the linked need to trade Carlos Guillen, with the 2004 player payroll currently at its $95 million limit.
Sources say Seattle could be working on a deal that would send Guillen to Colorado, one of the handful of clubs said to be interested in signing Aurilia.
The moves seemingly would have to be almost simultaneous. The Mariners could not risk being stuck with both players, with Aurilia at shortstop and Guillen, who signed for $2.5 million plus $900,000 in incentives, as an expensive utility infielder.
The Mariners are probably just talking about Rockies prospects in any trade of Guillen.
One, Rich Aurilia is a nice player, but he's not the type of player that will make Mariners fans like myself go nuts for.
Two, if Carlos Guillen is traded to Colorado, the M's BETTER ask for Brian Fuentes back. That's the only way I'd make a deal with the Rockies.
And three, Bill Bavasi is an idiot. But y'all knew that already.
If successful in these moves, Seattle could still be in the market for a veteran infielder off the bench, such as free agents Denny Hocking or Damian Jackson.
Hocking > Jackson
Denny Hocking isn't a great ballplayer, we all know that. But I think he'll be a Mariner in 2004. He's a veteran, and he has that "postseason experience" the M's seem to love.
I don't want Damian Jackson anywhere near Seattle. Bob Melvin is worse than Grady Little, and you can bet your ass that if Jackson came to Seattle, Blow-Mel would have Jackson play 1/4 of the games at 2B, sitting Bret Boone on the bench.
And Jackson has that "postseason experience" as well.
You know, it's times like these when I think, I wish I could talk about a Seattle team that's doing some nice things...
Oh wait..I can.
They play in that stadium just north of Safeco Field...
Oh, the 10-6, playoff-bound Seattle Seahawks. Yep, that team. The team whose owner will do whatever it takes to win. Do I need to go on here?
No, I don't. It's late. Really late. But what the hell, you know?
To end all of this rambling, Rich Aurilia will be a Seattle Mariner by January 12, the day I head back to school. ARGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
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