Friday, July 01, 2005
THIS TEAM IS SO SCREWED UP
Seattle Times: Returnees from DL will shake up roster
Sources say Bavasi has sought the agreement of owner Hiroshi Yamauchi to trade right-hander Shigetoshi Hasegawa, for whom the Mariners have had several interesting offers both this year and last.
Oh, I forgot the memo that said that Hasegawa was so damn good that he was untouchable. If Hasegawa stays with the Mariners past the July 31 trading deadline just because Yamauchi doesn't want to deal him, this organization is more screwed up than I thought it was. There's a reason why this ballclub is in the cellar, folks.
Speaking of untouchables (remember last summer?)
Seattle officials are thought to be reluctant to do anything with versatile veteran left-hander Ron Villone.
Are you kidding me? What has Villone done this year? All he's done is allow inherited runners to score when he's been in the game, thus screwing up other pitchers' ERAs and keeping his ERA down. Nevermind, Ron Villone is the greatest middle reliever ever. Bill Bavasi thinks so.
Another possibility would be asking waivers on left-hander Matt Thornton, who has shown both good and bad with the big-league club this year.
Thornton is out of options and was kept in the majors for that reason. The Mariners are aware that if they tried to ask waivers on the strong-armed pitcher, he would be snapped up immediately.
There are teams who could let him develop his 94-95 mph in the big leagues, and gain experience to fulfill his potential.
"When the season began, the Mariners didn't appear to be one of those teams," a National League scout said. "But they haven't done anywhere near as well as they might have, so they should be able to leave Thornton on the roster and let him pitch and develop that talent."
I give up on this post.
Here's your Towel.
Sources say Bavasi has sought the agreement of owner Hiroshi Yamauchi to trade right-hander Shigetoshi Hasegawa, for whom the Mariners have had several interesting offers both this year and last.
Oh, I forgot the memo that said that Hasegawa was so damn good that he was untouchable. If Hasegawa stays with the Mariners past the July 31 trading deadline just because Yamauchi doesn't want to deal him, this organization is more screwed up than I thought it was. There's a reason why this ballclub is in the cellar, folks.
Speaking of untouchables (remember last summer?)
Seattle officials are thought to be reluctant to do anything with versatile veteran left-hander Ron Villone.
Are you kidding me? What has Villone done this year? All he's done is allow inherited runners to score when he's been in the game, thus screwing up other pitchers' ERAs and keeping his ERA down. Nevermind, Ron Villone is the greatest middle reliever ever. Bill Bavasi thinks so.
Another possibility would be asking waivers on left-hander Matt Thornton, who has shown both good and bad with the big-league club this year.
Thornton is out of options and was kept in the majors for that reason. The Mariners are aware that if they tried to ask waivers on the strong-armed pitcher, he would be snapped up immediately.
There are teams who could let him develop his 94-95 mph in the big leagues, and gain experience to fulfill his potential.
"When the season began, the Mariners didn't appear to be one of those teams," a National League scout said. "But they haven't done anywhere near as well as they might have, so they should be able to leave Thornton on the roster and let him pitch and develop that talent."
I give up on this post.
Here's your Towel.
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