Wanted to take this opportunity to wish everyone -- even the detractors -- a Happy Holidays. Please be safe, and if you get in trouble and are in the Seattle area, call me, I'll drive you home. Seriously.
The trade to send right-hander Brandon Morrow to Toronto for Brandon League and prospect Johermyn Chavez is expected to be announced today. You'll find a ton of analysis on League, and his numbers are easy to decipher, since he's a big leaguer and everyone has seen him.
With the official completion of the companion trades that sent three Seattle Mariners prospects to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for left-hander Cliff Lee, let's take a look at what the Mariners gave up for Lee, and what the Phillies got in return.
The Seattle Mariners need a lot of help. Yes, they won 85 games in 2009, and have a couple of youthful building blocks. Yes, Felix Hernandez developed into the ace everyone and their mother’s manicurist thought he’d be, and new GM Jack Zduriencik seems have a clue. So, in general, the club should be in decent shape.
Someone once glared at me from a huge monitor and asked me where I thought the next pitch was coming from and then belted out a warning as we both nonchalantly resumed our previous tasks:
The Seattle Mariners are reportedly interested in left-hander Aroldis Chapman. That's news, because there's always been this contingency side of the payroll ledger the M's come up with on occasion and blow payroll for a player. It's only happened once or twice, but if the M's are serious about Chapman, they'll have to do it again.| ESPN MLB Draft Blog 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Mar. 8 | Four lead-off prospects | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mar. 7 | SEC Plain Ol' Loaded | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mar. 6 | Strengths and weaknesses | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mar. 5 | Scouts to Cook: Pick Pitch | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mar. 5 | Brantly flashes good bat, solid arm | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mar. 4 | Bama SS moving up in draft. | ||||||||||||||||||
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