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So far the Mariners have traded away Jose Lopez to the Rockies for a pitching prospect, non-tendered Ryan Rowlad-Smith, re-signed Erik Bedard, and today they signed Jack Cust.
I like what theyve dont so far. A lot of people wont agree with re-signing Bedard, but I am crossing my fingers he will finally be healthy for a year. If thats the case, hes proven to be one of the nastier left handers in the game.bobflipaburger;52142 said:So far the Mariners have traded away Jose Lopez to the Rockies for a pitching prospect, non-tendered Ryan Rowlad-Smith, re-signed Erik Bedard, and today they signed Jack Cust.
Definitely. Just gotta find a way to produce some runs this year.bobflipaburger;52147 said:And for cheap too. If he can come back Felix, Bedard, Pineda, Vargas, and Fister is a great looking young rotation.
Jacky Z thought pitching, defense, and speed alone would win for us last year. Obviously he was wrong. Your lineup needs some pop in order to produce. I think he knows this. Cust didnt produce very well last year or even the year before that, but there is no doubt he has pop. And in a ballpark that is generous to left handed hitters, I like the move. They only signed him for one year. 31 years old is not that old in the MLB, and lack of homeruns doesnt mean he has lost his power. I dont think they will win the west, and still think they are a year or two away, but I do think they can compete if they add some pop in their lineup. Their pitching staff should be great.kdawg2980;52149 said:This team is going to suck. Last years offense had three major league hitters and two of those three were bad(Figgins and Guiti). Cust is 31 years old hit just 13 bombs and was in the minors last year even. I'm not going to get worked up but this team doesn't get it.
bobflipaburger;52162 said:Branyan is a free agent and Smoak is a switch hitter so even if we did have Branyan it wouldn't make any sense to platoon them.
Also Ackley might not make the team out of ST. They're looking for another guy to play 2nd to challenge him for the job.
bobflipaburger;52184 said:I don't know if Branyan would accept a role as a back up... Especially with the Cust signing. I think we'll see Mike Carp on the team. Ackley won fall league MVP which means pretty much nothing for his chances to make the team. If he doesn't look ready in ST he won't start the year on the team.
Grienke isn't that great. Pineda is better than him.bobflipaburger;52203 said:Saw an article today suggesting the Mariners package Nick Franklin, Michael Pineda, and a couple other prospects for Zach Grienke.
He may not be better right now, but in the long run he has the potential to be better than Grienke.bobflipaburger;52207 said:Lol so Pineda has a Cy Young, huh? In 2009 Grienke had an INSANE year.