Now that I had time to cool down, the trade still sucks badly.
The way I see it is this:
Putz, in the Boston asking price, was considered untradeable for a very good hitter. Granted, we were giving them more, but nonetheless, Putz was the deal breaker.
Yet, Soriano, who ignoring his arm trouble in the past, has been a more efficient pitcher in his career, and hes younger..with a better overall arsenal. Yet hes tradeable for a terrible pitcher?
It scares me because had Soriano be in a different organization, I could only imagine what they could get for him. I could imagine this trade if Soriano was costing 12 mill a year, but come on.
Watch Atlanta use him in the rotation, something the Mariners never really ventured into, and have him become a very good starter.
I havent been a Bavasi defender, but I certainly didnt have as big a problem with him as the rest of the FO. At this point I want a new owner. Does he even care at the terrible jobs being done? Get a new owner, and clean everyone out the FO besides Fontaine.
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