Seattle P-I Speculates: Jones-Morrow-Clement?

[Scribo]

Article in today's Seattle Post-Intelligencer speculates that the Mariners may be forced to give up their Big Three after the Kuroda signing dealt "a major blow to Seattle's offseason roster replenishment effort."

Baltimore will try to squeeze as much out of the Mariners as possible. The trouble is, those players aren't minor leaguers. Right-handed pitcher Brandon Morrow has a full year in the big leagues and right fielder Adam Jones has about half a season.

Rookie catcher Jeff Clement's name has been in the mix, along with left-handed relief pitcher George Sherrill.

To give up, say, Jones, Morrow and Clement, the Mariners would be pulling the plug on three former first-round draft picks regarded as being potential big league stars. And Bedard, as good as he is -- 13-5 last season, leading the AL with 10.93 strikeouts per nine innings -- may not be worth that.

Still, Mariners general manager Bill Bavasi is feeling the pressure to build on last season's turnaround and close the gap on the Los Angeles Angels, who won the AL West by six games.

Seattle P-I article

[mapierce]

Take those players, trade Roberts (hold out for Pie), trade Mora, Millar & Huff (eating major salary on all 3 of those guys) and call it an offseason.

[erb8472]

Take those players, trade Roberts (hold out for Pie), trade Mora, Millar & Huff (eating major salary on all 3 of those guys) and call it an offseason.

If you get Clement you have to trade him or Hernandez.

[markdublya]

If we can get those 3, it's a great haul for AM. Peace21, is this your the same as your info??

[JTrea81]

This is the same article that MLBtraderumors referenced. The article also lists the Dodgers as being in the lead for Bedard, so I don't exactly believe this guy.

[JTrea81]

If you get Clement you have to trade him or Hernandez.

Belkast has said we would flip him to another team most likely...

[TrappedinWV]

Sounds to me like we have the M's bent over the barrel.

[erb8472]

Belkast has said we would flip him to another team most likely...

I'd prefer to trade Hernandez, and keep Clement.

[LookitsPuck]

No reason to keep Clement, when we have Weiters waiting in the wings.

Keep Hernandez as as a stop gap, flip Clement, call up Weiters when ready.

Done.

[TrappedinWV]

No reason to keep Clement, when we have Weiters waiting in the wings.

Keep Hernandez as as a stop gap, flip Clement, call up Weiters when ready.

Done.

Couldn't clement play first?

[TinCup]

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[Scribo]

This is the same article that MLBtraderumors referenced. The article also lists the Dodgers as being in the lead for Bedard, so I don't exactly believe this guy.

No, that was John Fay in the Cincy paper.

[The Goob]

Couldn't clement play first?

He could but his real value is as a catcher which is why we would be better to just deal him.

[The Goob]

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With AM as Howie and Angelos sitting up in a room where no one can see him or hear from him like the banker. It works for me.

Now if we could just get the models to deminstrate each trade we would really have something. It would definately be more entertaining than the last 10 years.

[TrappedinWV]

He could but his real value is as a catcher which is why we would be better to just deal him.

Pardon my ignorance on these matters, but does Weiters project high enough to forgo a potential star catcher. Would the return on Clements be worth it?