Olson back to AL?

[Ruzious]

Could be a good lefty teacher-student relationship....if Bedard wants it to be.

I guess - if Olson can teach Bedard how to do interviews.

[NewMarketSean]

How is Olson like Brandon Morrow? Because they are around the same age?

Maybe not Morrow since he is highly regarded... but I am mainly saying that they have a bunch of mid-level prospects in their system. Guys like Olson who aren't slated to be world-beaters but could be decent MLB starters.

[scOtt]

I feel a little sorry for Olson. He sounded disappointed to leave the O's, but glad that he was going to a contender in Chicago. Now he's shipped off to the wasteland of Seattle, back on a losing team. Oh well, he'll have a much better chance to crack the rotation out there.

[PaulFolk]

I don't really understand what the Cubs are doing. They essentially traded Felix Pie and Ronny Cedeno for a marginal reliever who was booed out of New York last season. I guess they see something in Heilman that makes them think he'll be an effective starter.

[Fan4Life]

Could be a good lefty teacher-student relationship....if Bedard wants it to be.

Yeah.. teaching Bedard how to care could be a tall order though..

[Enjoy Terror]

This does seem a tad idiotic. Pie and Cedeno for Heilman, essentially. 30-year old pitcher who the Mets were dying to get rid of because he's ineffective.

If Olson's value was less than that of Heilman's, how could anyone argue that Pie wasn't a steal for us?

[NewMarketSean]

I feel a little sorry for Olson. He sounded disappointed to leave the O's, but glad that he was going to a contender in Chicago. Now he's shipped off to the wasteland of Seattle, back on a losing team. Oh well, he'll have a much better chance to crack the rotation out there.

At least he'll pitch in a huge park and doesn't have to face the Red Sox and Yankees 5-10 times a year. And he's from California, so I am guessing he's happy to be there. He probably wasn't going to make the Cubs roster anyway, and Seattle > Baltimore IMO.

[MikeAD]

Seattle robbed Chicago here.

Why does Heilman still have a job in the major leagues? And Heilman as a starter? I don't get it.

What am I missing here?

[PrivateO]

Olson's remarks from Roch:

http://masnsports.com/2009/01/garrett-olsons-reaction-to-ano.html

[Scrat1]

Great news imo. I like Olson a lot, but I'm not much of a Cubs fan, while I have a little bit of a soft spot for the Mariners. Now he'll be easier for me to root for and he'll also have a better shot at rotation spot.

Good job by Seattle.

[Mad Mark]

"I'm Garrett Olson...and I'm a renter!"

[NewMarketSean]

I can't wait for Olson's first game against the O's where he suddenly "finds it".

8 IP, 1 ER, 12 K, 2 BB

[PeteCanes]

Cubs fans will LOVE Heilman.

My Mets friends want him tarred and feathered.

[MikeAD]

Cubs fans will LOVE Heilman.

My Mets friends want him tarred and feathered.

Yes, I really don't understand how this guy gets so much value in the trade market, has baffled me for years. He was always involved in every trade speculation I heard with the Mets in the news and, watching him pitch for years, I have no idea how he nets such returns.

Maybe we should trade for him so we can get the missing pieces to our team a week later.