Sports Hernia
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IDK, I'm too much of a sentimentalist to make a rational choice. He hasn't been a true #1, stopper kind of starter for a year or two, but I'd still like to keep him around. The team is getting more used to playing into late summer, and are only a few games away, assuming we don't regress. As our #2/3 starter, I'm sure he could still win 15 or so games for us.hawkfan68":21zbpbf4 said:What to do with Felix Hernandez? He's not as dominant as he used to be plus he's getting older. I wonder if they consider trading him while he may have some value to other teams.
Crizilla":bh4f7q60 said:As much as Aoki sucks in the outfield, he had a hot hitting 2nd half....id rather see smith or Lind go
Overall offense was good enough it's the pitching that needs a lot of work
I wanted this to happen a couple years ago(get a kings ransom)but who are we?The guy did take a smaller than market contract to stay with the M's,he loves Seattle and he has a no trade clause if I'm right.So we can only hope he tries harder to be in shape and gets whatever is bothering him fixed so we can see a better Felix next yearCPHawk":2rkhqvf7 said:Felix is untradable at this point because of the money he's due, along with his eroded skills. He's still a solid pitcher, but not a dominant top guy. The Mariners brass held onto him for to long because the loved selling the kings court and everything with it. A smart gm would have landed a kings ransom for him, and we would have some solid young guys right now thanks to it.
IndyHawk":1nbn27f3 said:I wanted this to happen a couple years ago(get a kings ransom)but who are we?The guy did take a smaller than market contract to stay with the M's,he loves Seattle and he has a no trade clause if I'm right.So we can only hope he tries harder to be in shape and gets whatever is bothering him fixed so we can see a better Felix next yearCPHawk":1nbn27f3 said:Felix is untradable at this point because of the money he's due, along with his eroded skills. He's still a solid pitcher, but not a dominant top guy. The Mariners brass held onto him for to long because the loved selling the kings court and everything with it. A smart gm would have landed a kings ransom for him, and we would have some solid young guys right now thanks to it.
Hawk-Lock":1x8czkow said:The needs this offseason are pretty obvious to me (in no particular order).
1. We need a starting SS. Marte just didn't cut it.
2. Improve the bullpen. Shouldn't be too hard. Rebuilding a bullpen is one of the easier things to fix.
3. Get a corner outfielder, someone who can preferrably hit for power.
4. Find a first basemen. I'm pretty sure Lind and Lee are both free agents. First base has been a revolving door for quite some time, would be nice to find someone who can hold down that spot for the near future.
5. Get a starting pitcher or two. Unfortunately, the free agent market for starting pitchers is really weak. I think the two best SP's on the market are both 35+ years old, Colon and Rich Hill. I don't see anyone dishing out money to Colon at 43 years old. We may have to swing a trade for a starting pitcher. We have some really solid pitchers, but we don't have a guy to lead the rotation.