hey look, a seattle mariners 2013 thread!

[oregontrack]

early, sure, but on the heels of justin upton declining a deal that would have brought him to seattle, i realized it's never too early to talk about the mariners.

personally, i'm glad upton vetoed the trade. i've never been high on him, and the cost was fairly substantial (reportedly, walker/franklin/furbush/pryor). the relievers don't matter much, but walker and franklin would have been a coup for the d-backs.

[Phenom]

Yeah I'm also glad the deal didn't happen. I hear we're going for Stanton though. I don't really want to give up any of our stud pitchers in the system but we have quite a few that it shouldn't hurt as bad.

[303DucksFan]

early, sure, but on the heels of justin upton declining a deal that would have brought him to seattle, i realized it's never too early to talk about the mariners.

personally, i'm glad upton vetoed the trade. i've never been high on him, and the cost was fairly substantial (reportedly, walker/franklin/furbush/pryor). the relievers don't matter much, but walker and franklin would have been a coup for the d-backs.

My thoughts exactly and that's why.

[Duck07]

They better not give up Zunino either. Kid could be in Safeco by August

[303DucksFan]

They better not give up Zunino either. Kid could be in Safeco by August

They won't, catchers are hard to come by.

[oregontrack]

yeah, zunino is likely untouchable. he's the catcher of the future.

[thomas time]

I would get up one or maybe two of the young pitchers for Stanton, that guy is a BEAST!!! I don't see that happening, but I would in a heartbeat

[303DucksFan]

I would get up one or maybe two of the young pitchers for Stanton, that guy is a BEAST!!! I don't see that happening, but I would in a heartbeat

I agree. Stanton > Upton

[UOducksTK1]

I would get up one or maybe two of the young pitchers for Stanton, that guy is a BEAST!!! I don't see that happening, but I would in a heartbeat

Are we actually looking to realistically get Stanton? If so, link please.

[buckmarkduck]

Even if Upton had come, his contract was up in 2 years. No way is he signing anywhere but Atlanta.

[303DucksFan]

I would get up one or maybe two of the young pitchers for Stanton, that guy is a BEAST!!! I don't see that happening, but I would in a heartbeat

Are we actually looking to realistically get Stanton? If so, link please.

Realistic to the point where Seattle wants him... I doubt Miami want's to move him just yet though.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/giancarlo-stanton/

[cordy02c]

Mariners traded for Mike Morse in a 3 team trade and only had to give up jaso

[thomas time]

I just saw that, good trade for them

[oregontrack]

hate the trade, personally.

[uostudent]

hate the trade, personally.

Agree with this. I'm a Dodgers fan, so this trade really has no impact on me.

Morse has excellent power, but he isn't a very patient hitter. He's also one of the worst defenders in the majors at any position, but particularly in the outfield. In addition, he's a terrible baserunner. If the Mariners hadn't signed Raul Ibanez, I would have assumed that they would have had Morse DH.

Outfield defense is particularly important in a spacious stadium like Safeco. Horrible deal for the Mariners.

The Mariners would have been better off overpaying for a guy like BJ Upton.