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Mariners Showing Increased Interest In Melky Cabrera By Jeff Todd [December 5, 2014 at 7:07pm CST] The Mariners are showing increased interest in free agent outfielder Melky Cabrera, Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune reports. Seattle is reportedly in the market for a right-handed bat, but GM Jack Zduriencik recently noted that a switch-hitter would hold particular appeal. Cabrera is after a five-year deal with a guarantee of over $50MM, Dutton adds. Though the 30-year-old has been said to have an interest in playing somewhere on the east side of the country, sources tell Dutton that the 30-year-old is now willing to consider a broader geographical range. Seattle’s interest goes beyond the fact that Cabrera is now the best free agent bat left unsigned. The club believes he would make a good fit in the two hole, a slot that it had considered filling with Torii Hunter before he joined the Twins. Matt Kemp, a trade target that the M’s are weighing, may not be an optimal fit in that lineup spot, Dutton writes. Further, the Mariners would hold an advantage over some other possible suitors because they have already given up their first-round draft choice by signing Nelson Cruz. The qualifying offer-bound Cabrera would only cost Seattle its second-round choice at this point.

Thanks for the reminder Loved McGriff and Fernandez, but obviously that one worked out OK

There was plenty of reason to do it, rightly or wrongly Johnson and Bonifacio were such unmitigated disasters though. What a mess.

Good thing he hits like a motherf***er

These seems plausible He had money and was getting desperate because the free agents he wanted wouldn't sign at the $ he was offering. All Marlins players DON'T have no-trade clauses so he didn't have to worry about Reyes or Johnson nixing the trade. He bit.

Yes, you can't argue against this point. In fact, internal talent evaluation may be the biggest problem this organization has. And it's not all on AA. Gomes, Arencibia, Thames, Gose, Goins, Cordero... so many players over-estimated and used incorrectly in the last 5 years.

Good point. Yes EE is terrible at it and he has two semi-wild throwers to deal with at SS and 3B. I hope Smoak hits well enough to stick cause I don't know who else we'd use other than Valencia, what with Lind and Francisco both gone.

It's a great read, really is

They obviously viewed him as a utility IF at best. Incorrectly.

Any GM would have traded Gomes. There was nothing to suggest the impending breakout he has had.

A's board loaded with Billy Boy comments http://www.forums.mlb.com/discussions/As_Fan_Forum/ml-athletics?redirCnt=1

Oh absolutely LOL A's fans are gonna rage

Brutal LOL

I've asked for him two or three off seasons in row. Every time I was told if he left New York he would go back to Japan.

Yep Forgot all about him

They got 325-350M lying around? LOL cause they probably actually DO.

So Yankees have their shortstop

Sportsnet on the Winter Meetings: http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/winter-meetings-preview-players-teams-to-watch/

Could Navarro get us an half decent BP arm - like a guy with only 1 year of control left???

Angrioter and Rosenthal share a common source???