[vincesanity82]

Mariners GM Bill Bavasi confirmed the obvious, that he is looking primarily for pitching — both starting and relieving. The problem is, at the moment there's not much quality pitching to be had, especially after the White Sox re-signed Mark Buehrle, who would have been the jewel of the market. "There's three starters that are definitely available right now, and I'm not convinced they're better than ours," Bavasi said. He could be speaking of the White Sox's Jose Contreras, the Giants' Matt Morris and the Royals' Odalis Perez, who are all reputed to be on the market. Of course, if the White Sox decided to make Jon Garland available, that might be a different story. ... As always, Florida's Dontrelle Willis looms as a potential trade target, but his recent struggles have scouts wondering if something is wrong with his arm (which he denies). For dreamers, the name Roy Oswalt is beginning to circulate, but the Astros would obviously need a huge package of prospects to even consider dealing their ace. -- Seattle Times

Mariners | Deadline looms for Bavasi | Seattle Times Newspaper

[ThePundit]

Why would the M's want Morris? 4 ERA and 1.45 WHIP in the NL