Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
July 17, 2006
The Mariners and Soriano

Ken Rosenthal at FoxSports.com reports that the Mariners are interested in acquiring Alfonso Soriano, if for no other reason than to keep the Angels from getting him. One place I disagree with Ken:

The Nationals' asking price for Soriano remains high; GM Jim Bowden wants Class AA right-hander Philip Hughes or Class A outfielder Jose Tabata from the Yankees, right-hander Ervin Santana and/or second baseman Howie Kendrick from the Angels. But Bowden figures to lower his demands as the July 31 non-waiver deadline draws closer.

As long as he has multiple teams interested in Soriano, I see no reason for him to lower his trade demands. The worst that happens is Soriano stays, becomes a free agent, and the Nationals get an extra-first round draft pick. If there are five teams bidding, Bowden can wait until the last minute to see what he can get, and decide if that's enough. Unless bidders start dropping out, Jim's in the driver's seat.


Posted by David Pinto at 12:47 PM | Trades | TrackBack (0)
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With the mixture of good and bad trades that Bowden has done with the Nats, this could be the tie-breaker. If he pulls off something like Soriano for Santana and/or Kendrick, it could be a major win for the Nats in the long run.

Posted by: BaseballMike at July 17, 2006 01:51 PM
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