Rumors: Olney on Lackey, Cafardo on M’s
by Jon Shields ~ November 16th, 2009 at 1:05 am
Rumor dump from the weekend:
- ESPN’s Buster Olney, Saturday: “If I were to set an early handicap on the upcoming Lackey sweepstakes, I’d throw out an educated guess on the rankings, from top to bottom, that looks like this: Mariners, Angels, Brewers, Mets, Red Sox, Yankees. The Mariners have a lot of payroll flexibility and a clear strategy predicated on strong pitching and defense.”
- Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo produces a quote that jives with my We Don’t Know Jack post from a few days ago: “I think they’ve been one of the most aggressive organizations in the early going,’’ said an American League GM. “They aren’t as restricted with their budget like other organizations are, so they have a chance to do some things.’’ Cafardo also expects the Mariners to make serious runs at Jason Bay and Adrian Gonzalez, but I have a hard time seeing either in Seattle colors next season. I am curious to know what new Padres GM Jed Hoyer would be looking for with regards to Gonzalez, though. He’d obviously be a great fit.
