So the rumors about Jeff Clement were true. Seattle traded SS Ronny Cedeño, C/1B/DH Jeff Clement and three minor league pitchers for SS Jack Wilson and minor league RHP Ian Snell.
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Jack Wilson will replace Cedeño as the starting SS for the M's. Wilson is signed through 2009 and has a club option of $8.4 million for 2010 which according to Buster Olney, the Pirates were not going to pick up. Since 2006 Wilson has had the fourth highest fielding percentage among major league shortstops.
Ian Snell is a 27-year-old talented right-handed pitcher who was sent down to AAA Indianapolis at the beginning of the year. During that time he has started six games going 2-2 with a 0.96 ERA striking out 47. Snell recently fell from the graces of heralded prospects in the Pirates organization. Snell was quoted as saying he would rather play for Indianapolis than Pittsburgh and when asked about Snell's contract extension Pirates GM Neil Huntington was quoted saying he made a huge mistake.
Ronny Cedeño was falling out of grace with the Mariners. He is currently stuck in a 0-25 slump and his only saving grace is his defense, which while good, is not spectacular.
Jeff Clement did not have a position on this team. He stopped catching for Tacoma early in the season and when you look at the AAA and MLB roster, there are plenty of left-handed 1B/DH types.
This trade makes sense all-around for the Mariners. Although they don't have any pitching depth in Single-A Clinton as all three minor leaguers are from there. But remember, Jarrod Washburn is still on the team. It will be interesting to see if that's still the case come 1:00 on Friday. Look for another middle infielder possibly?
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I hope this works out. I was a fan of Clement and had high hopes for him. You know more than I do about this team, but don't we need a little power in our lineup? I'm cool with Lopez and Wilson, but I think we need to move Washburn for someone (young) who can put the ball in the stands!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Nate on Clement, but he was supposed to be a catcher til his knees basically went to the way side.(At least I think...)
ReplyDeleteWhat is everyone going to say when/if we trade Washburn and then he goes on to win the Cy Young award next year and/or get 20 wins? Mariners curse? Zduriencik messed up?...I only bring this up because Washburn is fairly young for a pitcher, and the Mariners ALWAYS get rid of someone, right before they go big, and he's having a great year. The only thing stopping him from being in the Cy Young convo is the fact that the Mariners have a poor offense....
Not sure where I was going with that Clement comment...
ReplyDeleteIf Washburn gets moved and he wins the Cy Young award next season...Ok with me. He wasn't going to win one with the Mariners. Plus, isn't he on the last year of his contract? I doubt he stays here anyway...might as well trade him while his value is the highest it will ever be.
ReplyDeleteWashburn's not that young of a pitcher...before he put together the year he's having he was talking about retiring. Now since he discovered some "magical" reason for success he wants to stay for another couple of years? Buyer beware on this one. And yes, he is on his last year but the rumor is that if the M's don't trade him he wants to work out an extension.
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