Millwood a Mariner?

[Providence A's]

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/baseba...69_mari02.html

Maybe it was the Southern California connection, their interaction when the Angels drafted Jim Abbott almost 20 years ago, or the fact that Scott Boras first bought season tickets in Anaheim's Diamond Club during Bill Bavasi's tenure as general manager there.

Bavasi and Boras, the superpower among sports agents, regard one another with mutual respect -- admiration, even -- a dynamic that could once again color the Mariners' offseason. The Bavasi-Boras relationship came to the attention of club president Chuck Armstrong as the Mariners sought a new general manager in 2003, and last year produced Adrian Beltre's five-year, $64 million deal.

"Clearly, it was not one of the reasons we hired him," Armstrong said, "but it's nice."

In recent days, industry sources have identified a Boras client, right-hander Kevin Millwood, as the Mariners' prime target among free-agent pitchers. Thursday, one veteran agent went so far as to say he expects the Mariners to sign Millwood -- a notion Bavasi indicated was premature.

"We're talking to so many starting pitchers right now," Bavasi said, "you can't pin us to one."

[Element]

If well get Millwood or AJ, I'll be happy.

[Providence A's]

It would be a positive addition I think.

[Porter]

Id take Milwood in a heartbeat, anybody but Franklin.

[MarinersFan87]

Millwood signs on Thursday IMO. We just offered up 4 years/44 mil.

[Porter]

That is similar to the offer that Burnett got from the Jays (minus a year). Is it worth that?

[love_that_reefer]

Was Burnett worth it? No, he wasn't so what do you think?

[Providence A's]

too much money and too many years IMHO

[MarinersFan87]

Argh. Sitting on your hands and saying 'too much money, too many years' is going to get you nowhere. You can't count on prospects coming up and making an impact like Felix did. The increase in salaries can also be attributed to the money that teams are making off the XM radio deal and the Nationals. Bringing in Millwood and solidfying a shaky rotation would be a good move, he is a much safter bet than Millwood, although he doesn't have as high of a ceiling.

Get it done Bavasi.

[Element]

I say no. He isn't going to be good in a couple of years anyway, and that is when we need the money, because we may actually have a chance then.