Late Innings

RotoWorld chimes in on the strong possibility of new Mariner Josh Fields very soon:

He was drafted as a college senior and he’s 23 years old, so it shouldn’t be long before he’s ready to help the Mariners as a reliever. It’ll probably be 2010 before he’s a candidate for saves, but as little as the team has in front of him, he’s a deep sleeper for this year.

With Brandon Morrow most likely never closing again (thank you), the team is currently holding open tryouts for the closer role. And I love how BTBS is referring to this situation as “bullpen casserole.” Yes the ‘pen is a mess, but a closer with control problems riding into the Emerald City on a White Horse is not going to save the problems Bavasi left on this city…