Mariners | Former Mariners problem Carlos Silva has revived career with Cubs | Seattle Times Newspaper

Crazy, Carlos Silva now throws in a lesser league. He won his first 8 starts before loosing his last two. The cubs have been fantastic on days when Silva pitches...it is just ironic that we trade him away and he thrives. Silva was a cancer in the club house and was reported in 2008 as to wanting to beat up Ichiro because of his selfish play. I disliked Silva more than dislike Jose Vidro. I dislike both because of there performance but moreso because of Silva as a teammate and the downfall of the Bill Bavasi era. It will take years until the Mariners will be good again...years

Mariners | Former Mariners problem Carlos Silva has revived career with Cubs | Seattle Times Newspaper

Fan Graphs Mariners Drafts 2006-09

I found this article very interesting. First thing thou,

the organization scored a major victory with the best pure hitter in the draft in Ackley. He should move quickly in the system and could even be in the Majors by the end of the season, depending on the club’s needs. The outfielder had a nice debut in the Arizona Fall League where he hit .315/.412/.425. If we’re looking for negatives, he did strike out 19 times in 20 games. With just one homer, he also showed why his bat profiles better in center field than first base.

Ackley is projected to be a 2nd Baseman, not a First Baseman or Center Fielder. He was first baseman in his Junior Year because he was recovering from Tommy John Surgery. I don't think that he will have the power to be a 1st Baseman. If he has the rang then I see him displacing Jose Lopez at 2nd Base.

I also found that the 2006 draft was the 2nd best draft since 2001, the biggest problem thou is that we traded all the arms away. Morrow went to Toronto, Tillman is in Baltimore along with Butler. Basically the Bill Bavasi Mariners will rapped  in the 2008 trade of Eric Bedard. With the Morrow trade thou, we got Brandon League who should project to do better the next couple of seasons. Morrow has more upside but he also is a more risky player...

Morrow brings his best stuff, gets pulled after 74 pitches

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2009451475_mari11.html

Brandon Morrow the relief-starter-relief-starter pitcher for the Mariners hasn't hit his stride yet. There is something that upsets me, Mariner Fans still commenting and saying that the Mariners Management (Bavasi - Hargrove years) mismanaged Morrow. We all know that, why are people still jumping all over this when we have a new GM and Manager. The Mariners are fully committed to Morrow being a starter and what happened in the past can stay in the past. Lets look forward, shoot the Mariners finally traded Betancourt!

The Reds hire Bavasi, their goal "try to to lose"

In 1995 the Seattle Mariners started this campain to "refuse to lose", In 2008 the Cinncinatti Reds started there campain a little differently, they are trying to lose. They have hired Bill Bavasi to as a special assistant. I am not sure what they are thinking but Bavasi is probably the worst baseball mind the Northwest has ever seen. Expect the Reds to have a few more losing seasons and expect Jose Vidro and Richie Sexson replace Jay Bruce...