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Dave Cameron’s Argument for Keeping Aardsma.
SoDo Mojo | A Seattle Mariners Blog — http://ussmariner.com/2009/09/21/aardsmas-command/ I may be convinced.  This is not to say we should build around building now, but Dave brings up the point that Felix is going to want other good players on the team if he’s going to re-sign with Seattle, and Aardsma fits in that category. I don’t think it’s necessarily a bad thing to have an abundance of quality, cheap, right-handed relievers.  Kelley, Lowe, Aardsma, White, and later on, Josh Fields.  Add Garrett Olson to that mix, and that’s a pretty good bullpen.  Kelley can pitch 2+ innings, so he could fill the long relief ...

Roster Turnover and Appeasing Felix
Palm Ball NW/Bleeding Blue and Teal — ... If I remember correctly, Zduriencik has said that he wanted to establish Seattle as a winner and a place players wanted to be before approaching any players, namely Felix Hernandez, with contract extensions.  In a post about David Aardsma’s improving command, Dave Cameron of USS Mariner makes the point that while Aardsma is an obvious sell high option, moving him could give the wrong impression to Felix or other players, which obviously complicates things.  Thinking back, this may have been the reason guys like Aardsma, Mark Lowe and others were retained at ...