Why Keeping Ibanez Might Make Sense

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Raul Ibanez, Type-A FA
Published 7/22/2008 by Jon Shields at Bleeding Blue and Teal
... Dave over at USSM makes the argument that keeping Raul Ibanez could be a better option than trying to deal him, saying that the compensatory draft picks received for letting Ibanez walk could be better than what Seattle would get in a trade.  Ibanez is heading for type-A free agent status, meaning if Seattle offers him arbitration after season’s end and he signs elsewhere, the Mariners will be awarded two high draftpicks. ...

Nightly Notez 7-22
Published 7/23/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (karazekevin) at SeaTown Sports
Losing is Customary +Why keeping Raul Ibanez might be the smart move [USS Mariner] +Should the Mariners trade Washburn? I think they should. [Mariners Blog] [Lookout Landing] +It's official, the Mariners will be moving back to KIRO next year [Seattle Times] +Boring News of the Day: Erik Bedard got an MRI [Seattle pi] Hawk Talk +Seahawks come in at #7 in the first Fox Sports' Power Rankings [FOX Sports] +Biggest concern for the team? [Seahawks Insider] +Warren Moon is taken ...

The Trade Deadline Approaches
Published 7/25/2008 by Jeff at Lookout Landing: Front Page Posts
... Why: It might seem like a lot for a guy who isn't good, but as Dave explained a few days ago, the baseline we're working with here is two pretty high draft picks. That's what we'd get for Ibanez in the event that he survives the year, gets offered arbitration, and turns it down to sign somewhere else. So in order to move him now, Pelekoudas needs to make sure he's getting a comparable package. There's no reason to sell for the sake of selling, here. If nobody offers anything good, there's no need to force it, because chances are there'll be a ...