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Options Declined

According to Larry Stone, The Mariners have declined their options on Jose Lopez, Erik Bedard and Russell Branyan. Jose Lopez remains under team control via arbitration for the time being. Ian Snell's option was also previously declined.

Good work, crowd.

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Yeeeeaaaaaahhh
Feierabend, Seddon, and Sean White were also removed from the roster.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Feierabend was ok, but removing Sean White is the best news I've heard in weeks.
Feierabend was broken goods.

He really wasn’t that good to begin with.

Right, TJ with his velocity and command was bad news.
Anybody call seattlebruin yet?

We should put him on suicide watch.

Well this is lame

although they could just offer him arbitration, it’s not like he would get a big raise after posting a .270 wOBA

I still can't figure out why we traded for Branyan
The front office loved the muscle .gif and wanted to see it a few more times.
Good enough for me.
To be Wak's defender
Watchability

Didn’t really help much, but that’s the only motivation I can figure.

Scientific study on protection theory

Hey, guess what, doesn’t work!

Even if they want to keep him he has essentially no leverage and why not assume you can either trade him, get him for cheaper in arb, or just replace him?
I wonder if the arbiter

would just take off his glove and smack Jose Lopez across the face instead of actually ruling on his case?

Take off his glove?

Are you saying the arbitrator is wearing gloves, or that Loafie would bring his glove to his hearing?

The arbiter is the one with the glove.

And that glove smack is a challenge to a duel. As the challenger, he gets to set the rules and the type of challenge – so he will probably pick plate discipline.

His glove was the only thing that worked for him all year.

So he might look at it as a good luck charm.

We won't need Branyan until August anyway.
Ding dong the witch is very nearly dead
Wait... Actual Mariner's news?

Well I’ll be darned…

TAKE HIM TAKE HIM TAKE HIM PLEASE

HOORAY THERE’S INTERRRRREEEEESSSSSTT

Jose Lopez will hit 35 home runs with the Rockies.

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