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Written by Bob Taylor
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 13:12 |
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-- Ryan Garko signed with the Mariners. (Can anyone else remember another team being as active as Seattle was this offseason?) He'll likely be platooning with Casey Kotchman, which means both of them essentially become useless. Unless maybe you play in a daily-lineup, AL-only league and want to spend the time rotating them in and out of your lineup. Actually, if you've got the patience, that would probably be a pretty good plan.
-- The Mets apparently never gave J.J. Putz a physical when they traded for him. Working for the Mets must be a lot like working for NBC. (Is it too late to link to this? Nah. Hurry back, Coco.)
-- Apparently, the Twins and Joe Mauer are close to inking what could be up to a 10-year deal. Wow. Signing a catcher for 10 years is like signing an outfielder for 20. Even if the deal ends up somewhere around seven years, Minnesota fans will be desperately hoping he can come close to repeating his '09 numbers, perhaps even more than his fantasy owners are. BTW, I love this ESPN The Magazine picture of Joe Mauer. (It's an alternate cover for their new fan issue.) I'd be smiling too if I saw what was walking up behind the kid.

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