Uh...The Mariner's website has contradicted itself and is now saying Kuroda hasn't decided on a deal

   Everything is on hold with Bedard due to conflicting reports on where Kuroda will end up. Lots of reports that he's selected LA but last last evening reports started to surface that he's choosing the M's. Appears they may have gone a 4th year and Washington has no state income tax which placed another million per year in his pocket.

    IF LA loses out on Kuroda, Bedard most likely will land there. In the package will be Kemp of Kershaw, not both. The front office may be leaning towards a package of Either, Kershaw, Hu, and another pitcher.

    The current Reds offer for Bedard is said to be Bailey, Hamilton, and a shortstop prospect named Loo. Most likely they'll add a 4th player if the deal gets close.

Normally I'd ignore that stuff, especially considering the source.  But honestly if the M's do land Kuroda, and Bedard ends up in LA as a result, I'll be very disappointed.  Yeah, losing blue-chip prospects such as Jones would really suck (as that's what it'd take to land Bedard), but I really don't see a scenario where the M's are able to get both of these guys, and I'd much much MUCH prefer to get one of the best pitchers in the game over an expensive, unproven foreign pitcher who doesn't even project to be much better than Miguel Batista.  Even if the cost, in players we lose, is a bit more than we'd like to pay.