Mariners gunning for Fielder?

"Fielder, meanwhile, has been pursued by a group believed to include the Cubs, Nationals, Rangers and Mariners. Boras declined to say which teams have offered Fielder a contract..."

Those are, uh, not the teams I would have guessed. Perhaps there are more that went unmentioned? I hope the Mariners don't bite, but I hope even more that the Rangers don't land him.

6 months ago ThirteenOfTwo 14 comments 0 recs |

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Well, Heyman had already mentioned the Mariners were hoping to be in on Fielder.

by Patrick Stites on Nov 29, 2011 12:43 AM PST reply actions

This makes it seem like they're in the final four, though.

by ThirteenOfTwo on Nov 29, 2011 1:03 AM PST up reply actions

And they're the only team that isn't blue! That means something, right?

by joey90 on Nov 29, 2011 1:08 AM PST up reply actions

Um.

Think you mean red?

by ThirteenOfTwo on Nov 29, 2011 1:25 AM PST up reply actions

Cubs primary color is blue. Which makes his statement weird.

by Patrick Stites on Nov 29, 2011 1:29 AM PST up reply actions

I'm not sure.

Maybe he’s a secret Nationals fan.

by ThirteenOfTwo on Nov 29, 2011 1:33 AM PST up reply actions

I was referring to the place in the article where it mentions the four teams.

by joey90 on Nov 29, 2011 2:42 AM PST up reply actions

A few more Jaso-like trades and Fielder may be more useful!

...and now I'm here

by CapSea on Nov 29, 2011 1:55 AM PST reply actions

We just need a cheap 3B, LF and SP through trade and then we can sign Fielder!

by AndrewMcQ on Nov 29, 2011 10:25 AM PST up reply actions

Given that the Rangers have already publicly said they won't sign Fielder

I have to wonder a little about the veracity of this report.

by The Ancient Mariner on Nov 29, 2011 6:17 AM PST reply actions 1 recs

Boras is kind of a master at creating a feeding frenzy for high profile free agents.

I’d take the teams named with a grain of salt. The Mariners might have pursued Fielder until they heard the dollars it would take to get him. The Rangers might also have made a call and lost interest leading to their statement that they were not in the running. Besides, until Heyman starts tweeting about a “mystery team” odds are good Fielder isn’t close to signing.

No matter where you go, there you are.

by KC Mariner on Nov 29, 2011 7:20 AM PST reply actions

Well, I'm sure the Mariners were smart enough to know the potential market before being 'interested'

This is not going to be like a Jayson Werth situation, where the $$$ comes out of left field, so to speak.

by Patrick Stites on Nov 29, 2011 9:13 PM PST up reply actions

"Gunning" is probably putting it too strongly.

Greg Johns talks to Zduriencik

Obviously Z isn’t going to tell everyone the team’s progress regarding Prince Fielder, but I have a feeling the club is taking a cautionary approach to attempt to land Fielder. If another team wants to meet his demands then they can pretty much have him.

by ThundaPC on Nov 29, 2011 11:00 AM PST reply actions