Just in case you were still holding out a little hope, John Hickey is right there to deliver a swift kick to the abdomen:
When you look at Carlos Silva, you see a young veteran who [editorializing].
Because of that, he gets lots of ground ball outs. How good a fit would that be in Safeco Field, a place that better accommodates fly ball pitchers?
We're close to finding out, because the Mariners could announce they're signing him as early as Thursday.
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Silva is likely to be introduced to Seattle sometime Thursday.
In the race for Carlos Silva in which the loser ends up with Kyle Lohse, nobody wins.