Seattle Times: Stone - Deadline looms for Bavasi

For starters, don’t look for the Mariners to be giving up their No. 1 prospect, Adam Jones, in a go-for-broke blockbuster. It’s far more likely that Jones will find himself in the Mariners’ outfield down the stretch.

Asked if fellow GMs are all seeking the same Seattle prospects in trade talks, Bavasi replied, “There’s the obvious one. But he’s not going anywhere. There’s nobody good enough available.”
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Bavasi confirmed the obvious, that he is looking primarily for pitching — both starting and relieving…

“There’s three starters that are definitely available right now, and I’m not convinced they’re better than ours,” Bavasi said. He could be speaking of the White Sox’s Jose Contreras, the Giants’ Matt Morris and the Royals’ Odalis Perez, who are all reputed to be on the market.

They’re buying!