Mariners - Released Sexson

It was one thing to get rid of Richie Sexson last year when you can find someone willing to pay more than $0 of his salary and giving up a prospect younger than, say, John Candelaria, but when your team is so incompetent that you can't find designated hitters that barely hit better than the pitchers they replace (Mariners DHs: .525 OPS, Mariners Ps: .478 OPS), perhaps it would be prudent not to release the terrible hitter that you have to pay anyway. If you've put together a team in which Willie Bloomquist is one of the best available 1B starters, it's time to take a bath with a toaster.

Of course, we know the real reason Sexson played poorly - he never got to have the magic of Jose Vidro protecting him...

2008 ZiPS Projection - Richie Sexson
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Period         AB   R    H  2B 3B  HR RBI  BB  SO  SB    BA   OBP   SLG 
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Actual 2008   252  27   55  8   0  11  30  37  76   1  .218  .315  .381
Rest of 2008  191  24   44  9   0   9  26  25  50   1  .230  .323  .419
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2008 Total    443  51   99 17   0  20  56  62 126   2  .223  .320  .397
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2009?         433  54   99 23   0  21  69  51 126   0  .229  .315  .427
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