Darrin Beene is entering his seventh year at The News Tribune, having covered the Tacoma Rainiers in 2005 and Major League Baseball for two years before that. Beene, a former assistant sports editor at The News Tribune, also worked for the Los Angeles Daily News and Los Angeles Times. He lives in the South Sound with his wife and two children.
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At 1 p.m. Pacific time today, baseball's non-waiver trade deadline expires. Expect some deals to go down, and quite possibly some that could shape the American League West for the next two months.
The Mariners have added some offense with the recent additions of Ben Broussard and Eduardo Perez. They're still a little short in the starting pitching category, but then again, so are most teams. It seems unlikely they would be able to pull anything off for a starter at this stage.
The A's and Angels have decent rotations but are lacking offense. Both are linked to the biggest bats in the rumor mill. The Angels have tried to land Baltimore shortstop Miguel Tejada and are in the running for Washington outfielder Alfonso Soriano. An Internet report on Monday said the A's are making an 11th hour move for Soriano, who could also be spun off to a third team. (A's GM Billy Beane is known for these types of deals, so don't put anything past him).
The Rangers made a move on Friday, and a curious one at that. They picked up slugging outfielder Carlos Lee from Milwaukee and weakened their bullpen in the process, sending former closer Francisco Cordero to the Brewers. Look for Texas to try and acquire a reliever and possibly a starting pitcher if they can.
Keep checking the blog for updates, I'll post if something goes down.
