Gone But Not Forgotten

2004 was a year when nothing went right for the M'’s and many were left questioning each move made by the M's front office. One minor deal that I liked was the acquisition of Jolbert Cabrera from the Dodgers at the very end of spring training. He proved to be very solid at the plate, and displayed great glove work at each infield position.

When the M'’s signed Pokey Reese, once again Cabrera was involved in a minor transaction. This time, it was the Mariners releasing Cabrera so that he could play in Japan. First I think the Mariners deserve credit for allowing Jolbert to play for the highest dollar while receiving nothing. With his new found freedom, Jolbert has found himself playing in Fukuoka for the Softbank Hawks.

Originally brought in to solidify the bench, his bat has forced himself into the starting lineup and while opposing pitchers can't stop him, a toothache can. Thru this past Friday, ホルベルトカブレラ was third in the Pacific League with a .322 average. Why couldn'’t the M'’s have sold Bloomquist to Japan instead of Jolbert?