"The Mariners are trying to trade David Aardsma, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. As Rosenthal points out, the reliever will earn a raise from his 2010 salary of $2.75MM when he and the Mariners determine his upcoming salary through the arbitration process (MLBTradeRumors)."
The reason I bring this up is because the Red Sox have lost out on a number of relievers, and Aardsma could be a nice pickup. Word is Seattle doesn't want to pay that $2.75 million contract for next year, so Boston may be able to pick him up cheap. Then again, with the size of the contracts a lot of their relievers are getting (Jesse Crain and Matt Guerrier) Seattle may raise the price.
Aardsma has been on the Sox before, and he wasn't anything special then, but he is coming 2 very solid year. In 2009 he had 38 saves, 80 K's in 71.1 innings pitched with a 2.52 ERA, and then last year he had 31 saves, 49 Ks in 49.1 innings with a 3.44 ERA. He isn't the greatest, but he could be a nice addition to the bullpen.
Other guys the Red Sox are looking at are Kevin Gregg, Brian Fuentes, and Dan Wheeler (really want him on the Sox).
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