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He never should have been signed in the first place. Glad he's gone.
Just another one of those "We have nothing to lose signings' that we always seem to lose on in the end. Chris Young was one of the few times it worked.
Wasn't Wolff the actual just another one of those signings and Young was just available for his spot?
Young did replace Wolf, but on the same exact no guarantee contract that Wolf walked on so to me it was still a nothing to lose signing and not a guy they actually targeted and thought would be a contributor long term.
Ya, I just guess Young doesn't follow the general Jack move because Young fell onto Jack's lap instead of his usual signing and promoting that player X is going to be a big part of the team. Such as Weeks was going to be the everyday starter in left against RHP. Even when Young took over his spot I don't recall Jack trotting out to media about him being penciled into the rotation.
I don't like the "nothing to lose" signs or mentality if your just going to keep them on the roster when they don't deserve to be. Because there IS something to lose, ballgames. I think Rickie Weeks made the team/roster weaker just being on it. To me this sign was dumb from the beginning served zero purpose and only shows the lack of knowledge Jack Z has when constructing a successful 25 man roster. Congrats Jack Z you just payed Rickie Weeks more money per game played than Kyle Seager.Just another one of those "We have nothing to lose signings' that we always seem to lose on in the end. Chris Young was one of the few times it worked.
I don't like the "nothing to lose" signs or mentality if your just going to keep them on the roster when they don't deserve to be. Because there IS something to lose, ballgames. I think Rickie Weeks made the team/roster weaker just being on it. To me this sign was dumb from the beginning served zero purpose and only shows the lack of knowledge Jack Z has when constructing a successful 25 man roster. Congrats Jack Z you just payed Rickie Weeks more money per game played than Kyle Seager.
I don't think Weeks is washed up... I think he can be a strong contributor on another team... I don't think he was brought into Seattle for the correct role... He was misused and the team obviously didn't have a strong plan or the right plan in place on how they were going to utilize him...
If I was Weeks, i'd be ecstatic that they DFA'd me...
I agree he was misused and that the team didn't have a good plan for him. But that to me is exactly why the signing was dumb. He took up a roster spot that could have been used on a much more useful player and a player that could have given the team more flexibility with the 25 man. That is why he made the team worse IMO. I viewed Weeks as dead weight on the Mariners roster ever since they signed him.
I do think he could latch on with another team that has more use for his limited skill set, but I don't think he is anything more than a bench guy at this point.