December 19, 2007
Silva Bells
The Seattle Mariners are talking to Carlos Silva:
The 28-year-old right-hander was 13-14 last season with a 4.19 ERA -- better than every Mariners starter other than hard-throwing Felix Hernandez.
Baseball Prospectus (subscription required) shows Silva's 2007 VORP at 35.5, just behind Hernandez's 36.4. Silva is a low strikeout, low walk pitcher, so he needs a good defense behind him to be effective. The Mariners were a bit below average in 2007.
