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Mariners GM Bill Bavasi confirmed Wednesday that the team won’t be a part of the bidding war for Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka.

You’re going to skip the best free agent pitcher on the market in order to pursue an obviously decline-phase Schmidt and a never-was mediocrity in Eaton?

OK, then.

Update: it’s official.

Idiots. The M’s need an ace, it’s their biggest glaring weakness. The best FA pitcher on the market is Matsuzaka. ergo… let’s go for Eaton!