Seth Kolloen: “The M’s still Mediocre”

Over at the P.I., columnist Seth Kolloen points out the myriad ways that the Mariners are still mediocre, despite winning nearly 90 games last year.  The team’s pythagorean record- runs scored versus runs allowed- results in a sub-.500 team.  Bavasi interprets this imbalance of runs due to blow-outs at the hands of Horacio Ramirez and Jeff Weaver, justifying the signing of Carlos Silva for the back end of the M’s rotation.  Kolloen shows that Bavasi’s contentions are not true.

Oh, if only Silva can provide good defense in left field or was a slugging first baseman with 30-home run, .550-slugging percentage potential…