Hit the Road Jack: Jack Wilson Could Still Be On the Move

The Mariners new shortstop Jack Wilson may not be in blue and teal for long, even though Friday’s non-waiver trade deadline passed. Jon Heyman wrote a piece a few days ago about the players that may or may not make it through waivers before August 31, the waiver trade deadline, but led with a very interesting notion; that this year’s July 31 deadline could have been the softest in baseball’s history. Economic conditions have prevented teams from spending. The same conditions are responsible for some odd, clear salary-dump trades throughout the first two-thirds of the season. Those same conditions will likely lead to some very intriguing names being available in the coming weeks. I was very critical of the trade for Wilson. I think that the team overpaid for Wilson, and put a disproportionate value on defense, all while shipping a solid defensive shortstop, though one with a worse bat, Ronny Cedeno, as part of the package. While Jack Zduriencik has praised Wilson pu...