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Sunday, July 11, 2004
 Aurilia Designated for Assignment
Today the Seattle Mariners designated former Giants shortstop Rich Aurilia for assignment. In the next 10 days, Richie will either be traded, released, or he will accept a demotion to the minor leagues. If he is released, Seattle is responsible for the remainder of his 2004 salary.
I will note that the man's stats (.241/.304/.337) have been awful this year. But he's still better than Neifi Perez (.236/.279/.301). Aurilia is playing well below expectations. Perez is playing to expectations. Perez has already lost his starting job...
So, Brian Sabean, what the heck. Pull the trigger. Make it a straight up challenge trade, Neifi for Richie, or see if Richie clears waivers and is released. In any case, bring the man back and give him a chance to redeem himself. Rich Aurilia deserves it, and more importantly, I think he can improve this team just by showing up.
I'm Jefferson Krogh, and I approved this message.
Jefferson 11:05 PM
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