The only question is how much influence any of the saberists have, and since I don’t even know how much influence I have, then I can’t answer for anyone else.

I guess my real question is how critical can you be of the Mariners going forward? Can you be negative at all or does your NDA prevent you from saying anything bad in public about the franchise?

Two years ago, the readers of my site labelled Willie Bloomquist the worst player in MLB, and I’ve then called him the ideal example of the replacement-level player. If a new Willie happens to emerge from the Mariners this year, I won’t be making such a bold pronouncement. I’m going to comment on M’s moves as much as Chief Justice Roberts comments on Roe v Wade.

I can comment on what’s already publicly available, like the Fans Scouting Report. While Carlos Beltran took home the honors for best-fielding outfielder in MLB, the #2, #3, and #4 are listed at the top right here.

One would think that if Mr. Tango’s NDA doesn’t prevent him from publicly discussing a long list of Mariner’s negatives, his native intelligence certainly would.