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Unfounded Rumor: Mariners Scout Weathers?

UPDATE: SI.com's Jon Heyman says Weathers has been pulled off the block.

An MLBTR reader had good seats at last night's Reds game, and he observed about eight scouts watching.  Specifically, he saw a Seattle Mariners scout.  Apparently the scout got pretty active when David Weathers took the hill.  This is reasonable; the Ms are known to be looking for bullpen help.   

Weathers picked up a two-inning save last night.  He's having a surprisingly strong year, with some of the best control of his career.  His contract runs through 2008, when he will make $2.75MM.  However, Will Carroll wrote yesterday that the Reds want to keep Weathers and trade Todd Coffey instead.

Another reason eight scouts might have been watching last night's Reds-Brewers contest: Kyle Lohse started.  He wasn't too bad, allowing two runs (one earned) in 5.2 innings.  The Mariners seem to be monitoring quite a few starters so it wouldn't surprise me if they had an eye on Lohse.



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