Bavasi uninspiring so far

While it is way too early to start grading Bavasi's off-season, given that he hasn't done a thing so far, let's consider a mid-season report card.

Good:
- Hasn't made any bad deals at least
- Sounds like made a fair offer to Wilson (given that Dan hasn't signed, it must not be for much money)
- Hmmm... Let's come back to this one

Bad:
- Has shown zero creativity
- Is making a huge mistake if reports are accurate re: Delgado AND Sexson
- Does not appear to even be talking with Beltre, Beltran or Drew

I know we all consider the top tier players like Beltre or Beltran extreme fringe candidates for coming to Seattle, but Bavasi needs to at least make a push for them. One, it creates fan interest. Two, it let's other players and agents know there is a new mindset in Seattle, and three, it shows you are doing your damn job.

We all know we have no center fielder- has Bavasi spoken with Altanta about Jones?
We know we have no 3rd basemen. Has Bavasi done his homework on Glaus? He would seem to be a far better option than Sexson- younger, played in the AL West, proved he was heathly at least for September last year and is certainly better than Koskie.

It would be nice to see Bavasi thinking outside the box. In September I predicted Delgado would be the major FA signing for the M's. So far, nothing has changed to make me think otherwise.

So far I have to give Bavasi a D for lack of homework and no creativity. IF current reports are accurate.

Let's hope rumors are just that, and Bavasi has been working behind the scenes more than we know. Did anyone think Anaheim would land the current AL MVP last winter?

So I'll continue to give Bavasi the benefit of the doubt, but the information to date is troubling.