To begin the 2009 baseball season, Brandon Morrow was the closer for the Seattle Mariners. However, manager Don Wakamatsu has already decided to make a change. Exit Brandon Morrow. Enter David Aardsma.
Morrow’s struggles are obvious with a quick glance at the stats. He has a 9.72 ERA and his record is 0-3. In 8.1 innings of work, he has given up nine hits and ten walks. While he has held on in 6-of-8 save opportunities, the Mariners obviously won’t a smoother ride at the end of ballgames.
Aardsma is the definition of a journeyman. At just 27 years old, he has …read more

The Boston Red Sox have acquired right-hander David Aardsma from the Chicago White Sox for right-handers Willy Mota and Miguel Socolovich.
The White Sox, you will recall, designated Aardsma for assignment when they threw large wads of cash at Octavio Dotel. I thought that someone should give Aardsma a shot, and it doesn’t surprise me that a team like the Red Sox would be the ones to do it. They are smart enough to see the value of a guy who can put the ball past big-league hitters.
Nice pickup by Boston. I expect Aardsma to provide similar value in 2008 to …read more