Yay Brendan Ryan

I like this move quite a bit because of the flexibility it gives the squad and now we boast arguably two of the best defensive shortstops in baseball.

Lookout Landing has a great writeup about the swap, so I won't rehash it here.  But consider that Ryan is probably your Mariner shortstop for the next three seasons if he can avoid being a complete failure at the dish.  So get to liking him.

At a minimum, he brings some personality to this squad.