A little-heralded inclusion in the Erik Bedard deal is soon-to-be-31-year-old lefty reliever George Sherrill. So, who is George Sherrill? Why haven't many people heard of him? And how will he do in Baltimore? [...]
George Sherrill is a great story. He spent 4-and-a-half years in Independent leagues, making the conversion from starter to reliever, before Seattle signed him at age 26 (2003) and put him in AA ball, where the hitters proved ill-equipped to handle his stuff...   more »

Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Bill Bavasi today announced that the club has acquired left-handed pitcher Erik Bedard from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Adam Jones (OF), George Sherrill (LHP), Chris Tillman (RHP), Kam Mickolio (RHP) and Tony Butler (LHP).   more »

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