M's Mailbag

Jim Street takes another dive into the mailbag at the Seattle Mariner site.

Rattler related questions:

With the signing of [Carlos] Silva, won't the Mariners be content to give Cha Seung Baek, Brandon Morrow, and Ryan Rowland-Smith a chance for that fifth starter role?
-- Daryl S., Mesa, Wash.

A team never is "content" with the pitchers and position players it has and is continuously seeking ways of improving. As it stands right now, Morrow is penciled in as the fifth starter, while Baek and Rowland-Smith will report to Spring Training trying to land a job on the projected 12-man Opening Day pitching staff, either as starters or long relievers.

On to a catcher in the system who wasn't mentioned in the three way dance post earlier today.

With the strong play from Class A High Desert catcher Adam Moore, where does he rank in the Mariners' future plans? He looks like the real deal.
-- Cody M., Seattle

Moore, the Mariners' sixth-round selection in the 2006 First-Year Player Draft, had a solid season for the Mavericks last season, hitting .307 with 22 home runs and 102 RBIs. The right-handed batter currently is on the High Desert roster, but a good camp might garner a promotion to Double-A West Tennessee.

More good questions and answers at the post.