Emerson Hancock on the Block?

For about a month, everyone assumed the rotation move was Luis Castillo. Bad contract, stuff trending the wrong way, a salary dump that clears room for a real bat. Hancock, meanwhile, was the guy having a breakout year on next to nothing, years away from arbitration, the kind of asset a team with a broken offense should be hoarding, not shipping out.

Then Wednesday, Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon reported the Mariners are telling teams they’re open to moving him too.