Matt Cain and Felix Hernandez: When do they get the call?

[Bobby Baseball]

Anyone out West have any insight on when/if these studs are gonna get the call? Anyone see these guys live?

[raiders_umpire]

i think we may see felix after the all star break sometime.... but cain has been struggling this year a bit, so i am not as sure if we will see him this year....

[bd3521]

Cain in the minors : 3.63 81/40 in 69IP

[AKhomebrewer]

Hernandez has been dealing in Tacoma, but mum's the word from the Mariners camp on his callup.
My guess: when the M's have fallen out of contention by the trade deadline they'll become dealers, possibly moving someone like Meche. At that point — late July, early August — they'll give Felix the call.

[thehat]

I'm not sure of the exact date where major league service this season doesn't bump up arbitration eligibility by one year, but the Mariners would be stupid to bring up Hernandez prior to that date.

[hybrid]

If I had a penny for everytime I have heard this question ....

[thehat]

If I had a penny for everytime I have heard this question ....

LOL...yeah, no kiddin'. Although if it was just a penny, we'd still be broke. Better make it a dollar, Hybrid.

[AKhomebrewer]

I'm not sure of the exact date where major league service this season doesn't bump up arbitration eligibility by one year, but the Mariners would be stupid to bring up Hernandez prior to that date.

I think we may have recently crossed that threshhold ... at least, I recall reading during the preseason that it was sometime in June .
But your point is taken. No way the Mariners burn that arbitration year.

[eftda]

I doubt that we'll see Cain anytime soon. Giants just called up Foppert and will let him grow in the bigs for awhile.

[yellowdog]

U-oh!