Adam Dunn is off the market.
Bobby Abreu is off the market.
If the Mariners are serious about adding a left-handed power hitter before spring training, it looks like Ken Griffey Jr. is the last free agent standing.
Playing the waiting game might have been a smart move by the Mariners. Abreu and Dunn proved too expensive for the Mariners (Abreu will get $8 million this season and Dunn will get $10 million), and they can sign Griffey to much fanfare without critics wondering why they left more powerful bats on the table.
For better or for worse, Junior could be coming home.