Jeff Nelson, the Seattle Mariners' most prolific pitcher, and one who seems to have spent most of his offseasons taking a cross country flight between The M's and the hated Yankee's, the two teams he has played for most of his career, is back with the M's for a third time, this time in a minor league assignment with hopes of making the parent team's roster (My money's on him joining the team by mid-May). This has potential of giving the M's a needed bullpen leader, plus Nelson's valuable arm, and Nelson's longtime relationship with the team gives fans the realistic hope that he will truly give all he's got. While he criticized the team's management before his last exodus to New York, he took moves to rectify that before signing a deal with the club.

Welcome back,Jeff.