Had things come together last season, Nelson Cruz's introduction with the Seattle Mariners would have taken place a year ago. Seattle pursued Cruz last year but when it didn't work out, he went on to lead the majors in home runs playing on a one-year deal in Baltimore. The Mariners were quick to try to find a deal that would work for both sides as soon as this offseason arrived. "We were open and honest as we could possibly be and say, `This is the guy that we want," Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik said Thursday. "He was the guy we wanted to bring into this organization and it just came together." Read more http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/11978465/seattle-mariners-sign-nelson-cruz-4-year-deal
