Article: Should Mariners bring Beltre back?(Seattle Sports Blog)

Adrian Beltre is a warrior. Or Adrian Beltre is an overpaid bum.

Adrian Beltre is one of the best third basemen in baseball, a Gold Glover with a solid bat. Or Adrian Beltre has no plate discipline and never lived up to his billing after signing a five-year, $64 million deal with the Mariners in 2005.

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Adrian Beltre's five years in Seattle have been hit and miss as he heads into free agency following this season. (Seattlepi.com/Rob Watters)

The perspectives on Seattle's now-disabled veteran run the gamut, so it'll be interesting to see what Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik decides to do with his third-base position going forward.

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