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By BOB FINNEGAN

The Seattle Times

SEATTLE -- Did the Mariners Friday sign the next Sammy Sosa?

Don Welke, who has a better eye and idea than most, sees that as a possibility.

Welke, one of baseball's most respected scouts, worked for the Los Angeles Dodgers the past five years, a period in which Adrian Beltre developed the talent that he brought to Seattle this week. He is the second-youngest free agent in history, only 3 months older than Alex Rodriguez when he left the Mariners after the 2000 season.

Hearing that Beltre had passed his physical in the morning and signed a contract that will pay him $64 million for the next five years, Welke assured Seattle that the monster numbers the ...

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