M's turn double play with Beltre

By Bob Finnigan
Seattle Times staff reporter

Like Santa Claus, Adrian Beltre is coming to town.

Like Richie Sexson earlier this week, Beltre is
coming, sealed and delivered, but unsigned until he
successfully passes a physical that should take place
today.

Unlike Sexson, there is no shadow hanging over the
health of Seattle's new third baseman, no reason to
think there will not be a news conference this
afternoon to announce the signing of Beltre.

"We did a lot of checking (on Beltre), made a lot of
calls," one Seattle official said. "There doesn't seem
to be anything to be concerned about."

By today, Beltre is expected to have the longest and
most expensive contract in club history. The
Associated Press reported it as five years for $64
million.


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