According to ESPN's Buster Olney, free agent David Aardsma will "wait until he's further along in (his) arm rehab" to begin seeking contract offers. Aardsma underwent Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery in July and just recently began a throwing program. Any team that signs him will have to practice patience, because the 30-year-old right-hander won't be ready to contribute until the middle of the 2012 campaign. He saved 69 games for the Mariners between 2009-2010.