Mariners acquire 2B Dee Gordon

[Dave Saltzer]

If Dipoto were that sure about his offer, organization, and what value it brings to Ohtani, he wouldn't be making these types of desperation moves.

[Stradling]

Keep in mind that teams are limited to acquiring 75% of their initial bonus allotment which for the Angels is about $3.8 million. My guess is it’s the same for Seattle. 

Edited December 7, 2017 by Stradling

[UndertheHalo]

2 minutes ago, Dave Saltzer said:

If Dipoto were that sure about his offer, organization, and what value it brings to Ohtani, he wouldn't be making these types of desperation moves.

This is a great observation 

[Chuck]

4 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Keep in mind that teams are limited to acquiring 75% of their initial bonus allotment which for the Angels is about $3.8 million. My guess is it’s the same for Seattle. 

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Edited December 7, 2017 by Stradling

[bloodbrother]

2 minutes ago, Dave Saltzer said:

If Dipoto were that sure about his offer, organization, and what value it brings to Ohtani, he wouldn't be making these types of desperation moves.

Can't we say the same about the Angels with them trading for more IFA the other day?

[Taylor]

Eppler is a pro. He won't let anything DiPoto does affect anything he does.

[totdprods]

8 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

What’s the rush ... there’s time

Might not be much time left for Ohtani.

[Stradling]

Sorry @Chuckster70, I corrected.  Teams can only add extra bonus pool money up to 75% of their initial amount. 

[Dave Saltzer]

1 minute ago, bloodbrother said:

Can't we say the same about the Angels with them trading for more IFA the other day?

I see this as more of a desperation move than our move. We matched what Seattle did without sacrificing our team's future. Pearson was entirely expendable because he was blocked by Adell, Jones, Marsh, and even Hermosillo). Trading for a player to take over CF who hasn't played there professionally in years, really gutting your farm, and hurting your on-field play defense as a way to entice a pitcher with cash is a desperation move, IMHO.

[totdprods]

6 minutes ago, Dave Saltzer said:

If Dipoto were that sure about his offer, organization, and what value it brings to Ohtani, he wouldn't be making these types of desperation moves.

That's the plus here - Dipoto see us or Texas as having just as good as a chance. 

[Ohtaniland]

23 minutes ago, HaloNArizona said:

4:32pm: The swap is official.

4:30pm: Perhaps unsurprisingly, the M’s are gaining an additional $1MM in international bonus capacity as part of the deal, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com tweets. That’ll presumably go to the team’s efforts to land Japanese star Shohei Ohtani.

Christopher Torres and Robert Dugger are the other players in the deal, Jon Heyman of Fan Rag tweets.

4:28pm: All of Gordon’s contract is going to Seattle, Tim Healey of the Sun Sentinel reports.

 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/

Jeter is a Jedi genius.

[totdprods]

3 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Eppler is a pro. He won't let anything DiPoto does affect anything he does.

Eppler responded to a Dipoto move last night.

[mulwin444]

Really want Dipoto to fail in acquiring Ohtani just so he has to see Gordon lob throws in from CF for the next few seasons and pay a premium price to do it.

[Taylor]

1 minute ago, totdprods said:

Eppler responded to a Dipoto move last night.

He did?

[Make Angels Great Again]

1 minute ago, Dave Saltzer said:

I see this as more of a desperation move than our move. We matched what Seattle did without sacrificing our team's future. Pearson was entirely expendable because he was blocked by Adell, Jones, Marsh, and even Hermosillo). Trading for a player to take over CF who hasn't played there professionally in years, really gutting your farm, and hurting your on-field play defense as a way to entice a pitcher with cash is a desperation move, IMHO.

 

I never say this. But THIS.

Brilliant observation.

[Chris]

Brilliant move by Dipoto.  When the Red Sox took infielder Hanley Ramirez and placed him in the outfield it worked out well.  Probably following that model.

[Dave Saltzer]

1 minute ago, totdprods said:

That's the plus here - Dipoto see us or Texas as having just as good as a chance. 

With 4 of the teams in the race being limited to offers of $300k, I can't see how another $1 million in signing bonus matters. Plus, let's face it, where are more endorsements and commercials made--in LA or Seattle? Wouldn't it be a lot easier to get a lot more endorsements and film a lot more commercials here than in Seattle? Ohtani is far more likely to make more money off of the endorsements than he will off his bonus money.

[totdprods]

Just now, Taylor said:

He did?

Why else would he trade Pearson for a million backs after Dipoto did the same? It wasn't coincidence, unless Ohtani's agent texted them both separately and be said "find more money plz"

[Season Over]

Jerry Dipoto is a butthole and I’m glad Scioscia was too much of a stubborn geezer to look at his dorky PowerPoints

[Make Angels Great Again]

Our defense is about 500 times better than Seattle's with Simmons and PTBNL up the middle, with Trout in CF, and GG in RF and an ok LF in Upton.

That could definitely sway him.

[Stradling]

2 minutes ago, totdprods said:

Why else would he trade Pearson for a million backs after Dipoto did the same? It wasn't coincidence, unless Ohtani's agent texted them both separately and be said "find more money plz"

The deals absolutely had to be going on at the same time. 

[Troll Daddy]

Lmao if Ohtani signs with a team with $300k to offer

[bloodbrother]

Ohtani will be a Mariner within the next few days. Hopefully none of the other Braves prospects are signed by teams so the Halos can salvage what's left of their international pool

[Taylor]

Posters on MarinersWin.com are calling him JeDi.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

16 minutes ago, Gil said:

Mariners have traded 3 of their top 10 prospects in the last 2 days to get more $ for Ohtani. If I was picking a team to spend my next 6 years, I think that would be a definite concern.

Dipoto is a farm wrecker, always has been.