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I'm not sure I would move either of those two for a Bumgarner rental. However, I can see a bigger package being created for Marcus Stroman who still has 1 more year of Arbitration.
Stroman could be our horse for the 2nd half of the season for a Playoff push. Then next year, if we can land Gerrit Cole, the rotation would be looking really really nice. 
Cole, Ohtani, Stroman, Skaggs, Heaney, Canning, makes for a solid 6 man rotation with several guys ready to fill in for injuries and Ohtani, who will certainly be on an innings limit coming back from TJ.  

I really like Stroman as a target too...the only reason I see that as a bit of a stretch is that we don’t match up as well with the Blue Jays needs. They’re loaded with IF prospects and will want SP help. It’d cost us one of Suarez, Canning, Sandoval, and probably one of our better lower-level arms like Yan, Soriano, Hernandez, Bradish...and then still probably one more decent prospect. We don’t have the SP prospect depth to sustain that, IMO. Eppler would *have* to lock in a FA SP this offseason and that’s never a sure thing. 
If we could get him on a package centered around one or Ward/Thaiss, one of Marsh/Jones, one of our lower-level arms, it’d probably be fair and doable but I don’t think it’d be in the Jays interest, and could be topped by others.
It’s why I could see something like a Ward (maybe with one lotto ticket prospect) for Bumgarner being a little more realistic, especially if those two players maintain current production.

I don't see it simply because I just don't see the bullpen being able to play this well for so long.  With how volatile our starters are I think they'll be too worn out to go on a run down the stretch, as I doubt we will be buying at the deadline and the other contenders will.

David Fletcher's last 10 games:
.345/.424/.655/1.079 - 4 XBH, 4 BB, 1 K, and only a .308 BAbip.

9 of the Mariners 13 wins have been against the 2-10 Royals the 3-8 White Sox and the 4-9 Red Sox. FWIW. 

I prefer to just enjoy the game I'm watching and not fret over what may or may not happen 5 months from now. If everything comes together and they manage to make the playoffs I get a bonus

No. The extra year of service time date already passed. 
The date you’re referring to is for Super 2 status, but for all we know there will be different rules by the time Canning gets there. 
(Further detail: there are 186 days in a baseball season. You get credit for a year of service time when you get 172. So if a player misses at least 15 days, he comes up short of a year, and hence would be just short of 6 years after his 6th season, so you’d get a 7th. Of course all that could change in the next CBA.
Super 2 status means you are eligible for arbitration as a 2-plus instead of waiting till you’re a 3-plus. I think it’s the top 16 percent of 2-plus guys, so it’s something like 2.140. So to avoid that you want to keep a player down until there are less than 140ish days left in the season.)

Goodwin nearly had to change his name to Badloss.
 

9 of the Mariners 13 wins have been against the 2-10 Royals the 3-8 White Sox and the 4-9 Red Sox. FWIW. 

Signing Cole and Ohtani returning to the mound.   Adell being in contention for rookie of the year, Thaiss giving us league average production and Rengifo being an on base guy that can lead off. 

Lucroy is hitting about .320 isn’t he?

We’re gonna win 
Harvey will be back to dark knight form

I never bought the newspaper before but I had to get this one.
ANGEL FOR LIFE!

 

I never bought the newspaper before but I had to get this one.
ANGEL FOR LIFE!

 

My guess is that Trout will play in minor league games the rest of the week away from the media. He will then head  home to Anaheim on Friday to finalize the deal. It will then be officially announced with a press conference Sunday before the Dodger game.

I never bought the newspaper before but I had to get this one.
ANGEL FOR LIFE!

 

May 13, 2017; Anaheim, CA, USA; Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout (27) celebrates after scoring off a solo home run against the Detroit Tigers during the seventh inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
By David Saltzer, AngelsWin.com Senior Writer
If the rumors are true, and at this point they appear to be so, Mike Trout has agreed in principal to a deal that will make him an Angel for life.
Wow.
What a way to turn around the offseason. Prior to today, I would have given the Angels a “B-” for their efforts during the offseason, but all that changed today. This deal changes all that because the biggest potential issue for the next two years has been settled. Mike Trout will be here for another 12 years.
If the proposed numbers hold true, Mike Trout will sign the largest sports contract in history. And well he should. No other player in the history of the game has been as good and productive as Mike Trout at a similar age.
If I could start a baseball team with any single current player in baseball, by far my first choice would be Mike Trout. Not only is he an incredible talent on the field, he is a an incredible asset off the field. His interactions with fans are not forced or reluctant. He genuinely engages with fans before the games. His love for baseball and enthusiasm to play is infectious. He reminds people of all that is good and right in sports, He is humble and honest. He lets his actions speak for themselves and doesn’t seek the limelight. He brings us back to a time when we played baseball and demonstrates our love for the game.
When Mike Trout signs this contract, he will do the one last thing that separated him from the pantheon of baseball greats: he will create a specific time and place for his legacy. Just as Cobb, DiMaggio, Koufax, Ruth, Williams, etc. are all associated with one team and one time, Trout will be forever remember for the time he played and the Angels. Fifty years from now, whether they are Angels fans or not, baseball fans will tell their grandchildren how they saw Mike Trout play for the Angels, just as our grandparents told us about seeing their greats play.
In 2014, When Mike Trout signed his first contract extension, I asked him at the press conference what it meant to him that an entire generation of Angels fans would grow up seeing him play. I compared it to Trout’s hero Derek Jeter, a lifelong Yankee. With this contract extension, multiple generations of Angels fans will grow up seeing him play. And like his hero, it will all be for one team. That’s something special.
But, even more special, is that Angels fans will get to see him evolve. When Mike Trout first broke into the Major Leagues, Torii Hunter took him under his wings and helped show him the ropes. After Torii left, Albert Pujols helped to mentor him.
But, in an interesting story written by Bob Nightengale for USA Today, Mike Trout watched video of the Angels’ top prospect Jo Adell, and even gave Adell his phone number to help him. Mike Trout made an integral part of the Angels’ presentation to Shohei Ohtani by calling and speaking with him, and has since done a lot to help Shohei adapt to life playing baseball in America. That’s the evolution of Mike Trout–from a rookie to a face of a franchise to a mentor to his teammates. This is the Mike Trout team. This is the Mike Trout era.
After the Angels won the World Series in 2002, my favorite moment was seeing Tim Salmon–Mr. Angel–hoist the trophy. Knowing that there were several points where Tim could have left for more money to play for other teams, watching him hold that trophy was magical. Everyone could see that his loyalty and dedication to the team had been rewarded, and the fans loved him for it.
When Mike Trout hoists the World Series trophy–which he will do as an Angel–it will be something even more magical. Just as Salmon was rewarded and loved, so will Trout be. We, the fans, know how much he did (and will do) to earn that moment, and we will thank him for it. There will be a bonding between us and him that will forever connect us in that moment.
An Angel for life. Not many players can say that. But that’s what Trout chose to be, and we are so lucky that he did.
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I never bought the newspaper before but I had to get this one.
ANGEL FOR LIFE!

 

I never bought the newspaper before but I had to get this one.
ANGEL FOR LIFE!

 

What the hell kind of pour is that? I know you love giving head but come on.

@Jeff Fletcher on mlbnetworkradio with Morosi and Lidge who asked "Did this come as a surprise...?" Fletcher - "Not to anyone really paying attention."  Loved it.  Great job!