Yowza... I had a post in mind to cut-n-paste as soon as Iwakuma signed. "And this is the Mariners spending all their cash, this is the only significant add of the offseason, blah blah..."
They got him for NOTHING. If he pans out, next year you're gonna have to pay him.
But IF he pans out, mightn't you want to?
Felix, Pineda and Iwakuma is gonna be a frustrating top 3 for opponents to face. They're all righties, but that's okay: we have two monster lefties pounding on the door, plus Vargas and Furbush and whomever. I still think Ultra-Rotating Vargas has a decent chance to make a splash this year, which is all kinds of interesting to me.
And we pushed whatever funds we might press into Iwakuma's hands after a successful U.S. debut to NEXT year's budget, when the Ichiro money will (should?) be available.
We still have plenty of payroll for this year, and are staring Fielder and Boras down across that pot of chips. Amazing.
~G
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