If you’ve read our three-day recaps, then you’ll know exactly who we went after, who we acquired, and who we parted with. Of the biggest names, James Paxton, Ben Gamel, and Nelson Cruz are no longer Mariners in our simulation. In total, we were able to shed roughly $15 million in expected salary, which was greatly assisted by Paxton and Dee Gordon‘s separate departures. That gave us about $42 million to work with and help supplement the massive holes left by our departed stars.
We had a lot of fun with that and were able to find great deals to add significant talent for relatively cheap.