Mariners to sign James Paxton

[harmony]

... according to multiple tweets:

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/02/ ... ton-2.html

[rockycola]

Harmony won by a nose hair!
I will delete my post.

James Paxton coming home to the M's!!!

Post by rockycola » Sat Feb 13, 2021 8:20 pm

Mariners To Sign James Paxton
By TC Zencka | February 13, 2021 at 9:07pm CDT

The Seattle Mariners have an agreement in place with James Paxton, per Chad Dey of Sportsnet650 (via Twitter). The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal confirms the deal. Paxton will make $8.5MM on a one-year deal with bonuses that could make the deal worth as much as $10MM, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan (via Twitter).

Paxton returns to the team that drafted him in the fourth round of the 2010 draft.

More to come…

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/02/ ... ton-2.html

[Coeurd’Alene J]

Well what the hell.......hard to knock this....Just not anyone’s first choice..... He should be able to help..just hope his arm doesn’t fall off or somebody bumps him in the shower

[TraderGary]

I like it, IF he's healthy. If they could bring back Walker along with Pax, all of a sudden we have legitimate potential for a pretty damn good rotation.

[rockycola]

Here's what RosterResource lists as the starting 6. Lotta lefties!

Marco Gonzales L 29.0
James Paxton L 32.3
Yusei Kikuchi L 29.7
Justus Sheffield L 24.8
Chris Flexen R 26.6
Justin Dunn R 25.4

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https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resour ... s/mariners

[rockycola]

I like it, IF he's healthy. If they could bring back Walker along with Pax, all of a sudden we have legitimate potential for a pretty damn good rotation.

Yeah, get Taijuan!!!

.........and..........

Danny Hultzen - I double dare ya, Dipoto!!!

Transactions
June 5, 2008: Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 10th round of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 6, 2011: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 2011.

November 7, 2016: Granted Free Agency.

February 24, 2018: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

December 2, 2019: Granted Free Agency.

December 16, 2019: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

November 2, 2020: Granted Free Agency.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... da01.shtml

[Sexymarinersfan]

FUCK YEAH BITCHES!!!!!!!!! WOO!!!!!!!!!

[Sibelius Hindemith]

I like it, IF he's healthy. If they could bring back Walker along with Pax, all of a sudden we have legitimate potential for a pretty damn good rotation.

Yeah, get Taijuan!!!

.........and..........

Danny Hultzen - I double dare ya, Dipoto!!!

Transactions
June 5, 2008: Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 10th round of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 6, 2011: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 2011.

November 7, 2016: Granted Free Agency.

February 24, 2018: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

December 2, 2019: Granted Free Agency.

December 16, 2019: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

November 2, 2020: Granted Free Agency.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... da01.shtml

I didn't realize Hultzen was still in MLB. I thiught he had become a real estate agent or was playing ball in some distant country.

[rockycola]

I like it, IF he's healthy. If they could bring back Walker along with Pax, all of a sudden we have legitimate potential for a pretty damn good rotation.

Yeah, get Taijuan!!!

.........and..........

Danny Hultzen - I double dare ya, Dipoto!!!

Transactions
June 5, 2008: Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 10th round of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 6, 2011: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 2011.

November 7, 2016: Granted Free Agency.

February 24, 2018: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

December 2, 2019: Granted Free Agency.

December 16, 2019: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

November 2, 2020: Granted Free Agency.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... da01.shtml

I didn't realize Hultzen was still in MLB. I thiught he had become a real estate agent or was playing ball in some distant country.

I think he's on his 15th bionic arm replacement now!

[rockycola]

Danny Hultzen retires, staying with Cubs in front office
JAN 14, 2021
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BY TIM STEBBINS

anny Hultzen's big league career is coming to an end, but he's sticking around the North Side.D

Hultzen, who made his big league debut with the Cubs in 2019 after a long journey to the majors, will join the club's front office under assistant general manager Craig Breslow, Barry Svrluga of the Washington Post reports.

According to Svrluga, Hultzen will be a pitching development assistant.

https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/cubs/ ... ont-office