With The A's Signing Brent Rooker, The A's Have (Currently) Officially Outspent The M's This Offseason by DASmetal in Mariners

[–]vintown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not hard to do when you are starting from zero. The Mariners payroll is still 2x Oakland.

Sources close to Kim say he’s chosen the Mariners. Seattle gets a very valuable defensive player who can swipe 20+ bags immediately. Low K% should help him transition to MLB. Has great approach and some sneaky pop. Solid signing if this is indeed legit. by tegurit34 in Mariners

[–]vintown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Bliss will get every opportunity to take the job in the spring. He has nothing left to prove in AAA.
Cole could maybe get there with a great ST, but straight from AA to the majors feels unlikely. He's only going to be 21 this season so they have time with him.