Hey, we got one right! Back in Part III of the offseason plan, our team suggested bringing back Hisashi Iwakuma on a minor league deal with a spring training invite, and obviously, today we have our first official evidence that Jerry gave that a read and values our input:
Bringing Kuma back seemed likely since the moment the M’s declined his option, and now it’s official. It’s really hard to find anything not to like about this deal. At it’s worst, Kuma never throws another pitch for the Mariners, but continues to be a delight in camp and perhaps makes Seattle a slightly more attractive landing spot for Shohei Ohtani.