The Astros made a flashy signing today, inking José Abreu to a three-year deal, so the Mariners countered by...signing a bullpen depth piece. Sigh. No offense to RHP Trevor Gott, the latest member of Los Bomberos, but it does not make the heart quicken, exactly. It’s a Gott signing, but it’s not a Greatt signing. (I’m sorry. Only like one or two more of these.)
The 30-year-old Gott has been in organized ball since 2013, when he was drafted in the sixth round by the Padres, and has pinged around a few different clubs, never really settling anywhere.