Okay, so I was being incredibly conservative with my estimate of Darvish's cost. 25mm seems pretty steep to me, kinda like you're paying for his 6WAR 2013, but I suppose he's only 31 so he may still have CY upside. Arrieta is definitely going to get paid too much for that ridiculous 14WAR 2014-2015, which is pretty sketchy coming off a 2 win '17.
Well, good to know that we agree in principle. I'm sure the Mariners, and every other MLB team, could stand to add 15mm to next year's squad and maintain profitability. Doesn't mean they will though. This was unconscionable back when they had a bottom third payroll, but at least they've risen to the middle of the pack. Anyway, I guess I'm just more inclined to assume that our GM is a rational man limited by a budget than an idiot limited by his own hubris. Time will tell about the latter.