Are any of the other finalists also penalty teams? Dodgers, Giants, Padres, and should they miraculously get confirmed as a finalist, the Reds. https://www.baseballamerica.com/international/2017-18-international-bonus-pools/ Soooo that leaves me thinking the dumb ass media (Nightengale in particular) pegged the Mariners as favorites because they can offer more money, despite how irrelevant that obviously is, and not any actual sourced information.