Sounds like Johnson is not very happy about having been traded:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1873785-updates-on-orioles-trading-jim-jonhson-to-the-atheltics
I can see it now. 2016. Ichiro Suzuki is now special assistant to the GM for the Mariners. A giant sign of him is placed in every major city of Japan, with a caption ominously reading "All your pitcher are belong to us"
What would be our equivalent to the package the Nationals send to Detroit?
Aaron Loup (lefty reliever), Sean Nolin (decent non top 100 pitching prospect), Maicer Izturis (Utility infielder)???
Wow, I can't believe this is the agreement
Makes no sense
Where's the incentive for the player now?? Your team gets almost as much cash as you do and you probably go to a crappy team (a smart rebuilding one if you're lucky but still).
This is ridiculous