I imagine that they're exactly where the Jays were with Storen immediately preceding his DFA: they'd seen enough and were ready to tell him to GTFO. Must have been nobody else who wanted him.
I don't think that's necessarily true. Seattle's front office is pretty astute, and they have their reasons for thinking Storen will be better. It's really just a challenge trade.
I hear that Atkins likes to negotiate in person so that Shapiro can kick meetings off by flopping his giant balls out on the table and establishing dominance.
lol @ this thread. Two ageing, struggling relief pitchers with identical salaries. Determining which one will be more valuable over the next 20 innings is pretty much the closest thing you get to a coin flip in baseball. Calling this a great move seems like a bit much.