The Dodgers made a surprise move in acquiring Carlos Marmol from the Cubs. The Dodgers made an even more surprising move by designating Marmol for assignment, less than 24 hours after acquiring him.
MLBTR states that Peter Gammons reports that the Dodgers were only interested in the $209.000
international bonus slot they acquired in the deal, not in retaining
Marmol as a member of their bullpen.
The Cubs claimed that the deal gave them some salary relief. But MLBTR indicates that the Dodgers spent about $500K of actual
money to acquire just under $210K of pool money.
So Marmol is in another 10 day limbo period.
UPDATE: New reports indicate that Marmol has already been placed on outright waivers. If no team claims him, the Dodgers can move him to the minors. It was also reported that Marmol has agreed to go to the minor leagues and try to work out his struggles there.
