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Good morning everyone and happy Saturday!
The Mariners opened up the weekend with a sleepy 2-0 loss to the Padres last night, though it was great to see Emerson Hancock continue his strong start to the season.
Speaking of, we finally got a resolution to the six-man rotation situation yesterday:
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this decision by the club? What would you have done?
In Mariners news…
- Kate provided a flurry of updates on currently-injured Mariners. Make sure to follow Lookout Landing on BlueSky to get these alerts in real-time!
- Right-handed reliever Matt Brash kicked off his rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday, in which he struck out the side in a perfect inning of work.
- Over at Fangraphs, Ryan Blake wrote about the impact of Cal Raleigh’s injury on the Mariners’ hopes for another AL West title.
- Daniel Kramer looked at the Mariners’ options to replace Cal’s production while he’s on the injured list.
- In the latest episode of the Meet at the Mitt podcast, the squad worked through the M’s options for navigating Cal’s injury (Spotify link; Apple link)
- After a slow start to the season, Rainiers outfielder Brennen Davis is heating up. Ryan Divish at The Seattle Times has the latest on the post-hype breakout candidate.
- The Mason Peters experience continues to roll in Single-A. It shouldn’t be long before he’s making starts in Everett.
Around the league…
- Former Mariners closer and current Dodger Edwin Díaz was linked to illegal cockfighting in his native Puerto Rico, and he doesn’t seem remorseful about it.
- Orioles infielder Jordan Westburg underwent Tommy John surgery on Wednesday. He is expected to return in early 2027.
- Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell is out indefinitely with loose bodies in his throwing elbow.
- The Mets just can’t catch a break — right-handed starter Clay Holmes has a fractured fibula and is out for the foreseeable future.
- The Angels are activating oft-injured right-hander Grayson Rodriguez on Sunday to make his season debut against the Dodgers.
- Josh Nelson at Sox Machine told the story of Justin Ishiba’s plan to build a new ballpark for the Chicago White Sox.
- In Kansas City, Hawaiian Bros agreed to a promotion with the Royals in which they’d give a free lunch to every fan each time the club scored six or more runs during a home game. Well, the Royals did just that eight times in their first 17 home games, so the company had to adjust the promotion to prevent going out of business.
Anders’ pick…
- The City of Seattle announced that it is adding four more public restrooms in Pioneer Square.
