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Good morning folks and happy Friday!
The Mariners had another stinker of a performance last night, dropping the series finale to the Pirates 5-1 which brings them back to .500 on the season. The M’s will try to get back in the win column with the first of three games in Cleveland starting this afternoon.
The good news is that Bryce Miller seems to have taken a serious step forward. Where would you slot him into your personal ranking of the Mariners’ starting pitchers at this moment?
In Mariners news…
- Ryan Divish at The Seattle Times caught up with closer Andrés Muñoz to uncover the changes he’s made to regain his former glory.
- Mariners utilityman Miles Mastrobuoni cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Tacoma.
- Max Ellingsen continued his run through the most plausible Mariners draft picks this year, profiling UCLA right-hander Logan Reddemann.
- Mariners infield prospect Felnin Celesten continued his hot month by hitting for the cycle in last night’s game.
Around the league…
- Major League Baseball announced the finalists for the 2026 All-Star Game starters. The Mariners were blanked from the selection with Julio Rodríguez narrowly missing the cut in the outfield.
- Major League Baseball countered with another CBA proposal, with sweeping changes headlined by a maximum for years and dollars for free agent contracts.
- The MLBPA proposed a ban on prop bets on individual players in an effort to cut down on the harassment players experience from bettors.
- Rangers shortstop Corey Seager was activated off the injured list. He’s been on and off the IL all season (as usual) with various ailments.
- Rays pitchers took a combined no-hitter into the ninth inning against the Royals last night before having it broken up on a homer from former Ray Danny Jansen.
- The Athletic staff published their Big Board for the MLB trade deadline, listing the top 50 players likely to be traded this summer.
- In case you’ve missed it, Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler is putting together a season for the ages. Ben Clemens at Fangraphs has the latest.
- Wow, shout out to the Oakland Ballers.
