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morning friends and happy Wednesday!
The Mariners failed to get their offense going last night against Chase Burns and the Reds, dropping the middle match 4-2.
How have you felt watching Eugenio Suárez find success during this series? I can’t help but be happy for him, even if I think letting him walk was the right decision for Seattle.
In Mariners news…
- Unsurprisingly, Miles Mastrobuoni cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Tacoma.
- Make sure to mark your caLLendars for the fifth annual Tim Cantu MemoriaLL SoftbaLL game on September 20!
- Kate Preusser talked to Cole Young about the changes he made with Edgar Martinez to fuel his mid-summer hot stretch.
- Zach Mason broke down the first few outings for left-hander Gabe Speier since he returned from the injured list, which has seen increased velocity but decreased results.
- The Mariners were reportedly among the teams recently scouting Giants outfielder Heliot Ramos and utilityman Casey Schmitt.
Around the league…
- The MLBPA presented a proposal to the league concerning MLB Draft rules, with changes including opening up draft eligibility for college sophomores and a bonus pool increase for teams that make the playoffs the prior year.
- The Angels are reportedly keeping an open line with teams regarding top controllable players including shortstop Zach Neto and starting pitchers Reid Detmers and José Soriano.
- The Angels fired a pro scout who calls himself “The Baseball Spy” after he was caught filming Rockies coaches with his phone while in the stands. Brittany Ghiroli and Sam Blum at The Athletic have the report. ($)
- Longtime ESPN baseball announcer Karl Ravech was laid off from the company just hours after calling his last game for them.
- The Rangers have called up former Mariners left-hander Marco Gonzales.
- They’re not the only division rival newly employing an old friend…
- The Tigers placed right-hander Jack Flaherty on the injured list with flexor inflammation.
- White Sox catcher Kyle Teel is expected to miss 6-12 weeks with a high ankle sprain.
- Yankees ace left-hander Max Fried will be activated from the injured list today to make his start against the Pirates. Fried has been on the shelf since mid-May with a bone bruise in his throwing elbow.
- Rob Mains at Baseball Prospectus uncovered whether fast center fielders are reliably better at defense than their slower counterparts. ($)
- Ben Clemens at Fangraphs released No. 31-40 in his annual trade value series with a pair of Mariners making the cut.
