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one and all, and happy Friday! It’s time to dig into the latest baseball news.
In Mariners news…
- Michael Baumann at Fangraphs looked at the sad state of platoon player options still available on the free agent market, and praised the Mariners for locking up Rob Refsnyder while they could.
- Shannon Drayer made the case for 2026 to be Julio Rodríguez’s big year.
- The To Love a Mariner podcast kicked off their fifth season by bringing on Lookout Landing alum Amanda Lane Cumming to break down the classic Mariners home videos You Gotta Love These Guys (1996) and Sweet 116 (2001).
Around the league…
- The Astros acquired righty reliever Kai-Wei Teng in a swap with the Giants.
- The Mets have agreed to a minor league deal with veteran reliever Craig Kimbrel.
- NBC has agreed to a broadcasting contract with Joey Votto, where he will join fellow 2010s stars Anthony Rizzo and Clayton Kershaw.
- Former Mariners left-hander Marco Gonzales landed himself a minor league agreement with the Padres.
- Kiley McDaniel at ESPN ranked the 30 farm systems in baseball. Keith Law at The Athletic did the same, providing a rosier perspective on the Baby M’s. ($)
