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The stove is hot (derogatory).
Randy Arozarena and the Mariners scraped across a walk-off win against the Twins yesterday to even the series at a game apiece. The Mariners followed up this rather underwhelming victory by trading Luis Castillo to the White Sox. The move doesn’t necessarily signal a buy or sell leaning for the Mariners yet, and only have one more game left to decide which way to go before the deadline. George Kirby gets the ball for what could possibly be his last start as a Mariner today
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In Mariners news…
- La Piedra is on his way to the south side. It is incredibly regrettable that the end to Castillo’s Mariners career feels so unceremonious, as his arrival here was arguably the beginning of the era of Mariners baseball we find ourselves in now. Hopefully his departure doesn’t signal the beginning of a different era.
- In exchange for Luis, the Mariners received Seranthony Dominguez, most famous in Seattle for allowing the grand slam to Eugenio Suárez in game 6 of last year’s ALCS, the once promising prospect Nolan Jones, and the now promising catching prospect Boston Smith.
Around the league…
- The trade of the 2026 deadline has been made. Tarik Skubal is a Los Angeles Dodger, and there’s nothing any of us can do about it.
- The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired former All-Star reliever Camilo Doval from the Yankees for a pair of mid-level prospects in a move that merits an interesting follow-up question: when was the last time the Pirates bought from the Yankees?
- The Atlanta Braves acquired outfielder Lane Thomas and left-hander Bailey Falter from the Royals for a pair of pitching prospects.
- The Milwaukee Brewers acquired catcher Bo Naylor and right-handed reliever Codi Heuer from the Guardians for outfielder Blake Perkins and right-hander Craig Yoho.
Nick’s pick…
- The Women’s Professional Baseball League kicked off its inaugural season with a thrilling game between the Los Angeles Queens and the New York Heights, with the Queens chipping away at a once 7-2 deficit to eventually win 10-8.
