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The Mariners are coming off one of their more satisfying wins of the season, with Randy Arozarena and Dominic Canzone leading the squad to a 10-2 victory over the Astros
.Has Randy’s hot start to the season changed your mindset on whether or not the M’s should extend him beyond this season? It’s scary to consider where the team would be without him this year, but I think I’d still lean towards letting him walk.
In Mariners news…
- Though Bryan Woo recently bounced back in an outing against the White Sox (and then vs. the Astros yesterday after this article went up), Zach Mason is still concerned about what he’s seeing under the hood for the right-hander.
- It’s never too early for MLB Draft season: Cameron Van Til has three names to keep on your radar for the Mariners as the draft approaches.
- The Chicago White Sox, Rick Rizzs’ childhood team, honored the legendary Mariners broadcaster during his final stop on the South Side.
- Kade Anderson and former Mariners infield prospect Edwin Arroyo were spotlighted as top prospects on the rise in a recent edition of The Athletic’s The Windup.
- Here’s the official story of the Julio Rodríguez flip flop incident with an Astros fan.
Around the league…
- The Athletics have placed All-Star shortstop Jacob Wilson on the injured list with a dislocated shoulder.
- The Dodgers acquired the recently-DFA’d outfielder Alek Thomas in a deal with the Diamondbacks.
- Michael Baumann at Fangraphs dug into the transformation of Guardians left-hander Parker Messick, whose brilliance has helped Cleveland to a lead in the AL Central.
- Keagan Stiefel at Over the Monster is ready for the Red Sox to part ways with underwhelming infielder Trevor Story.
- The Tipping Pitches podcast cooked up a good old fashioned MLB team personality quiz. Which team did you end up with? Apparently I’m a Tampa Bay Rays fan in spirit.
Anders’ pick…
- If you are able, consider contributing to the funeral and memorial expenses of Quusaa “Q” Margarsa, a Seattle high school basketball icon and fellow member of our community who was tragically killed last weekend.
- Jason Collins, the first-ever openly gay player in the NBA, passed away yesterday from brain cancer at the age of 47.
