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morning everyone! Your Seattle Mariners get to enjoy this off-day in sole possession of first place in the American League West after confidently toppling the A’s last night 9-1 .
The squad will now head back home for a pair of interleague battles against the Diamondbacks and Mets. What are you most looking forward to during this homestand?
In Mariners news…
- Dan Wilson and Jerry Dipoto each privately met with pitchers Bryce Miller and Luis Castillo to smooth over any potential issues revolving around the piggyback situation. The club reiterated that it plans to continue with the setup for the foreseeable future.
Around the league…
- The MLBPA presented its first official proposal in the latest round of Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiations. Among many items in the proposal were a near-doubling of the league minimum salary, a reduced year of club control for players older than 30, and a “competitive-integrity tax” which would serve as a pseudo-salary floor. The league will present its first proposal later today.
- Evan Drellich at The Athletic explained how league owners are thinking heading into this round of negotiations, with MLB seeking franchise values that rival the NBA and NFL. ($)
- Veteran outfielder Andrew McCutchen has been DFA’d by the Rangers. I really wish he was even half-decent, because he’s right-handed (which the Mariners sorely need) and a ton of fun to root for.
- Christian Yelich assured reporters that the beef between the Cardinals and Brewers — stemming from Milwaukee reliever Abner Uribe’s obscene celebration gesture — has been “handled.”
- Dodgers utiltyman Kiké Hernández was diagnosed with a “significant” oblique tear, expected to sideline him for a while.
- Los Angeles outfielder Teoscar Hernández left last night’s game with a hamstring strain.
- Dodgers prospect Kendall George suffered a leg injury while trying to avoid colliding with the Tulsa Drillers’ bat dog. In response, the team announced that it will suspend the bat dog program.
- Phillies right-hander Cristopher Sánchez broke the franchise record with 41 consecutive scoreless innings pitched.
- Complex league baseball is in a really rough spot, and its struggles could have reverberating consequences on the sport as a whole, writes Jake Mintz at Yahoo! Sports.
- Michael Baumann at Fangraphs dug into the interesting profile of new A’s left-hander Gage Jump.
- Ben Clemens at Fangraphs wonders what’s going on with the Giants offense, which is running a staggeringly low walk rate.
- Brewers right-hander Jacob Misiorowski has entered ace territory in record time, writes Jay Jaffe at Fangraphs.
- Speaking of the Brewers, Dan Szymborski of Fangraphs wonders why his own predictive model won’t buy into Milwaukee’s success.
