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Hello
everyone, and welcome to August.
The M’s suffered another gut-wrenching loss, this time to the Twins by a 5-3 final
with the bullpen failing to hold a slim lead.Anyway, here’s another random prompt for you: What is the MLB team you think about the least? For me it’s probably the Reds.
In Mariners news…
- The Mariners placed infielder J.P. Crawford on the injured list with wrist inflammation.
- Luke Raley missed yesterday’s game due to elbow soreness, which he’s been dealing with for over a month now.
- The M’s said that Brendan Donovan will return from the injured list on Tuesday.
Around the league…
- The Orioles have inked right-hander Yennier Canó to a two-year, $7.5M contract extension.
- The Twins have acquired right-hander Dean Kremer from the Orioles for teenage outfielder Jhomnardo Reyes.
- Baltimore outfielder Ryan Mountcastle is expected to miss multiple months with a “significant” oblique strain.
- Former Mariners reliever and current Tiger Will Vest is undergoing season-ending elbow surgery. He is also planning to get a hip procedure done while he’s out.
- Reds outfielder Blake Dunn is also out for the year after the team announced that he will require elbow surgery.
- The Giants are suspending payments to outfielder Harrison Bader after he got into a scooter accident during his rehab. The team apparently has “long-term concerns” about his foot.
- Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras left yesterday’s game after being clipped in the helmet by a pitch.
- Struggling right-hander Tatsuya Imai is being moved to the Astros bullpen for the foreseeable future.
- With the Rangers now favored to win the AL West, Ryan Blake at Fangraphs dug into what makes this Texas team so interesting.
- Players and owners have much to argue about during these CBA negotiations, but among those things is what constitutes “an even 50-50 split,” writes Evan Drellich at The Athletic. ($)
- Davy Andrews at Fangraphs released a snippet from the baseball journal he kept during paternity leave about watching the Astros’ May combined no-hitter on very little sleep.
- Everyone prepare yourselves for the big bomb this weekend…
Anders’ picks…
- Chris Thompson at Defector gave his thoughts on the Portland Trail Blazers’ nightmare situation with their new owner Tom Dundon who may move the team if he doesn’t get someone else to pay for his new arena.
