Mariners Moose Tracks, 1/18/25: Andy Pettitte, Ryan Pressly, and Rashid Shaheed

In Mariners news…

• Jared Diamond at the Wall Street Journal analyzed how the goalposts for a Hall of Fame pitcher have shifted following the massive gains made by Félix Hernández and Andy Pettitte this year.

Around the league…

• Longtime Houston Astros reliever Ryan Pressly announced his retirement yesterday after thirteen dominant seasons.
• The Washington Nationals signed former Mariners reliever Trevor Gott
  to a minor league contract.
• The Arizona Diamondbacks will not be reopening negotiations on Ketel Marte following recent developments in the free agent market.

Nick’s pick…

• Go Hawks baby. I hope everyone enjoys the most relaxing football watching day of the year today.

• The 49ers couldn’t score one touchdown, meanwhile Rashid Shaheed was scoring before the first play from scrimmage and causing seismic activity. Game was over immediately.