Mariners Moose Tracks, 7/11/24: Brock Rodden, Bobby Miller, and Teoscar Hernández

I don’t care — I’m rooting for Teo.

Good morning friends! I hope you’ve had a good week so far. Let’s get to it.

In Mariners news...

• Friend of the site Shane Lantz has joined Baseball America as the resident Mariners correspondent, and his first piece is a profile of fan-favorite Everett AquaSox infielder Brock Rodden. ($)
• The death of the minors really has been sad to witness. Here’s to hoping the Nuts can secure a new ballpark agreement soon.

Around the league...

• Adolis García and Teoscar Hernández are the final two entrants to the 2024 Home Run Derby.
• Dodgers starter Bobby Miller, who entered the season as one of the best young arms in baseball, has been optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City after allowing 19 runs in 17 ¹⁄₃ innings of work so far this season.
• With under a week to go until the MLB Draft kicks off, Anthony Castrovince tells the unlikely story of Georgia outfielder Charlie Condon’s rise to being a consensus top-3 pick in this year’s draft.
• Who says there’s no crying in baseball?

• This is like if Tungsten Arm O’Doyle was real.