Mariners Moose Tracks, 7/18/24: J.P. Crawford, Dallas Keuchel, and MLB Draft Stories

Catching up on the latest from the All-Star Break.

Good morning friends! It’s the final day of the All-Star Break. Let’s dig in.

In Mariners news...

• In his latest radio hit, Jerry Dipoto talked about the trade deadline and explained why discussions haven’t exactly been as productive as he had hoped to date.
• J.P. Crawford with a big blowout gender reveal? Would you expect anything less? Anyway, congrats to the Crawfords!

Around the league...

• The Baseball Prospectus prospect staff unveiled their mid-season top 50 prospect rankings. ($)
• Well, that didn’t last long: Dallas Keuchel has elected free agency after being DFA’d by the Brewers.
• Rangers general manager Chris Young said that he hopes the team will be in a position to buy this trade deadline.
• The draft always surfaces great stories. Anthony Castrovince chronicled the journey of White Sox draftee Lyle Miller-Green, who was adopted by an American family out of Serbia when he was a baby.
• Here’s another one!

• Baseball America is keeping track of the non-drafted free agent signings now that the draft has concluded. The Mariners have already inked a few players to deals.

Anders’ picks...

• For those of you who like awards, the Emmy’s nominations were announced yesterday.