Mariners Moose Tracks, 8/22/24: Joey Votto, Jurickson Profar, and Mike Shildt
I’m still sad that we never saw Joey Votto as a Mariner in those final couple of years.
Hello everyone! Let’s dig into what’s happening in baseball.
In Mariners news...
- Michael Baumann at Fangraphs dives into just how dominant the Mariners pitching staff has been this year.
Around the league...
- Joey Votto officially announced his retirement. The longtime Reds first baseman had spent the entire season so far with the Blue Jays’ Triple-A club in Buffalo.
- The World Baseball Classic announced its host sites for the 2026 competition.
- Ben Clemens at Fangraphs takes a look at what the league-wide storylines would be if the season had started just a month ago.
- I’ve got to say, I am very happy for Jurickson Profar after years of being a “busted” prospect.
After hitting a game-winning homer, Jurickson Profar insisted he was fine with his near-decision to bunt. "I'm Profar. And Profar play really good baseball. So, if I bunted, I will be safe, 100%, and it's going to be bases loaded, no outs for Jake Cronenworth. Yes."
— Dennis Lin (@dennistlin) August 21, 2024
- Well, this certainly tracks.
I complemented Mike Shildt on his Jordan Jumpman Cactus Jack TR 'Sail' by Travis Scott.
— Julian Del Gaudio (@JulianDelGaudio) August 20, 2024
He said they were a “gift from Manny” & he had no idea who Travis Scott was #Padres pic.twitter.com/6p2bIDLE8j
- Royals...how is this even possible?
— Patrick Dubuque (@euqubud) August 21, 2024