Mariners Moose Tracks, 11/21/24: Tarik Skubal, Chris Sale, and Rōki Sasaki

The Cy Young results are in...

Good day folks! Awards season rolls along, and we’re getting you caught up on the latest.

In Mariners news...

• Mike Curto, the Tacoma Rainiers radio broadcaster for the last 3+ decades, announced that he is retiring from the gig.
• Dan Szymborski at Fangraphs officially released his full ZiPS projections for the 2025 Mariners.

Around the league...

• Left-handers Tarik Skubal of the Tigers and Chris Sale of the Braves were named the 2024 Cy Young award recipients. Logan Gilbert finished sixth in the voting, with no other Mariner receiving a top-5 vote.
• Illinois Senator Dick Durbin announced plans to introduce the Fair Ball Act, which, if passed, would entitle minor league ballplayers to minimum wage salaries and overtime pay in the absence of a collective bargaining agreement.
• At this week’s owners meetings, Rob Manfred said he expects Rōki Sasaki to sign after the January 15 window to maximize his earnings on the international amateur market.
• The Rockies re-signed catcher Jacob Stallings to a one-year pact.
• The Angels continue to be the most active team in the early days of the offseason, dealing catcher Matt Thaiss to the Cubs.
• In another deal, the Cubs acquired right-handed pitcher and Gonzaga alum Eli Morgan from the Guardians.
• Former Mariner Seby Zavala signed a minor league deal with the Red Sox.
• An immeasurably tough offseason for the Rays continues...

Anders’ picks...

• With his 1,217th win last night, UConn women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma became the winningest basketball coach in NCAA history.