Mariners Moose Tracks, 12/19/24: Dan Wilson, Nolan Arenado, and Griffin Canning
Is Nolan Arenado a secret member of the resistance?
Hello everyone! Let’s kick off your Thursday with some news from around baseball.
In Mariners news...
- Daniel Kramer caught up with Dan Wilson to find out how he’s spending his first offseason as the Mariners’ skipper.
Around the league...
- Nolan Arenado became a true American hero yesterday as it was reported that he used his no-trade clause to block a deal that would have sent him to the Astros.
- The Mets have agreed to a one-year deal with right-hander Griffin Canning.
- The Chosun Daily’s Bae Jun-yong and Lee Jung-soo explained why many American- and Latin-born players are now choosing to play in Korea instead of Japan.
- With 2024 coming to a close, Sam Dykstra and Jonathan Mayo outlined one statistic of note for each organization’s farm system.
- Former Mariner Casey Lawrence was awarded the USA Baseball International Performance of the Year for his outing in the WBSC bronze medal game.
- Juan Soto: too good to care about pitch tipping?
Fun tidbit on Juan Soto from Cashman: The Yankees make all their resources available to players but don't force them to use it. Soto had absolutely no interest in delving into their pitch tipping data because he already has an internal sense of what's coming.
— Laura Albanese (@AlbaneseLaura) December 18, 2024
- Why are baseball players so weird?
Newest @whitesox catching prospect @KyleTeel9 takes his pregame swings NAKED. pic.twitter.com/hAmCYcF4aU
— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) December 17, 2024