Mariners Moose Tracks, 1/1/25: Hyeseong Kim, Caleb Thielbar, and David Freitas
Happy New Year, everyone!
Good morning everyone and Happy New Year! Let’s get you caught up on what you may have missed yesterday.
In Mariners news...
- If the Mariners miss out on Rōki Sasaki, they’ll be signing this guy on January 15th.
New Yorger Bautista just dropped.
— Joe Doyle (@JoeDoyleMiLB) December 31, 2024
16 days until international free agent signing day. pic.twitter.com/WlXqVSqWn1
- We got some news on the Hyeseong Kim front, as the Mariners do seem to be in the running for the second baseman. Kim’s deadline to sign with an MLB club is on Friday.
Hye Seong Kim has an offer from 5 teams according this video.https://t.co/HswlWtLdhv#Mariners #Angels #Padres #BlueJays #Reds
— Suhp (@psuh89) December 31, 2024
- Matt Snyder at CBS Sports shamed the Mariners and Orioles for their inactivity so far in the offseason.
Around the league...
- The Cubs signed left-hander Caleb Thielbar to a one-year contract.
- Mark Polishuk at MLB Trade Rumors listed the managers and executives who are on expiring contracts in 2025.
- Brian Murphy and Thomas Harrigan reviewed the remaining pool of free agents with the calendar having turned to January.
- The MLB.com beat writers selected one breakout player for each squad in 2025.
- Former Mariner David Freitas is retiring.
Anders’ picks...
- For all of you gamers out there, Forbes has an exclusive article detailing the upgrades coming to MLB The Show 25.