Mariners Moose Tracks, 1/23/21: Taijuan Walker, Hank Aaron, and Jurickson Profar
One of the game’s greats passed away yesterday.
Hello folks! Here’s the latest from around baseball as we get the weekend started.
In Mariners news...
- Marco Gonzales and J.P. Crawford are raising expectations for the upcoming season (in this same story, Ryan Divish reports that the Mariners have yet to come forward with a “serious offer” for Taijuan Walker).
- The Mariners signed some more international prospects.
We have signed the following international free agents:
— Mariners Player Development (@MsPlayerDev) January 22, 2021
Starlin Aguilar, INF, Dominican Republic
Juan Cruz, OF, Dominican Republic
Victor Labrada, OF, Cuba
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- Jeffrey Paternostro at Baseball Prospectus breaks down the M’s top 10 prospects. ($)
Around the league...
- Rest in peace to the legendary Hank Aaron, who passed away yesterday morning at the age of 86.
- What a cool story.
Here is a rare footage of @HenryLouisAaron participating in HR derby against #KBO stars back in 1982. It was #KBO’s inaugural season, and as you can see, he really loved baseball/fans. When nobody paid attention to #KBO, he took a 17 hour flight to meet Korean players/fans. #RIP pic.twitter.com/wsAH9qkru1
— Daniel Kim 대니얼 김 (@DanielKimW) January 22, 2021
- A former Mariner lands with the Fish.
Anthony Bass has agreed to a 2-year deal with the #Marlins that includes a team option for 2023, source says. @CraigMish was the first to report the deal. @MLB @MLBNetwork
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) January 22, 2021
- The Padres bulked up their infield by agreeing to a three-year pact with Jurickson Profar.
- Enrique Hernández has signed a two-year deal with the Red Sox.
- A disappointing report for those of us who were hoping the M’s would jump in on the Marcell Ozuna sweepstakes.
SOURCE: Marcell Ozuna is seeking a 4-year and up multi-year contract. Six teams have shown interest:
— Héctor Gómez (@hgomez27) January 22, 2021
- Red Sox
- Yankees
- Dodgers
- Mets
- Twins
- Brewers@z101digital @ZDeportes
- Eno Sarris at The Athletic analyzes five pitchers, including one Mariner, according to a relatively new baseball term. ($)
- The old vet returns to the nation’s capitol.
It feels awkward tweeting about baseball news on a day like this, but the #Nats are bringing back franchise favorite Ryan Zimmerman on a one-year, $1 million contract.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) January 22, 2021
- According to J.J. Cooper at Baseball America, the minor league seasons for Single-A and Double-A are set to be delayed in 2021.
- Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic reports that the Mets are zeroing in on Trevor Bauer. ($)