Mariners Moose Tracks, 5/7/24: Kyle Manzardo, Mason Miller, and Tigers City Connects
Maybe we shouldn’t be so psyched to play the A’s.
Good morning all! It’s time for some baseball news on a Tuesday morning.
In Mariners news...
- For the second week in a row, a trio of Mariners prospects picked up some hardware.
Another dominant week on the farm @harry_ford (@ARTravs) takes home the Texas League Player of the Week award, while Lazaro Montes and Will Schomberg (@ModestoNuts) earn California League honors. #TridentsUp pic.twitter.com/Es4cPY7AAZ
— Mariners Player Development (@MsPlayerDev) May 6, 2024
- Shannon Drayer wrote about how the Mariners third base platoon earned its way into more diversified playing time.
Around the league...
- The Tigers became the latest team to unveil their City Connect jerseys, and is it me, or are these are all starting to look the same?
- Jim Bowden at The Athletic pitches some early trade ideas, including an incredibly one-sided deal that would send Pete Alonso to the M’s. ($)
- Washington State alum Kyle Manzardo is a rare rep of the great state of Idaho.
tonight Kyle Manzardo will become just the 33rd Idaho-born player in MLB history (most recent was Michael Stefanic)
— Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) May 6, 2024
Idaho ranks 46th out of 50 states, producing more big leaguers than only Montana (26), North Dakota (20), Wyoming (17), and Alaska (12) https://t.co/IPMgszk7fv
- A’s closer Mason Miller has been even better than you think.
Mason Miller's 0.075 fWAR/IP is the most of any pitcher since 2020 (min 10 IP). He's 1 of 2 pitchers over 0.06 (Bieber 2024).
— Dave Cherman (@DaveCherman) May 6, 2024
Only 3 pitchers have had an fWAR of 0.05/IP for 25+ IP during that time:
D. Williams 2020 (27 IP)
L. Hendricks 2020 (25 IP)
J. deGrom 2021 (92 IP)
Anders’ picks...
- This looks fun and chaotic and I love it.
History will be rebuilt.
— Star Wars (@starwars) May 6, 2024
Watch the new teaser trailer for LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, arriving September 13, only on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/HKvwsxjdP8