Mariners Moose Tracks, 7/25/24: Alex Cora, Mike Trout, and Kevin Kiermaier

No one is hot stoving as the 30 sides moving ever so closer

Hello friends. In spite of the Mariners’ struggles, we soldier on. Here’s what’s happening in baseball.

In Mariners news...

• You may have noticed we’re no longer posting articles for Meet at the Mitt episodes. But fear not: the show goes on! In this latest episode, Evan, John, and Zach discussed this rock bottom state the M’s find themselves in after a tough series against Anaheim, and what needs to happen for the team to change their fortunes.
• In his latest trade rumor dump for The Athletic, Ken Rosenthal gave some insight into the Mariners’ mindset this week. ($)
• Craig Goldstein and Patrick Dubuque at Baseball Prospectus dove into the sad declines of James Paxton and Ty France. ($)
• Go listen to the Hyphen and Casey Sadler live in-person!

Around the league...

• Evan Drellich at The Athletic reports that Major League Baseball has agreed to direct luxury tax dollars to teams who are losing revenue due to the regional sports network bubble bursting. ($)
• The Red Sox agreed to a three-year contract extension with manager Alex Cora.
• Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier announced that the 2024 season will be his last as a pro baseball player.
• Mike Trout’s latest comeback attempt hit a snag when he got re-injured just two innings into his first Triple-A rehab game.
• In Milwaukee, outfielder Christian Yelich is set to see a back specialist today, at which point he’ll find out if season-ending surgery is required.
• The Dodgers continue to have difficulties keeping pitchers healthy this season, with right-hander Kyle Hurt set to undergo Tommy John surgery.
• Tempers flared between the Rockies and Red Sox in yesterday’s game after Cal Quantrill jawed at Seattle-raised backstop Reese McGuire.
• Dan Szymborski at Fangraphs fired up eight spicy trade ideas for the deadline.
• Why is a player’s line drive rate hard to predict year-over-year? Davy Andrews at Fangraphs tried to answer this very question.
• In important college sporting news, the NCAA has decided to raise the number of scholarships each school is allotted for several major sports.