Mariners Moose Tracks, 12/24/24: Eloy Jimenez, Andrew McCutchen, and Shawn Armstrong

Player signings and more from around baseball.

In Mariners news...

• Ryan Divish at The Seattle Times analyzes the options left for the Mariners to sign at first base.
• The Mariners reportedly made a two-year offer to free agent first baseman Carlos Santana before he signed with the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday.

Around the league...

• The Philadelphia Phillies have signed veteran RHP Joe Ross to a one-year/$4 million deal.
• The Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants are believed to be additions to the list of teams that have met with Japanese star pitcher Roki Sasaki.
• The Tampa Bay Rays have signed designated hitter Eloy Jimenez to a minor league deal that will earn him a guaranteed $2 million salary if he makes it onto the team.
• Righty reliever Shawn Armstrong has agreed to a one-year contract with the Texas Rangers, and catcher Sam Huff has been DFA’d in a corresponding move.
• Longtime Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen is returning to the team on a one-year deal.
• Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has been named The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the third time.