Mariners Moose Tracks, 2/5/25: Danny Coulombe, Randal Grichuk, and Ramón Laureano

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Catching you up on the latest from around baseball.

Editor’s note: Apologies for the delayed Moose Tracks, life happens every now and then ~John

Author’s note: Yep, I forgot to hit “schedule” on the damn thing after writing it last night, whoops! ~Anders

In Mariners news...

The Hall of Fame unveiled the ballots for writers that agreed to make their vote public for this cycle, and all of them included Ichiro. Meaning the one Ichiro non-voter will remain anonymous.

The Twins are bringing back left-hander Danny Coulombe on a one-year deal.
The Yankees re-upped with lefty Tim Hill on a one-year contract.
The Diamondbacks announced that they’ve re-signed outfielder Randal Grichuk to a one-year pact.
The Orioles announced that they’ve signed former A’s outfielder Ramón Laureano to a one-year deal.
The Cubs acquired DFA’d right-hander Ryan Brasier in a trade with the Dodgers.
The Astros announced that they will retire the jersey No. 13 this year in honor of Billy Wagner.
Dan Szymborski at Fangraphs broke down how much each team’s playoff odds would improve by signing Alex Bregman.
Jay Jaffe at Fangraphs explained what brought him back to appreciating Ol’ Reliable as far as stats are concerned — batting average.

Among my favorite childhood recollections in video gaming is a Triple Play Baseball home run derby option allowing you to play inside a living room. The folks at Snow Day Software are looking to kindle that joy with Indoor Baseball, which looks slated to debut this year.