Mariners Moose Tracks, 2/8/25: Mariners Broadcast Booth, Avisaíl García, and Nate Robinson
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Good morning friends and welcome to the weekend! It’s Super Bowl weekend, which means spring training is just around the corner. Let’s get you caught up on the latest.
In Mariners news...
- The Seattle Times got the exclusive scoop on the coming changes to the Mariners’ broadcasting team, with Dave Sims and Mike Blowers both out and several others stepping up to fill their roles.
- Adam Jude at The Seattle Times presented five questions that are facing the Mariners as spring training approaches.
- Left-hander Jhonathan Díaz has elected free agency after being DFA’d by Seattle.
- What a weird coincidence!
25 years ago today, Baseball Reference was born—and so was pitcher Juan Then, who threw 11 innings for the Mariners in 2023.
— Baseball Reference (@baseball-reference.com) 2025-02-07T21:10:20.846Z
Around the league...
- Free agent outfielder Avisaíl García is expected to miss the 2025 season with a lower back injury.
- Mike Petriello at MLB dove into which teams and players were most statistically impacted by the weather in 2024.
- Thomas Harrigan took a deeper look at the six teams that projection systems disagree about the most.
- Jacob Rudner at Baseball America profiled right-handed pitching twins Kyson and Malachi Witherspoon, who are making their mark at the University of Oklahoma. ($)
- We miss you, Erik!
Anders’ picks...
- Former University of Washington star Nate Robinson received his needed kidney transplant at the UW.