Mariners Moose Tracks, 2/23/25: Andrés Muñoz, Nolan Arenado, and Mark Canha

It’s Sunday, and if it’s Sunday, it’s Meet the Links.

In Mariners news...

• Andrés Muñoz. You’ve heard of him, you’re probably familiar with his repertoire. What if I told you he first tried the nastiest pitch you’ve ever seen?

Around the league...

• The Houston Astros are still interested in acquiring Nolan Arenado. The Nolan Arenado in question still appears unmoved at this time.
• Mark Canha is joining the Milwaukee Brewers on a minor league contract.
• The WBC qualifier games are going crazy. If you aren’t watching, you absolutely should be.
• Michael Rosen at Fangraphs did an in-depth look at how where a pitcher aims a pitch affects how much horizontal break that pitch has. (from 2/21)
• MVP Baseball ‘05 is one of the very few timeless sports video games, brought into life right before studio Take Two Interactive split from EA, taking the MLB license with them. As the last and most popular of its name, it has a special place in the hearts of many to this day, including Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow, the voices of the now iconic entry.

Nick’s pick...

• I’ve got the screen and the sound system if you bring the popcorn.