Mariners Moose Tracks, 4/5/25: Chase Dollander, Ketel Marte, and J.C. Escarra

A good Rockies pitcher? In this economy?

Good morning everyone. The M’s are back at it again today — hopefully with better results! — as the weekend gets underway. Let’s check in on what’s going on in baseball.

In Mariners news...

• Adam Jude at The Seattle Times breaks down what we know about the Mariners one week into the regular season.

Around the league...

• The Rockies are calling up top pitching prospect Chase Dollander to make his MLB debut on Sunday.
• Fresh off a contract extension, Ketel Marte was pulled from yesterday’s game against the Nationals with an apparent hamstring injury.
• The Dodgers lost their first game of the season yesterday against Philadelphia, ending their flawless 8-0 start to the year.
• Anaheim mayor Ashleigh Aitken outlined her terms for a new stadium for the Angels.
• It took him a long time and a winding road to reach the big leagues, but 29-year-old catcher J.C. Escarra collected his first major league hit yesterday for the Yankees.
• Davy Andrews at Fangraphs wonders why every year seems to have a new fad pitch these days.
• Baseball America updated its top 100 prospects in the sport with all full-season minor league affiliates getting underway yesterday. Ryan Sloan is the latest Mariners addition to the list after BA received several glowing scouting reports on him from those in the industry. ($)
• Bryce gets it.

Anders’ picks...

• Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky’s career NHL goals record last night with No. 894. As someone who lives in the D.C. area, I can tell you this is a Very Big Deal around these parts.