Lookout Linkage, 7/29/14

Hope everyone had a pleasant non-Mariners day yesterday. Here's what you might have missed from the past couple of days:

• The Mariners have finalized a deal with top Venezuelan prospect Bryan Hernandez.
• Shannon Drayer sorts out the latest Mariner trade rumors.
• Here is there latest episode of the U.S.S. Mariner podcast.
• MLB.com released their mid-season top 100 prospects list. Here is a list of the M's top 20 as well.
• Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi report that Jack Zdurencik can be very hard to deal with this time of year.
• Chris Cotillo of MLB Daily Dish reports (through Rosenthal and Morosi) that the M's are interested in Red Sox ace Jon Lester.
• Top Astros' pitching prospect Mark Appel was promoted after sporting a horrible ERA (over 9.00) and many Astros players are unhappy about it.
• Eno Sarris of Fangraphs talks to Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel about the use of his breaking pitches.
• The A's have placed outfielder Craig Gentry on the DL and called up young speedster Billy Burns in his place.
• There was recently a huge brawl between two minor league teams which ended with a total of ten ejections.
• For as bad as a Matt Kemp-to-Mariners trade could be, the Red Sox might be making an even worse offer.
• Grant Brisbee, however, reasons that a Kemp-for-Lester trade might not be that crazy.
• Meanwhile, the Rockies seem very reluctant to trade their star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki.
• Following the news that broke about Chuck Knoblauch, Mike Bates thinks MLB needs to step up their efforts to stop domestic abuse.
• The MLB had its Hall of Fame induction ceremonies a few days ago. Linked here is SB Nation's story stream with all you need to know regarding what happened.