Lookout Linkage, 8/21/14

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• It appears that there are three teams left now vying for Rusney Castillo's services.
• Dave Cameron of Fangraphs thinks it's worth taking the risk on Castillo.
• Bet you didn't know this cool record Hisashi Iwakuma is close to breaking.
• Lloyd McClendon recently spoke to Jerry Crasnick about his experiences with the Little League World Series and his thoughts on Mo'Ne Davis.
• Bless You Boys wonders if the Tigers should have hired Lloyd McClendon as manager before the M's did.
• Angels' ace Garrett Richards was carted off the field yesterday with a knee injury.
• Eric Garcia McKinley of ESPN SweetSpot writes about how Richards' injury impacts the Angels this year.
• Jeff Sullivan of Fangraphs writes about Mike Trout's apparent change in skillset.
• The New York Times has an interesting article about how the Yankees are handling Michael Pineda.
• In other former Mariner news, Brandon Morrow might be converted back to a reliever soon.
• After losing to the Mariners, A.J. Burnett said he is unlikely to pitch next year (likely not related).
• Ubaldo Jimenez, one of the prized free agent pitchers last winter, is also being converted to a bullpen role.
• Grant Brisbee gives his list of the ten most underrated players in baseball (part 1, part 2).
• Steven Goldman argues that people should give Mo'Ne Davis a break and let her be a kid.
• Matthew Murphy of The Hardball Times talks about when it's wise to invest in relievers.
• John Lackey went through a lot to get the jersey number he wanted with the Cardinals.
• This is the kind of thing that makes me thankful for the people working for the Mariners' social media department.