Lookout Linkage, 7/5/15

Hello everyone! Hope you had a safe and fun Fourth of July! Here are some links to get you started today:

• The Mariners have signed catcher Erik Kratz to a minor league deal.
• George Springer is headed for a DL stint after being hit by a pitch in a recent game.
• Miles Wray says this isn't the first time a player like Omar Infante might be starting in the All-Star Game.
• Eno Sarris goes in-depth on the submarine riseball, a new pitch that has actually been used recently in the majors.
• Jose Fernandez had quite the successful return to the majors, a game in which he even hit a home run.
• The Cardinals have fired their scouting director as a result of the hacking allegations.
• Brandon League has been DFA'd by the Dodgers.
• Former Rangers' closer Neftali Feliz has also been DFA'd.
• Miguel Cabrera will miss six weeks with a calf strain.
• Alex Rodriguez was finally able to receive the ball that gave him his 3,000th career hit.
• Bryce Harper celebrated the Fourth of July with a special baseball bat that looked like the American flag.