Lookout Linkage, 8/18/16

Good morning Mariners family! Let's take a look at the headlines from around the league:

• Luke Arkins at Prospect Insider tries to figure out where it all went wrong with Ketel Marte.
• Jed Lowrie will require surgery on his foot and is done for the year.
• Giancarlo Stanton is out for the year after suffering a groin strain.
• An Indians minor leaguer had a pretty significant hitting streak snapped the other day.
• Conflicting reports are out regarding Alex Rodriguez, as Jim Bowden says a deal with the Marlins is going to happen while A-Rod's publicist says the player is done for the season.
• Some places in the country are forcing pitch count limits for high school pitchers.
• Jeff Sullivan ponders Zach Britton's chances of winning the Cy Young Award as a reliever.
• Nathan Eovaldi's arm is all sorts of messed up and he could be out for some time.
• The Tigers made a deal for infielder Erick Aybar.
• The Braves decided to promote top prospect Dansby Swanson.
• Adrian Beltre got pretty angry at some teammates for giving him a gatorade shower.