Lookout Linkage, 9/18/16

Hey everyone! With just a couple of weeks left, we're really hitting the stretch run of the regular season. Let's take a look at some of the biggest stories from the last few days:

• Steve Clevenger will try to get some at-bats in winter ball and rejoin the Mariners at Spring Training.
• Bob Dutton reports that the M's are aiming to bring Nori Aoki back for 2017.
• Mark Simon at ESPN looks at each team's most crushing losses of the season.
• Eno Sarris has a really fascinating piece on what the ball looks like to a hitter out of the pitcher's hand.
• A.J. Preller has been suspended for 30 days for hiding medical information from the Red Sox in the Drew Pomeranz trade.
• Dave Cameron at Fangraphs thinks the Padres caught a lucky break.
• Camden Chat defends Wade Miley's recent rough patch.
• Joel Peralta has decided to retire.