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Good morning everyone! Yesterday was surprisingly packed with news from the world of baseball, so let’s get to it.
In Mariners news...
- Congratulations to the Mariners on winning the Green Glove Award for the 2017 season! The honor is given each year to the team that transforms the most would-be landfill into recyclable items. The Giants had been on a nine-year winning streak before the M’s claimed the prize.
- Jay Jaffe says it’s about time voters gave Edgar Martinez his rightful place in Cooperstown.
- Our fanpost offseason plan of the day belongs to NBurres. Go check out what they think the M’s should do this winter!
Around the league...
- Those are some pretty significant names staying in Japan.
Yomiuri Giants have re-signed Scott Mathieson ($3.2MM), Arquimedes Caminero ($2MM), and Casey McGehee ($2.4MM) to one-year contracts https://t.co/qrZBu7CWFK
— Guess who just got back today? Them wild-eyed boys (@Kazuto_Yamazaki) November 28, 2017
- Baseball America named Brian Cashman as the sport’s Executive of the Year.
- Travis Sawchik at Fangraphs takes a look at which of Shohei Ohtani’s outlined criteria really matters the most.
- Ohtani could make up the lost cash in other ways.
Ohtani may be limited to $3.5 million signing bonus, but marketing agents believe he will become #MLB's highest-paid player off the field, earning in excess of $20 million annually
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) November 28, 2017
- Scott Boras (who isn’t Ohtani’s agent) is upset that Ohtani is being screwed over by MLB’s posting system.
- If you thought Jack Z’s Mariners were dysfunctional...
Marlins warn Stanton: Accept a trade or you’ll be only star on stripped-down team. https://t.co/HzKFbzHuoD pic.twitter.com/cif7SzJBdv
— Miami Herald Sports (@HeraldSports) November 28, 2017
- Eno Sarris at Fangraphs points out that it’s difficult to project how Stanton will change with age.
- I suppose Carlos Beltran changed his mind after initially saying he wasn’t interested in managing the Yankees right away.
Carlos Beltran’s interview with #Yankees will be tomorrow morning, a source tells The Athletic.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) November 28, 2017
- Nationals’ general manager Mike Rizzo seems pretty confident that Bryce Harper will stay in Washington after next season even though he’s scheduled to hit free agency.
Anders’ picks...
- Happy belated birthday, Shawn!
On his 48th Birthday, we celebrate SHAWN KEMP's high-flying career! #NBABDAY pic.twitter.com/GEGiEWVpMO
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) November 26, 2017
- The New York Giants announced they will not start Eli Manning at quarterback on Sunday, breaking Manning’s 210-game streak of starts. Instead the team will start Geno Smith, which gives them an unusual distinction.
Geno Smith is the 1st black QB to start for the Giants in franchise history, making New York the last team in NFL history to start a black QB. pic.twitter.com/u0mPT4sKov
— NFL Retweet (@NFLRT) November 28, 2017