Mariners Moose Tracks, 12/27/17: Dee Gordon, Billy Hamilton, and J.T. Realmuto

Hello everyone! I hope you all enjoyed your short hiatus from the links. Unfortunately there wasn’t a whole lot of news during that time, but we’ve started to pick back up again. Here’s what we’ve got for you.

In Mariners news...

• Dee is ready to play!

Around the league...

• After a blockbuster trade for Evan Longoria, the Giants are on track to make another big acquisition.

• Henry Schulman thinks Omar Vizquel deserves more recognition on the Hall of Fame ballots than he’s been getting so far.
• Luke Scott is considering a comeback attempt for the 2018 season.
• I’m honestly shocked Mike Napoli never ended up becoming a Mariner in his career.

• Kyle Downing takes a look at the market for J.T. Realmuto.
• Shohei Ohtani drew a large outpouring of support as he departed his home country for America.
• The Twins have agreed to a one-year deal with Zach Duke.
• The Reds have signed right-hander Jared Hughes to a two-year pact.

Anders’ picks...

• Fred Meyer finds itself on the map!