Mariners Moose Tracks: 2/7/17: Volatile Valencia, Rickey Henderson, and ASPCA

Good morning everyone! Let’s get your day started with some fresh links.

In Mariners news...

• Something you should know about Danny Valencia is that he is a very volatile hitter. He’s historically volatile, in fact.
• One of Scott Servais’ priorities this offseason was to add some speed to the roster. He considers that mission to be accomplished.

Around the league...

• The Oakland A’s park is being re-named in honor of Rickey Henderson.

• Eno Sarris takes a look at the pitchers who could most benefit from adding a new pitch to their repertoire. No Mariners appeared on the list.
• Sergio Romo is moving south to Los Angeles. The reliever signed a one-year deal with the Dodgers.
• Jon Niese will throw a showcase for major league teams tomorrow.
• Jeff Sullivan explains why Jason Hammel took so long to sign with a team. The starter may have suffered from some bad luck in the market.
• Mark Teixeira is ready to join ESPN as a studio analyst.

Anders’ picks...

• This was a pretty funny tweet I saw from yesterday:

• Unfortunately, it appears that tweet was fake. But the creator of the account made use of the fame by pointing to a good cause.