Mariners Moose Tracks, 9/1/17: September Call-Ups, Justin Upton, and Justin Verlander

Good morning everyone! It’s September now. You know what that means.

It’s also 40-man roster season. Expect to see some new Mariners soon.

Let’s get your day started with some links.

In Mariners news...

• The M’s are doing their part to help out with Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.

• The Mariners are expected to call up a “fair amount” of players in September.

In Mariners minors news...

• I guess Joey Wong has moved on to coaching?

Around the league...

• The hype for the Japanese version of Babe Ruth — Shohei Otani — is pumping up...

• Will Adrian Beltre ever get worse with age? Travis Sawchik doesn’t seem to think so.
• A game in Japan ended prematurely thanks to a flock of birds.
• Giancarlo Stanton is in a new music video with artist Lexy Panterra, who I’d never heard of until now.
• Rick Ankiel was one of many athletes who shared their stories about battling mental illness in a USA Today feature.
• Max Scherzer is pitching into Hurricane Harvey relief efforts in his own way: by helping to find homes for pets who were stranded by the storm.
• Pinstripe Alley is not impressed with the Yankees’ use of the 10-day DL.
• The Bombers acquired Eric Kratz from the Indians.
• Cameron Maybin moved from the Angels to the Astros in a waiver deal. And at the buzzer, Houston was able to acquire Justin Verlander from the Tigers.
• Oh yeah, and the Angels did a thing: they acquired Justin Upton from the Tigers and now potentially possess one of the three best outfields in the sport. The Halos also made a deal for infielder Brandon Phillips.
• The Phillies claimed and acquired reliever Juan Nicasio from the Pirates, even though Pittsburgh was hoping he right-hander would end up on a contending team.
• Everyone in the AL West made themselves better as the Rangers picked up Miguel Gonzales.

Anders’ picks...

• Here are some very important scouting reports you all need to see.