Mariners Moose Tracks, 4/20/18: Trey Griffey, Bryan Price, and Matt Harvey

Good morning everyone! It’s just about time for the weekend. The Mariners couldn’t pull another win away in their series against the Astros, but now the team travels to Texas for a weekend series against the hapless Rangers. It would sure be nice to get a series win there. While you wait for the game, here are some links to get your day started.

In Mariners news...

• It looks like the Mariners have agreed to a deal with The Kid’s son and assigned him to Single-A Clinton.

• Jeez, get well soon Rick! And chill out with the pickup basketball.

• T.J. Cotterill at The News Tribune looks at the many things that led to Mike Zunino’s swing overhaul.
• Teams rarely send scouts to Venezuela anymore because of the climate there, writes Matt Calkins at The Seattle Times.
• Where do the Marners’ fried grasshoppers come from? Eric Gomez at ESPN has a really neat longform piece on the process of making the popular snack.
• Some minor league news.

• Casey Boguslaw recaps the Mariners’ previous series against the A’s.

Around the league...

• Lance McCullers has crazy stuff.

• The Reds fired manager Bryan Price after the team got out to a 3-15 start to the season.
• The baseball stadium in Puerto Rico was the only building in its area that could afford lights, writes James Wagner at The New York Times.
• DJ LeMahieu has made some interesting changes, notes Travis Sawchik at Fangraphs.
• Matt Harvey might get moved to the bullpen after another rough performance, but the right-hander insists that he can still start.

Anders’ picks...

• Where do you fall?