Mariners Moose Tracks, 4/30/18: Hisashi Iwakuma, Robbie Ray, and Salvador Perez

Good morning folks! Happy start to the standard work week. I hope you had a fun weekend watching the M’s swipe a series against the Indians. Today is an off day, but the M’s are returning home after a long road trip, so if you’re in the Seattle area you have the opportunity to catch a game! Let’s get you caught up on the latest from around the sport.

In Mariners news...

• Here’s a visually pleasing version of the M’s schedule and results from this season.

• We’ve got some bad news on the Hisashi Iwakuma front.

• I will never get tired of the Dee Gordon/Jean Segura reporter shenanigans.

• It looks like we’ll be getting a first-hand look at Shohei Ohtani.

Around the league...

• Francisco Rodriguez has signed with a team in the Atlantic League — the nation’s top independent league.

• SHEESH.

• Did anyone tell you that Pablo Sandoval pitched this weekend? It was pretty nice. Here’s photo evidence, and also evidence that he doesn’t throw all that hard.

• The Brewers have called Wade Miley back up to Milwaukee.
• And despite this, the Phillies have still been pretty good this season.

• Like Fangraphs did last week, Buster Olney at ESPN discusses Mike Trout’s ability to keep improving despite how good he already is.
• Joe Panik is going to miss 6-8 weeks with the Giants thanks to a thumb injury.
• Diamondbacks left-hander Robbie Ray left his start against the Nationals with a strained oblique, which could shelf him for multiple weeks.
• Dodgers manager Dave Roberts sat star slugger Cody Bellinger because he wasn’t hustling.
• Salvador Perez was upset with White Sox infielder Tim Anderson for his home run celebration.
• Rob Mains at Baseball Prospectus says you shouldn’t expect ticket prices to become cheaper anytime soon.
• Sam Miller at ESPN wonders what baseball would look like if every team made the playoffs.

Anders’ picks...

• Shout out to the Sanford family!