Mariners Moose Tracks, 5/8/18: Edwin Diaz, Danny Farquhar, and Matt Harvey

Good morning everyone! We’ve got some links to jump-start your Tuesday morning!

In Mariners news...

• Lookout Landing’s own Jake Mailhot wrote about Edwin Díaz in his first piece with Fangraphs.
• Mitch Haniger has now played a full season’s worth of games for the Mariners. Luke Arkins at Prospect Insider analyzes his play so far.

Around the league...

• I miss these guys.

• The Reds have cut ties with former M’s prospect Patrick Kivlehan.
• Some MLB players were surveyed about their favorite statistics. Their answers are interesting.
• The Giants’ injury woes have gotten worse.

• Some great news on Danny Farquhar! We look forward to seeing him on the mound again.

• Adrián Beltré is pretty close to returning to play for the Rangers.
• CC Sabathia would probably retire if the Yankees win the World Series this year.
• Sheryl Ring at Fangraphs wonders how Matt Harvey will be able to bounce back from his current state.
• Ring also wrote about Nick Markakis’ oddly-timed breakout season.
• The Mets are reportedly “confident” that they can strike a deal with a team for Harvey.
• Pitchers are getting pulled from no-hitters at higher frequencies, notes Jay Jaffe at Fangraphs.
• Tim Lincecum made his first rehab outing for the Rangers yesterday.
• Stephen Piscotty’s mother tragically passed away yesterday, and Yu Darvish responded by donating $10,000 to ALS research in her name.
• Nineteen-year-old Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. — baseball’s top prospect — is absolutely dominating Double-A right now.
• Dan Szymborski at ESPN takes a look into what players will maintain their breakout paces this season ($).