Hello everyone! Here are some links to start off your Tuesday morning.
In Mariners news...
- Don’t sleep on Edgar’s defense!
Edgar could pick it. #OTD in 1991, the Mariners turned the seventh triple play in team history. #EdgarHOF pic.twitter.com/lhtfhHIFQJ
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) September 11, 2018
- Jesse Sanchez profiled Mariners prospect Julio Rodriguez, who won the Dominican Summer League MVP award.
- Corey Brock at The Athletic wrote a really cool longform piece on the baseball career of Scott Servais. ($)
- Looks like one of my favorite Mariners prospects will be hitting minor league free agency.
Around the league...
- This is interesting to watch but also painful for Mariners fans.
Breaking down @mlb wins by game number this season as of September 9th. pic.twitter.com/DNojjRKxZO
— Daren Willman (@darenw) September 10, 2018
- Michael Lorenzen: the new Shohei Ohtani?
We now know Reds pitcher Michael Lorenzen can really hit, but apparently he can really run, too.
— Andrew Simon (@AndrewSimonMLB) September 11, 2018
He just legged out a hustle 2B with a 28.7 ft/sec sprint speed, well above the MLB avg (27). Jose Peraza's season average is 28.8.
- Sam Miller at ESPN wonders why teams send batters to the on-deck circle in situations where the batter couldn’t possibly come up to the plate.
- Looks like the Marlins are cleaning house.
Major reconstruction for #Marlins under Derek Jeter continues: hear 13 let go from player development notably AAA mgr Arnie Beyeler, AA mgr Randy Ready, AAA hit coach Tommy Gregg, minor lge OF coordinator Quinton McCracken, Latin America Operations Coordinator Miguel Bonilla
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) September 10, 2018
- Other playoff teams are upset that the Indians went around the rules to ensure that Josh Donaldson would be available to them during the postseason.
- Zach Buchanan at The Athletic took a look into Patrick Corbin’s slider, which is essentially a family tradition. ($)
- Here are ten players that we should have seen receive a September call-up, according to MLB Daily Dish.
- Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen will have to undergo another heart surgery this offseason.
- Albert Pujols, who already underwent season-ending knee surgery, will also go under the knife for his elbow.
Anders’ picks...
- This has been big meme fodder for the last 12 hours or so, but the important thing is: that’s actually a picture of Marshawn Lynch from high school on the right.
Twitter vs LinkedIn pic.twitter.com/ye8ixDVBip
— Mike Tunison (@xmasape) September 11, 2018