Mariners Moose Tracks, 9/13/18: Nelson Cruz, Yu Darvish, and Joe Mauer

Some links to get your Thursday started.

By Anders Jorstad@AndersJorstad Sep 13, 2018, 7:00am PDT

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MLB: New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins

Hello everyone! I hope you’re all having a good week so far. Let’s keep the good vibes going with some links.

In Mariners news...

Well, shoot. The Mariners made Nellie sad.

Just talked to Nelson Cruz in the clubhouse. He appeared to be holding back some emotions. Said it’s frustrating to be in this position and noted that he came to Seattle to get them to the playoffs and hasn’t been able to do that.
— Jen Mueller (@JenTalksSports) September 13, 2018

At least Nelson Cruz collected his 1,000th career RBI yesterday.
Manny Acta has made an important discovery.

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Never stop teaching, @chrismpri helping @heredia54 with his sliding, but while at it we were impressed by the M’s ground crew garden. - Trabajando con Heredia y disfrutamos el jardín productivo detrás del center field. #Havefunorgohome #Solid #Gomariners

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Around the league...

Carson Cistulli at Fangraphs aims to figure out who would be baseball’s home run king in space.
In a great longform piece at The Athletic, Dan Connolly talked about Dylan Bundy and the personal struggles he has had to go through in his career. ($)
Even his catcher is having some trouble figuring it out.

Carlos Martinez, Filthy 89mph Changeup (and Yadi trying to guess what the pitch was). pic.twitter.com/TP8yhzIkFs
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) September 11, 2018

Jeff Sullivan at Fangraphs notes that there are some weird park factors going on for the Mets at Citi Field.
Craig Edwards takes a deeper look into the incredible seasons of Edwin Díaz and Blake Treinen.
This is very good news for the Cubs.

Yu Darvish got a second opinion and underwent an arthroscopic debridement today. He's expected to be ready to go for spring training in 2019.
— Sahadev Sharma (@sahadevsharma) September 12, 2018

It’s no surprise that the A’s have been doing a lot of things right this season.

Every teams average launch angle this season... #Athletics pic.twitter.com/SX1PdABmnb
— Daren Willman (@darenw) September 12, 2018

Top Padres prospect Luis Urías will likely miss the rest of the season due to a hamstring injury.
Pirates outfielder Gregory Polanco underwent shoulder surgery yesterday.
Joe Mauer is considering retirement once this season comes to a close.

Anders’ picks...

Zach Lowe at ESPN proposes creating a museum for the weirdest moments in recent NBA history.
The Seattle Storm are WNBA Champs as they swept the Washington Mystics 3-0 in the series!