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Good morning folks! With the holidays underway, business will likely be pretty quiet across the baseball universe. Until then, we’ve got a handful of things to catch you up on.
In Mariners news...
- Greg Johns talked to the Mariners’ diehard fan from the UK about his ties to the team.
- The Mariners are hiring!
If you like baseball, social media, and know the correct way to pronounce "GIF", this might be the job for you.
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) December 23, 2019
The Mariners are hiring a Social Media Manager. Details here: https://t.co/I657WJ6k0L pic.twitter.com/wdxD5FVkgX
Around the league...
- The Marlins have found their new catcher.
Source: Francisco Cervelli has agreed to a one-year, $2M deal with the Marlins, pending physical.
— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) December 23, 2019
- Meanwhile, the Indians shore up their infield.
Second baseman Cesar Hernandez and the Cleveland Indians are in agreement on a one-year, $6.25 million contract, sources familiar with the agreement tell ESPN.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 23, 2019
The Yankees have acquired minor league infielder Cristian Perez from the Royals in exchange for RHP Chance Adams. Adams was DFA'd by the Yankees last week.
— Kyle Glaser (@KyleAGlaser) December 23, 2019
- It looks like other teams are following in the Mariners’ example.
Source: the Chicago #WhiteSox have opened contract extension talks with outfielder Luis Robert. No details on willingness or expectation but the deal would likely be in the 8 year $80-$90 million range.
— James Fox (@JamesFox917) December 23, 2019
- Rich Hill and his wife were arrested trying to enter the Patriots game with an oversized bag.
- Tony Wolfe at Fangraphs talked about what Dallas Keuchel’s signing with the White Sox means for the organization.
Anders’ picks...
- That’s uhh...really bad.
US Box Office
— FranSpeech (@Franspeech) December 22, 2019
Dec., 20 -22.#CatsMovie $6,5M on opening weekend . Budget $95M . Cats will be one of the biggest failures of the last ten years pic.twitter.com/A6Rj6UnG7O