Mariners Moose Tracks, 5/7/19: Dom Thompson-Williams, James Paxton, and Shohei Ohtani

Hello folks! Even though the Mariners couldn’t get one by the Yankees last night, the show goes on. The links do as well.

In Mariners news...

• Wade LeBlanc joined Michael Lorenzen and Lou Trivino in talking to Fangraphs’ David Laurila about their cut fastballs.
• Outfielder Dom Thompson-Williams was named to MLB Pipeline’s team of the week.

Around the league...

• This is a little self-serving, since I work for the Hillcats, but here’s an interesting story on a really neat dude.

• Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic dropped a bomb with a behind-the-scenes look at what goes on behind closed doors in the Marlins’ front office. ($)
• This happened to me in JV middle school ball once, but yikes.

• James Paxton is out with a knee injury, and he partially blames the mound at Yankee Stadium for his troubles.
• Jay Jaffe at Fangraphs discussed the rise of Luis Castillo.
• Shohei Ohtani is expected to be activated from the injured list today, allowing him to make his 2019 debut.

Anders’ picks...

• I don’t watch Game of Thrones (and this shouldn’t be a spoiler for those of you who do) but this is hilarious.