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Good morning everyone! The first day of the draft is in the books, and we’ve got even more coverage planned for you today. Let’s take a look at what you may have missed.
In Mariners news...
- Baseball Prospectus profiles Logan Gilbert in their latest Ten Pack. ($)
- Zac Rosscup has chosen to become a free agent rather than accepting minor league assignment.
- Congrats, Angie!
Congrats to @AngieMentink of ROOT Sports, who has been selected as this year's Moose Clausen Community Service Award winner by the Mariners RBI Club.
— Greg Johns (@GregJohnsMLB) June 3, 2019
- In case you missed it...
Mariners recall RHP Matt Festa and place RHP Chasen Bradford on the 10-day IL with a right forearm strain.
— Ryan Divish (@RyanDivish) June 3, 2019
- Congrats Jake!
Congrats to #ARtravs outfielder @jfral_23 for being named @TexasLeagueMiLB Player of the Week!
— Arkansas Travelers (@ARTravs) June 3, 2019
Read more here: https://t.co/XJGlNZHRvX pic.twitter.com/dkA50YtXp8
- Here’s another reason to be excited about the M’s minor leagues!
Almost time!! ⏳ ♂️ #JRODshow #almostback
— Julio Rodriguez (@J_RODshow) June 3, 2019
- Rian Watt at Fangraphs talked about Daniel Vogelbach’s splits this season.
- We’re a day in now, but check out the chat that Marc W at U.S.S. Mariner had with Chris Crawford prior to this year’s draft.
- These are always cool to see.
For both the player and those in the draft room—today was the culmination of a lot of hard work.
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) June 4, 2019
Welcome to the Mariners, George Kirby. #TrueToTheBlue pic.twitter.com/Jq12YV1we6
Around the league...
- If you’re looking to keep up with the draft today, sift through Baseball America’s useful and interactive Draft Database.
- Great news for one of the Mets’ broadcasters.
A statement from Ron Darling: pic.twitter.com/UqYFVrdg1O
— SNY (@SNYtv) June 3, 2019
- Jay Bruce appears to have one major thing he’s excited about now that he’s in Philly.
“My son can’t wait to meet the Phillie Phanatic,” Jay Bruce said.
— Matt Gelb (@MattGelb) June 3, 2019
- Dan Szymborski taks a look at what Bruce could provide for the Phillies.
- If you ever wondered what it was like to be a scout...
The life of a scout isn't as glamorous as you might think, but every organization depends on these talent evaluators to create a winning team.
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) June 2, 2019
An inside look at what goes into scouting ahead of tomorrow's #MLBDraft. pic.twitter.com/FTSL58jUkd
- Well that didn’t take long: Carlos Gonzalez is back in the big leagues with the Cubs.
- Craig Edwards at Fangraphs tries to find the team that is statistically the most exciting one in the sport.
- Odúbel Herrera has had his administrative leave extended by two more weeks on charges of assaulting his girlfriend.
- Yesterday was Pride Day, so check out which minor league clubs are taking part in Pride Games this summer.
Come out to one of our nearly 70 #MiLBPride celebrations!
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) June 3, 2019
https://t.co/2pWalrDm7F #StrikeOutHate pic.twitter.com/IyQTcqjzh5
- Ben Lindbergh and Travis Sawchik’s new book about player development just dropped today, but you can check out an excerpt of it at The Ringer.
- Uhh...what?
2B Keston Hiura has been optioned to Triple-A San Antonio. pic.twitter.com/hX7RdUJcb4
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) June 3, 2019
Anders’ picks...
- In case you missed it, Jeopardy James lost last night. He seems to only have one regret.
Knew I shouldn’t have invited @Drake to the @Jeopardy taping.
— James Holzhauer (@James_Holzhauer) June 3, 2019