Mariners Moose Tracks, 7/11/19: Cal Raleigh, Justin Verlander, and Noah Syndergaard

The M’s minor leagues are looking pretty promising these days.

By Anders Jorstad@AndersJorstad Jul 11, 2019, 7:00am PDT

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Cal in his FSU days

Good morning everyone! As the All-Star Break continues, the M’s minor league teams have been pretty exciting. Let’s check out what they’re up to.

In Mariners news...

Cal Raleigh swatted two more homers last night!

Cal Raleigh blasts a 2-run HR!! This is ridiculous. 20th HR.
— Mariners Minors (@MiLBMariners) July 11, 2019

This is an awesome camera angle of one of those shots.

There is something extremely aesthetically appealing about this Cal Raleigh home run. pic.twitter.com/c0TP0s23TM
— Colin O'Keefe (@colinokeefe) July 10, 2019

Interesting.

.@EverettAquaSox manager Jose Moreno has been suspended by the Mariners organization for one week, a Mariners spokesperson confirmed. The details of the suspension were not disclosed.
— Josh Horton (@JoshHortonEDH) July 11, 2019

Greg Johns puts together some potential trades the M’s could make at the deadline.
Congratulations to the Swansons!

Baby Swanson coming 2020! pic.twitter.com/HDQmqKraMi
— Erik Swanson (@Erik_Swanson03) July 10, 2019

TJ Cotterill at Baseball America talks about what the Mariners liked in George Kirby when they selected him.

Around the league...

The Atlantic League is experimenting with a rule that will allow baserunners to steal first base. Read about it here.
Stephanie Apstein at Sports Illustrated notes that the players are going to have trouble in CBA negotiations if they can’t decide what they want.
Jayson Stark at The Athletic thinks that Major League Baseball would do itself well to listen to Justin Verlander. ($)
This would be nuts.

Sources: #Padres have inquired to #Mets recently on the availability of Noah Syndergaard. San Diego, with a strong farm system, has been looking for veteran starter since the offseason. Updated story coming shortly to @MLB.com. @MLBNetwork
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) July 10, 2019