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Hello everyone! We’ve got a good batch of links for you today. Let’s get to it.
In Mariners news...
- The M’s have successfully made the climb.
#Mariners have five of the game’s Top 75 prospects. https://t.co/6Zz0CLKlcP
— Bob Dutton (@ByBobDutton) September 3, 2019
- You may know by now that Yusei Kikuchi is (sorta) naming his son after Daniel Vogelbach. Corey Brock at The Athletic went behind-the-scenes to uncover the origins of their friendship. ($)
- Julio Rodríguez made yet another appearance in the Baseball Prospectus ten pack. ($)
Around the league...
- This is...pretty bad.
“[Jayson] Stark talks with a baseball executive who tells him that, from a development perspective, the PCL has now become essentially useless, and they are sending prospects to Double-A instead because the juiced ball is preventing clubs from accurately assessing players.” https://t.co/jMV6DP56Sf
— Meredith Wills (@Bbl_Astrophyscs) September 3, 2019
- Andy McCullough at The Athletic discusses Nelson Cruz’s rise within the Twins clubhouse this year. ($)
- Ben Lindbergh at The Ringer expects that we’ll see the knuckleball in pro baseball again soon.
- That’s...interesting.
Pete Alonso and the Mets have reached an agreement that the team is calling “the first deal of its kind in Major League Baseball.”
— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) September 3, 2019
The Mets have exclusive rights to autographed game-used Alonso memorabilia.
It will be sold at https://t.co/IGchYQpRQD and Citi Field.
- I think it’s pretty clear what the Astros’ approach to pitching development is.
In 2018, every Astros affiliate from Triple A though short-season Single A led its league in K/9. Four of the five repeated this season, Triple A being the exception.
— Jake Kaplan (@jakemkaplan) September 3, 2019
From earlier this year - how Houston has developed so much swing & miss in its system: https://t.co/5eF4Oq4uQz
- Former Mariners farmhand Steven Baron has made his way back to the bigs as the catcher was recently called up by the Pirates.
- Jorge Soler set the Royals single-season home run record with his 39th bomb of the season.
Anders’ picks...
- What an awesome story.
PURE HAPPINESS: This 16-year-old girl was disappointed that she had to miss a Jonas Brothers concert because she's undergoing chemotherapy treatment. But then, she got a surprise right in her hospital room ❤️ https://t.co/DQ1tmoSjho pic.twitter.com/J7xiO6rC1S
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 2, 2019
- Just going to leave this here.
A post from my mom, please consider getting tested. pic.twitter.com/7BeArHkTev
— Christina DeLunas (@christinacheel1) September 4, 2019