Mariners Moose Tracks, 1/23/20: Danny Hultzen, Luis Rojas, and Francisco Liriano

One of the three teams officially has a new manager.

By Anders Jorstad@AndersJorstad Jan 23, 2020, 7:00am PST

Chicago Cubs v Milwaukee Brewers

Good morning everyone! We’ve got some fresh Thursday links for you.

In Mariners news...

For Baseball America subscribers, they did a separate article on the players who just barely missed the top 100, such as Mariners George Kirby, Justin Dunn, Justus Sheffield, Brandon Williamson, and Kyle Lewis. ($)
And here’s a list of the lucky minor leaguers who will be at big league camp.

Here’s a list of the 21 players the Mariners have issued non-roster invites for MLB spring training. As expected, Julio Rodriguez, Jarred Kelenic and Logan Gilbert are on the list. pic.twitter.com/pE0Kq1EZwu
— Ryan Divish (@RyanDivish) January 22, 2020

Around the league...

The Cubs re-signed Danny Hultzen to a minor league deal.
I can’t possibly imagine him being anywhere else.

Our own @FlannyMLB says it’s a $4M deal. https://t.co/ZQuDBfKmTu
— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) January 22, 2020

I probably would have believed you if you’d told me he retired.

Sources: #Phillies in agreement with free-agent pitcher Francisco Liriano on a minor-league deal. $1.5 million with $1.25 million in incentives. @JonHeyman first said close.
— Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray) January 22, 2020

The Mets got that settled pretty quickly.

Luis Rojas is the Mets choice to manage
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) January 22, 2020

Prepare a big debate on this now that it’s getting closer to MLB regular season games.

Rob Manfred also said on FOX Business that we’re going to see use of the so-called robot umpire system during spring training.
— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) January 22, 2020

Kiley McDaniel at Fangraphs wonders where the Astros go from here.
Jay Jaffe recapped the Hall of Fame results by looking at where each player is now in the process.

Anders’ picks...

The well-known Philadelphia Flyers mascot got into some hot water, but might be clean after all?

Statement from #Flyers regarding an allegation that Gritty punched a 13-year-old boy in the head: “We took Mr. Greenwell’s allegations seriously and conducted a thorough investigation that found nothing to support this claim.”
— Dave Isaac (@davegisaac) January 22, 2020

And in football news...

Eli Manning will hold a news conference Friday to announce his retirement, sources tell @JordanRaanan and me.
— Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) January 22, 2020