Mariners Moose Tracks, 1/7/20: Eric Thames, Daniel Hudson, and Jose Iglesias

Some links to kick off your Tuesday morning.

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

Wild Card Round - Milwaukee Brewers v Washington Nationals

It’s just another Tuesday in the offseason.

In Mariners news...

Here’s some evidence of a Mariners prospect doing athletic things in the offseason.

Adam Macko, welcome to #TeamOHMY @Mariners prospect putting in work this offseason pic.twitter.com/dAsyfvo51E
— OHMY (@OHMY_Apparel) January 6, 2020

Around the league...

The Nationals continue to add pieces to their roster.

First baseman Eric Thames and the Washington Nationals are in agreement on a one-year, $4 million contract, a source familiar with the deal tells ESPN. First with the agreement was @Britt_Ghiroli and the money @Feinsand.

Nationals just keep adding in their effort to repeat.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 6, 2020

Reliever Daniel Hudson and the Washington Nationals are finalizing a two-year deal, sources familiar with the agreement tell ESPN.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 6, 2020

The Angels and Marlins hooked up for a minor deal.

Today, the Angels acquired RHP Kyle Keller from the Marlins in exchange for C Jose Estrada. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Club designated RHP Jake Jewell for assignment.
— Angels PR (@LAAngelsPR) January 6, 2020

The Orioles have their new shortstop.

SS Jose Iglesias has agreed to a one-year, $3 million deal with the Orioles, per source. Deal includes a 2021 club option that would make the deal worth $6 million over two years.
— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) January 6, 2020

Some context on just how quiet of a winter this has been for the M’s.

Free agent spending* stragglers this winter:

Cubs: $0
Pirates: $0
Rockies: $0
Mariners: $2.95M
Orioles: $3M
Royals: $3.6M
Indians: $6.25M
A's: $7.5M
Giants: $9M
Red Sox: $9M
Dodgers: $10M
Rays: $12M
Cardinals: $13M
Astros: $15M

* Counts major league contracts, not split deals
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 6, 2020

Jonathan Mayo reports on this year’s participants in the Rookie Career Development Program. The M’s are sending Julio Rodriguez, Logan Gilbert, Kyle Lewis, and Evan White.
The Nicholas Castellanos sweepstakes is starting to wind down, and the Rangers continue to be strongly linked to the free agent outfielder.