Mariners Moose Tracks, 12/11/20: Chris Flexen, Dave Dombrowski, and Nate Lowe

A division rival finds its first baseman.

By Anders Jorstad@AndersJorstad Dec 11, 2020, 7:00am PST

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Hello and happy Friday (and second night of Hanukkah)! Here’s the latest from the Winter Meetings.

In Mariners news...

The Prospects Live staff previously dug into new Mariner Will Vest in their Tigers prospect rankings, where Vest slotted in at No. 45.
Former LLer Brendan Gawlowski broke down the Chris Flexen signing for Seattle in his latest Fangraphs post.
The official Mariners blog highlighted a number of unheralded M’s prospects.

Around the league...

A former Mariner is onto a new organization.

Reggie McClain, who was in last season's Opening Day bullpen for the Phillies, just got picked by the Yankees in the minor-league phase of the Rule 5 draft.
— Matt Gelb (@MattGelb) December 10, 2020

If you missed the Rule 5 Draft, here is a pick-by-pick summary.
The Phillies are in the final stages of hiring Dave Dombrowski to serve as the team’s President of Baseball Operations.
The Rangers have acquired first baseman Nate Lowe from the Rays as part of a six-player deal.
The Marlins got a new arm for the stable.

The Miami Marlins acquired RHP Zach Pop from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for a player to be named later.
— Marlins Communications (@MarlinsComms) December 10, 2020

Daniel Bard! What a great story.

Congratulations to the comeback players of the year: Rockies reliever Daniel Bard and Royals catcher Salvador Pérez.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 10, 2020

Tim Brown at Yahoo! wonders if the 2021 MLB season is likely to start on time.

Anders’ picks...

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