Mariners Moose Tracks, 5/23/20: Peoria Workouts, the KBO, and Patrick Ewing

Baseball continues to thrive overseas.

By Anders Jorstad@AndersJorstad May 23, 2020, 7:00am PDT

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MLB Considers Arizona Minor League Stadiums For Possible 2020 Season

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In Mariners news...

The Mariners will be opening up their spring training complex to a limited number of players early next week.
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— Mariners Team Store (@MarinersStore) May 22, 2020

Around the league...

It seems like a divide is forming between former and current players when It comes to messaging about the season; Chipper Jones and Tom Glavine disagree with Blake Snell’s approach, reports David O’Brien at The Athletic. ($)
The KBO is slowly becoming the world’s sport.

#KBO news: League office says #ESPN is making KBO games available in countries outside the U.S. That includes Canada, Mexico, Europe, parts of Asia, Middle East and Africa.
— Jeeho Yoo (@Jeeho_1) May 22, 2020

Alright, that’s it, I’m moving to this country.

MLB: How can we market our players more?

KBO: pic.twitter.com/weOru5IpKQ
— Baseball Brit (@BaseballBrit) May 22, 2020

R.J. Anderson wonders if teams would use a 2020 draftee in the big leagues in a truncated season.
Bill Shaikin points out the financial incentive that is driving California lawmakers to push baseball returning to the state.
While some college conferences are cutting back on sports or postseason tournaments, the Pac-12 will debut its college baseball tournament in 2021.
Negotiations continue...

Major League Baseball plans to deliver a new economics proposal to the Players Association on Tuesday, sources said.
— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) May 22, 2020

The Angels could really be handicapping themselves in advance of the draft.

#Angels furloughing employees more aggressively than most clubs, weakening amateur scouting department prior to draft, raising eyebrows throughout industry. Story: https://t.co/crGSL6AAIt
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) May 23, 2020

Anders’ picks...

Here’s to hoping he can recover quickly.

Basketball legend Patrick Ewing hospitalized with coronavirus https://t.co/dhpNA8sdJ8 pic.twitter.com/ez00NfHRrk
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 23, 2020