Mariners Moose Tracks, 6/10/20: MLB Draft, Denard Span, and Major League Soccer

It’s Draft Day!

By Anders Jorstad@AndersJorstad Jun 10, 2020, 7:00am PDT

Seattle Mariners v Oakland Athletics

Good morning everyone! Happy Draft Day! While we get ready to see who the Mariners end up selecting, let’s get you the latest from around baseball.

In Mariners news...

In the most recent Pitcher List mock...

For my #Mariners fans, here's a look at the @PitcherList MLB Mock draft, and the three players I selected as the rep for Seattle:
1 (6) Zac Veen - OF
2 (43) Carson Tucker - SS
CBB (64) Tanner Burns - RHPhttps://t.co/NzgQTBrKAG
— Andy Patton (@andypattonSEA) June 9, 2020

Jonatan Clase certainly hasn’t let himself go during quarantine.

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I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying⚡️

A post shared by Jonatan Clase M.. (@class.23) on Jun 9, 2020 at 9:03am PDT

Around the league...

Rumors were swirling that the Angels were planning to give up on their first round selection, but of course they deny those claims.

#Angels executive told me rumors of them punting on their first-round pick are "totally bogus"

does not mean that other team inside Top-10 picks isn't contemplating punting on their pick tomorrow, but Angels are not that team
— Taylor Blake Ward (@TaylorBlakeWard) June 9, 2020

Craig Edwards at Fangraphs looks at which teams are suffering the most financially without any baseball games.
Denard Span spoke frankly about his decision to retire from baseball.
David Schoenfield at ESPN revisits the wild 1998 home run chase.
Another one.

Dae Ho Lee: still got it. pic.twitter.com/ZjguOBbLiF
— Josh Herzenberg (@JoshHerzenberg) June 9, 2020

The latest on negotiations...

The MLBPA is making a proposal to MLB for a season of around 89 games with a full prorated share of salary and expanded playoffs, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN. It would bring the sides closer to a potential deal and is ~25 games under the last union offer.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) June 9, 2020

The owners don't consider the union's proposal to be moving the ball even a little. "They are not trying," one person on the management side tells me.
— Jared Diamond (@jareddiamond) June 10, 2020

Anders’ picks...

Major League Soccer has a plan to return to action.

Breaking: MLS will make its return to play July 8 with the #MLSisBack Tournament, the league announced. https://t.co/5OFAwdiUlF pic.twitter.com/bB19gHrJ4p
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 10, 2020