Mariners Moose Tracks, 1/23/21: Taijuan Walker, Hank Aaron, and Jurickson Profar

Hello folks! Here’s the latest from around baseball as we get the weekend started.

In Mariners news...

• Marco Gonzales and J.P. Crawford are raising expectations for the upcoming season (in this same story, Ryan Divish reports that the Mariners have yet to come forward with a “serious offer” for Taijuan Walker).
• The Mariners signed some more international prospects.

• Jeffrey Paternostro at Baseball Prospectus breaks down the M’s top 10 prospects. ($)

Around the league...

• Rest in peace to the legendary Hank Aaron, who passed away yesterday morning at the age of 86.
• What a cool story.

• A former Mariner lands with the Fish.

• The Padres bulked up their infield by agreeing to a three-year pact with Jurickson Profar.
• Enrique Hernández has signed a two-year deal with the Red Sox.
• A disappointing report for those of us who were hoping the M’s would jump in on the Marcell Ozuna sweepstakes.

• Eno Sarris at The Athletic analyzes five pitchers, including one Mariner, according to a relatively new baseball term. ($)
• The old vet returns to the nation’s capitol.

• According to J.J. Cooper at Baseball America, the minor league seasons for Single-A and Double-A are set to be delayed in 2021.
• Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic reports that the Mets are zeroing in on Trevor Bauer. ($)