Mariners Moose Tracks, 12/1/21: Andrés Muñoz, Raisel Iglesias, and Joey Wendle

Hello everyone and happy December! Here’s what’s happening in baseball as we approach the lockout tonight.

In Mariners news...

• The Mariners did make one move last night, agreeing to a four-year contract extension with fireballer Andrés Muñoz worth $7.5 million that includes three option years at the end of the deal.
• The Mariners tendered contracts to all 33 eligible players on their roster, meaning there were no non-tenders at the deadline yesterday. The M’s 40-man roster now stands at exactly 40 players as we enter the lockout.
• In addition, the M’s agreed to a one-year, $1.025 million deal with right-hander Casey Sadler, avoiding arbitration with the reliever. The team still has nine arbitration-eligible players.
• Ichiro remains amazing: apparently, back in January the former outfielder surprised a group of Japanese high school students by showing up to their team practice and showing off his skills at batting practice.

Around the league...

• Mariners fans were bummed to learn that the Red Sox have signed James Paxton to a one-year, $10 million deal that includes a pair of option years and incentives that could get the deal up to $35 milllion in value. Pax is set to return from Tommy John surgery some time in late 2022.
• The Athletic’s Eno Sarris dove into the numbers for Kevin Gausman, Robbie Ray, and Marcus Stroman to determine which of the three is expected to age the most gracefully. ($)
• Alex Cobb and the Giants finalized a two-year, $20 million deal.
• The Cubs agreed to a two-year contract with catcher Yan Gomes, likely making current backstop Willson Contreras available in trade discussions.
• Discussions on a new CBA yesterday didn’t last long, and the two sides don’t seem closer to making a deal before the pact expires.
• This former Mariner is making a big splash in his home country.

• The Angels agreed to a four-year, $58 million deal with closer Raisel Iglesias last night, taking one of the top free agent relievers off the market.
• The Pirates signed catcher Roberto Pérez to a one-year contract, allowing them to quickly fill that spot after trading Jacob Stallings to Miami.
• Bradford William Davis at Business Insider reports that Major League Baseball used two different kinds of balls last year, which many in the game were unaware of. ($)
• The Rockies signed reliever Daniel Bard to a one-year, $4.4 million contract.
• Clint Frazier didn’t last on the free agent market long, as the Cubs have agreed to a one-year deal with the outfielder.
• The Marlins made a pair of trades yesterday, acquiring infielder Joey Wendle from the Rays and also sending catcher Jorge Alfaro to the Padres.
• Looking for a good book on baseball to read or maybe one to gift to a baseball-loving friend? Alex Belth at Esquire ranked the 100 greatest baseball books of all time.
• The Orioles have signed infielder Rougned Odor to a one-year pact.
• MLB Trade Rumors has a complete list of the players who were non-tendered yesterday.