Mariners Moose Tracks, 12/22/21: Mariners Prospects, Kyle Freeland, and Buck Showalter

Some light MLB news on a Wednesday.

By Anders Jorstad@AndersJorstad Dec 22, 2021, 7:00am PST

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Good morning everybody and happy Wednesday! Let’s dive into the latest from around baseball.

In Mariners news...

Everyone loves a prospect list, and Corey Brock’s got one with his top 11 Mariners prospects at The Athletic. ($)
Shannon Drayer reports that the M’s have been collecting as much historical team memorabilia as possible with the hopes of putting it on display.

Throwing program looks a little different this week… pic.twitter.com/RbFQphuXYo
— Kyle Freeland (@KFREE_21) December 20, 2021

Eno Sarris at The Athletic zeroes in on four bounce-back candidates for the 2022 season. ($)
Laura Wagner at Defector talked about what life is like for a freelance journalist during the lockout.
The Pirates made Caitlyn Callahan the first uniformed female coach in the organization’s history. She will serve as a development coach for 2022.
The Mets officially introduced Buck Showalter as the club’s manager for the 2022 campaign.
Major League Baseball payrolls have fallen back down to 2015 levels, further highlighting the challenges players are facing in today’s financial environment.
Bradford Doolittle at ESPN ranked the best organizational fits for free agents Trevor Story and Carlos Correa. ($)