Mariners Moose Tracks, 2/11/21: Marco Gonzales, Hirozaku Sawamura, and Andrew Benintendi

Good morning everyone and happy Thursday! Let’s get to the latest from around the world of baseball.

In Mariners news...

• Corey Brock at The Athletic wrote about Marco Gonzales’ efforts to coach the next wave of young M’s arms. ($)

Around the league...

• On the same day that Baseball America ranked the Mariners’ farm system as being the second-best in the league, Keith Law at The Athletic released a list that had them at 13th. Scouting is a subjective art, folks. ($)
• Gonna self-plug here and note that I wrote my first story over at Pitcher List, discussing Brewers outfielder Avisaíl García and what lies ahead for him.
• Ryan Braun, who is currently a free agent, is mulling over the idea of retirement.
• MLB Network began its countdown of the top 100 players in the league, and a good friend of ours checked in at 93.

• The Red Sox are closing in on a two-year agreement with Japanese right-hander Hirokazu Sawamura.
• We had a three-team deal yesterday!