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Hello everyone and happy Saturday! Let’s get your weekend kicked off with some links.
In Mariners news...
- Get ready!
Gilbert to start against the Angels Sunday.
— Shannon Drayer (@shannondrayer) March 5, 2021
Around the league...
- Our very own Michael Ajeto made a list of his top 100 starting pitchers (for fantasy) for the 2021 season.
- This...could be a problem.
Five outs, five strikeouts for Shohei Ohtani.
— Nick Pollack (@PitcherList) March 5, 2021
Here's all of them. pic.twitter.com/0jyh9axHVA
- This is weird to see (a reminder that West Virginia is now a part of the independent Atlantic League.
NEW PLAYER ALERT: Meet your newest Power addition RHP @RobWhalen38! pic.twitter.com/3XGH9eI9qf
— West Virginia Power (@wv_power) March 5, 2021
- The Braves are hoping that their ballpark can be at full seating capacity for this year’s All-Star Game.
- For all of you KBO fans, we have a team name change.
It's official: SK Wyverns will now be called SSG Landers.#KBO
— Jeeho Yoo (@Jeeho_1) March 5, 2021
- Some interesting news on the international front.
Tatís news: Fernando Tatís -- the elder -- is confirmed as manager for the Dominican Republic at the upcoming @Tokyo2020 Olympic baseball qualifier. @FedobeRD will compete against @USABaseball, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela, Canada and Colombia. @WBSC @Padres @MLB
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) March 5, 2021
- Free agent reliever Sam Dyson is being suspended for the entirety of the 2021 season for violating the league’s domestic violence policy.
- Jay Jaffe at Fangraphs tries to make sense of the Jackie Bradley, Jr. signing in Milwaukee.