Mariners Moose Tracks, 7/28/21: Harry Ford, Catie Griggs, and Stephen Strasburg

Let the wheeling and dealing resume!

By Anders Jorstad@AndersJorstad Jul 28, 2021, 7:00am PDT

Washington Nationals v Miami Marlins

Good morning everybody! The trade madness continues as we get this Wednesday going.

In Mariners news...

Harry Ford was in the house for last night’s game.

.@hford_13 taking it all in. #SeaUsRise pic.twitter.com/MrnGUaFwRQ
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) July 28, 2021

Meanwhile in Tokyo...

Here's Mariners prospect Julio Rodríguez recording the first hit of the Olympic games in 13 years. pic.twitter.com/JEIshkRRqQ
— Lookout Landing (@LookoutLanding) July 28, 2021

The Mariners named Catie Griggs as the new President of Business Operations for the organiation.
The Mariners are front and center on the cover of the next Baseball America magazine issue.

A sneak preview of the August cover of @BaseballAmerica

It's RHPs George Kirby and Emerson Hancock of the rising @Mariners farm system

This has been a hectic July that has included the Futures Game, the draft, midseason prospect updates for all 30 clubs and the trade deadline pic.twitter.com/kn3zLewW6N
— Matt Eddy (@MattEddyBA) July 27, 2021

Ben Clemens at Fangraphs tried to make sense of the Kendall Graveman trade.

Around the league...

Jeff Passan dug into the latest deadline rumors in his most recent piece for ESPN. ($)
Eric Hosmer, who is a potential trade candidate this week, can block a trade to Seattle.

Eric Hosmer has a limited, 10-team no-trade clause for 2021. The teams he can block, per source: BAL, CLE, DET, MIL, OAK, PIT, SF, SEA, STL, TOR. Story from yesterday with @dennistlin on Hosmer trade being among Padres’ possible options: https://t.co/eH14zOmchQ
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 27, 2021

Stephen Strasburg simply cannot catch a break.

Stephen Strasburg will undergo surgery tomorrow for neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome, according to Dave Martinez. Strasburg’s season is over and the hope is that he’ll be ready for spring training next February.
— Jesse Dougherty (@dougherty_jesse) July 27, 2021

It doesn’t sound like Max Scherzer will be coming to Seattle.

These are the 8 teams known to be in on Max Scherzer, via multiple sources:

Dodgers
Giants
Padres
Red Sox
Rays
Blue Jays
Astros
Mets

Also heard Yankees checked in & were told he was unlikely to OK a trade there. Mets could be a long shot for the same reason.
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) July 27, 2021

The Yankees made a trade that confused many fans, but also might just be a way to clear roster and salary space.

The #Reds have acquired RHP Luis Cessa and LHP Justin Wilson from the Yankees in exchange for a player to be named later.

Welcome, @LuisCessaMx and Justin!

RHP Ashton Goudeau and RHP Edgar Garcia have been designated for assignment. pic.twitter.com/lobKDgqX1M
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) July 28, 2021