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Good morning folks! Let’s dive into the latest from around baseball.
In Mariners news...
- In case you missed it, Paul Sewald did a Q&A with MLB Trade Rumors readers on Wednesday morning.
- Corey Brock at The Athletic makes five predictions for the 2022 Mariners. ($)
- Julio really is a treasure.
In celebration of Three Kings Day, Seattle’s top prospect @JRODshow44 is giving back to his hometown of Loma de Cabrera, D.R. Over the past year, the 21-year-old has bought new baseball equipment to give to local children on this special holiday.
— MLB Players Trust (@MLBPlayersTrust) January 6, 2022
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Around the league...
- Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic outlines one potential trade chip for each MLB team. ($)
- Emma Baccellieri at Sports Illustrated revisits the Players’ League, an organization that formed in the wake of baseball’s first major player dispute.
- MLB outfielder Adam Eaton is considering retiring and joining the Angels coaching staff.
- Prospects Live dropped their first mock for the 2022 First Year Player Draft.
- Congratulations to Sara!
The #Astros have officially announced the hiring of Sara Goodrum as the club's director of player development.
— Sam Dykstra (@SamDykstraMiLB) January 5, 2022
Goodrum joins the Houston system after working as Brewers hitting coordinator in 2021.@AdamMcCalvy had this story on her last month: https://t.co/FoxAPkJ6AC
- We’ve got some drama brewing in New York.
Eric Chavez will not be joining the Yankees coaching staff after all. Per source, Chavez will become the new Mets hitting coach.
— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) January 6, 2022
- Laura Wagner at Defector analyzes the league’s approach to managing their public image during the lockout.