Mariners Moose Tracks, 12/8/22: Masataka Yoshida, Xander Bogaerts, and Willson Contreras

The Winter Meetings have come and gone, so let’s dive into what you may have missed.

In Mariners news...

• The Cespedes BBQ boys sat down with Jerry Dipoto to quiz him about his trading history.

Around the league...

• The Padres backed up a truckload of money for shortstop Xander Bogaerts, signing him to an 11-year deal.
• On the day of his posting, Masataka Yoshida signed a five-year contract with the Boston Red Sox.
• Boston was pretty busy yesterday, agreeing to a two-year deal with closer Kenley Jansen.
• The Mets continued to bolster their pitching staff by signing left-hander José Quintana to a two-year contract.
• The Mets also acquired left-hander Brooks Raley from the Rays in exchange for minor league lefty Keyshawn Askew.
• The Cardinals found their Yadier Molina replacement in Willson Contreras, who signed a five-year deal with the Redbirds.
• The A’s signed infielder Aledmys Díaz to a two-year pact.
• Our very own John Trupin penned a piece at SF Gate about the Giants signing Mitch Haniger and the kind of impact he’ll have in the Bay.
• The Padres actually outbid the Yankees for Aaron Judge — just like they did with Trea Turner — but failed to ultimately sign the slugger.
• Prospects Live dropped their first 2023 mock draft after the conclusion of the draft lottery.

Anders’ picks...

• New York Times staff members are walking out today for the first time in 40 years after failing to make significant progress on a working contract, which expired in March of 2021. Support their motion and don’t visit any NY Times pages while the strike is going on!