Mariners Moose Tracks, 3/17/22: Kris Bryant, Matt Chapman, and Freddie Freeman

Good morning everybody! Yesterday was a wild day for Major League Baseball transactions. Let’s dissect what happened.

In Mariners news...

• The M’s new third baseman is looking smooth at the hot corner!

• It seems Eugenio Suárez has found a kindred spirit in M’s infield coach Perry Hill.

• Corey Brock at The Athletic recapped Jesse Winker’s introductory press conference. The outfielder seems like a great character fit for the team and city in addition to being a strong statistical fit. ($)
• Scott Servais got animated yesterday. Well, about as animated as he gets about anything.

• Ty brought his dog to Arizona!

• The Mariners officially announced the Steven Souza signing in addition to a minor league deal for catcher Chance Sisco.
• Keep your bad vibes away from Julio.

• The M’s 2022 regular season schedule is set. As an east coaster, I am very thankful that there won’t be a 10pm (my time) or later start time until June.

Around the league...

• The Rockies made the big splash nobody believed they would, locking up Kris Bryant to a 7-year, $182 million deal with a full no-trade clause. I can see why Jerry Dipoto felt priced out by that. It’s a lengthy contract for a player who isn’t even expected to be worth 3 wins next year by most projection systems.
• Star first baseman Freddie Freeman has reportedly agreed to a six-year contract with the Dodgers. As if they needed more help.
• I think I missed this yesterday, but Brad Miller has agreed to a contract with the Rangers. So we’ll be seeing a lot of him in 2022.
• The A’s teardown continued as they dealt star third baseman Matt Chapman to the Blue Jays for a package of prospects.
• It turns out that Jon Heyman was slightly off on the contract numbers for Seiya Suzuki, who ultimately got 7 years and $85 million from the Cubs.
• The Tigers agreed to a two-year deal with reliever Andrew Chafin.
• The Giants added another reclamation project to their staff, inking lefty Matthew Boyd to a one-year deal.
• The Braves were busy yesterday, re-signing postseason hero Eddie Rosario on a two-year pact and bringing in Alex Dickerson on a one-year contract.
• The Reds continue to confound. Cincinnati dealt reliever Amir Garrett to Kansas City for Mike Minor.
• Former Mariner alert!

• The Reds agreed to contracts with Donovan Solano and Buck Farmer.
• The Royals brought Zack Greinke back to Kansas City on a one-year deal.
• Reliever David Robertson is joining the Cubs on a one-year contract.
• Infielder Matt Duffy agreed to a one-year deal with the Angels.
• The Giants brought in Joc Pederson on a one-year pact.
• I would be stunned if the Guardians dealt José Ramírez, but the Blue Jays lineup with him in it would just be unfair.

• Historical minor league names are returning for 2022! Why did they leave in the first place?
• Some pretty bad news for the Orioles as the injury bug continues to spread around the sport.

• Fernando Tatis, Jr. underwent surgery on his wrist yesterday.
• We’ve got COVID guidelines for 2022.

• Evan Drellich at The Athletic wrote a complete guide to the changes in the new Collective Bargaining Agreement. ($)
• Two legends in one photo!

Anders’ picks...

• Here’s the full collection of Myles Turner’s LEGO projects. This will never not be amazing to me.