Mariners Moose Tracks, 8/4/22: Dinelson Lamet, Brandon Drury, and Whit Merrifield

Good morning everyone! It’s a Mariners off-day, but the links must continue.

In Mariners news...

• Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic reported that the Mariners made a “significant” offer for Juan Soto at the early stages of trade negotiations. The package included Noelvi Marte and Edwin Arroyo as headliners. ($)
• Luke Arkins at Prospect Insider takes stock of the Mariners roster now that the trade deadline has passed.

Around the league...

• After selling this summer, the Orioles expect to be major players this winter.

• In a shocking move, the Brewers DFA’d reliever Dinelson Lamet after acquiring him in the Josh Hader trade. I expect the market for Lamet will be pretty hot, so he’s very unlikely to clear waivers.
• Daniel Vogelbach is making new fans very quickly.

• Brandon Drury also made quite the impression in his first game as a Padre yesterday.

• The Guardians have called up top infield prospect Tyler Freeman.
• At this point, it’s unclear if infielder Whit Merrifield will get the COVID-19 vaccine, meaning for now he is not eligible to play in Toronto.