Mariners Moose Tracks, 9/1/22: Evan White, Edwin Díaz, and Gunnar Henderson

Happy September folks! Let’s hope the Mariners can get the sweep in a morning contest (if you’re on the west coast) to get the month started off on the right foot. Here’s everything else that’s happening around baseball.

In Mariners news...

• Julio Rodríguez got the ESPN feature story treatment after signing his monster contract, as written by Alden González.
• Those Evan White exit velocities are looking good.

Around the league...

• This is pretty freaking cool. I’m glad Edwin Díaz is now getting the national recognition he deserves.

• There are few things that are more pleasing to watch than videos of guys being told they’ve made it to the show. Congratulations to Gunnar!

• Speaking of...he started his big league career with a bang. If we weren’t already in the second wild card position I’d be real scared of the Orioles right now.

• I’m glad Major League Baseball has decided to expand the scope of where they’re willing to play games. This will be extremely cool!

• Jarrett Seidler and Jeffrey Paternostro at Baseball Prospectus discussed the impact of the unionization of Minor League Baseball. ($)
• Mets rookie infielder Brett Baty will undergo surgery on his thumb, effectively ending his season.
• White Sox manager Tony La Russa is taking a leave of absence for an unspecified period of time while he deals with a health issue. Here’s to hoping he’s able to recover quickly.
• Learn more about new A’s left-handed starter Ken Waldichuk in Jarrett Seidler’s call-up analysis at Baseball Prospectus. ($)