Mariners Moose Tracks, 1/21/23: Pablo López, Luis Arraez, and Ronnie Gajownik

Perhaps the trade market is starting to open up now?

By Anders Jorstad@AndersJorstad Jan 21, 2023, 7:00am PST

Minnesota Twins v Chicago White Sox

Hello everyone and happy Saturday! Let’s dive in.

In Mariners news...

The Mariners released their crew of organizational instructors.

Announcing our Player Development Coordinators, Coaches and Strategists for the 2023 season. #SeaUsRise

https://t.co/qprjCcjBuI pic.twitter.com/YQrEcyhgZ8
— Mariners Player Development (@MsPlayerDev) January 20, 2023

Go apply for a job with the Rainiers! Or bug your kid/sibling/neighbor to do the same.

Interested in working at R House this summer? Seasonal employment and summer internships opportunities are now posted for the 2023 season.
Apply Now: https://t.co/hNKTr3wcca pic.twitter.com/LP3BeaTj6x
— Tacoma Rainiers (@RainiersLand) January 20, 2023

New J-Rod Show dropped.

Around the league...

We had a major trade come down yesterday, with the Marlins shipping off starter Pablo López and a pair of prospects for infielder Luis Arraez.
Baseball Prospectus unveiled their top 101 prospect list, which includes only Harry Ford from the Mariners. ($)
This is a pretty fascinating graphic.

Location of MLB ballparks in relation to downtown / city center pic.twitter.com/b9vq519NiC
— Jay Cuda (@JayCuda) January 19, 2023

After an unsuccessful managerial stint in Texas, Chris Woodward will be moving into the front office.

Sources: #Dodgers are hiring Chris Woodward as a special assistant in the front office

Woodward was LAD’s 3B coach from 2016-2018 before spending last four years as Texas Rangers manager. Among his new responsibilities, he'll do some roving instructional work throughout the org
— Jack Harris (@Jack_A_Harris) January 20, 2023

The Diamondbacks released their slate of minor league coaches, making Ronnie Gajownik the first female manager of a High-A ball club.

Anders’ picks...

In case you missed it, the Seattle Kraken have taken over first place in their division following a huge overtime win against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.
Larry Stone at The Seattle Times says this is a historically good moment in Seattle sports, and that we as fans should savor it.