Mariners Moose Tracks, 2/11/23: Carson Fulmer, Cristian Javier, and David Peralta

Good morning folks and happy Saturday! Let’s dig into the latest from around baseball.

In Mariners news...

• For those of you keeping count, the Mariners have 10 total players participating in the WBC. Here’s who they are and where you can find them next month.
• The Mariners agreed to a minor league contract with right-hander and former first round pick Carson Fulmer.

Around the league...

• In his first major move as the GM of the Astros, Dana Brown signed right-hander Cristian Javier to a five-year contract extension.
• One of the last big-league capable outfielders is off the board as David Peralta agreed to a one-year deal with the Dodgers.
• I always get Carson and Michael Fulmer mixed up, and it seems the universe knows this and is taunting me, because the latter signed a deal with the Cubs yesterday.
• I hope none of you were looking to get merch for the DR! Though, I will be rooting for them anyway.

• Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic penned a piece on the evolution of bat fitting for hitters around Major League Baseball. ($)
• Dan Szymborski sized up the American League West division using ZiPS projections.