Mariners Moose Tracks, 7/20/23: Jonny Farmelo, Shintaro Fujinami, and Andrew Painter

Good morning everyone! Here’s what’s happening around baseball right now.

In Mariners news...

• A reminder that power was supposed to be the one tool that Jonny Farmelo hasn’t quite developed yet, so this is a pleasant surprise.

• In a piece at Baseball America, Mariners prospect Alberto Rodriguez reflected on his rocky 2022 and how he managed to turn the corner this year.

Around the league...

• We’ve got the first “major” trade of the deadline season, with the Orioles acquiring reliever Shintaro Fujinami from the A’s.
• Many who follow such things suspected this was coming, but it now appears certain that top Phillies pitching prospect Andrew Painter will undergo Tommy John surgery.
• Rumors are swirling that young Pirates third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes is unhappy in Pittsburgh, though he claims he is simply frustrated with his inability to stay healthy.
• Ben Hill spoke to Kaleb Bowman, who is back in affiliated baseball after a long journey playing in Europe.
• Rob Manfred is expected to be re-elected as the commissioner of Major League Baseball during a vote next week, reports Evan Drellich and Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic. ($)
• Someone please check in on this person.

• If you think things are bad with the Mariners, just remember that they’re always worse in Anaheim.