Mariners Moose Tracks, 5/1/25: Bryan Shaw, Griffin Conine, and Lance McCullers

Another round of off-day links.

Hello everyone and welcome to the month of May! The M’s have the day off today as they travel to Arlington, but we’ve got the latest baseball news and analysis to get you through your day.

In Mariners news…

• Jay Jaffe at Fangraphs recapped the state of the Mariners’ pitching staff now that both Logan Gilbert and George Kirby are out of commission.
• The Mariners have agreed to a minor league deal with right-hander Bryan Shaw.

Around the league…

• In a scary bit of news from last night, a fan at PNC Park in Pittsburgh fell from the outfield wall onto the field (a 21-foot drop) and was taken to the hospital — the seriousness of his injuries is unknown as of this writing.
• Marlins outfielder Griffin Conine is going to miss the rest of the season after suffering a shoulder injury.
• Astros right-hander Lance McCullers is expected to be activated from the injured list this weekend, which will mark his first big league action since 2022.
• The oft-injured Tyler Glasnow is being shut down for two weeks due to shoulder inflammation.
• The Marlins unveiled their new “Retrowave” City Connect jerseys for the 2025 campaign.
• Former Mariners right-hander Matt Festa has been dealt from the Rangers to the Guardians for cash considerations.
• Meanwhile, the Cubs are calling up former Mariners righty Chris Flexen.
• Well, that didn’t last long: Casey Lawrence, in his third career stint with Toronto, has already been DFA’d by the Blue Jays, appearing in just one game so far with the big league club.
• More than a full year after signing with the Red Sox, Lucas Giolito appeared in his first game for Boston yesterday.
• Alan Nathan, a physics professor at the University of Illinois, wrote an (unpublished) study on the physics of the torpedo bat.
• While he may not have panned out with the Mariners, Brant Brown is thriving in St. Louis where he is turning the Cardinals’ offense around.
• Not every former Astros player is doing well this season — Leo Morgenstern at Fangraphs wonders why Carlos Correa keeps grounding into double plays.
• This is surely a sign that José Altuve is getting old.

Anders’ picks…

• What has been long-rumored is now official: a women’s professional hockey team is coming to Seattle later this year!