Maybe we shouldn’t be so psyched to play the A’s.
Good morning all! It’s time for some baseball news on a Tuesday morning.
In Mariners news…
- For the second week in a row, a trio of Mariners prospects picked up some hardware.
Another dominant week on the farm @harry_ford (@ARTravs) takes home the Texas League Player of the Week award, while Lazaro Montes and Will Schomberg (@ModestoNuts) earn California League honors. #TridentsUp pic.twitter.com/Es4cPY7AAZ
— Mariners Player Development (@MsPlayerDev) May 6, 2024
- Shannon Drayer wrote about how the Mariners third base platoon earned its way into more diversified playing time.
Around the league…
- The Tigers became the latest team to unveil their City Connect jerseys, and is it me, or are these are all starting to look the same?
- Jim Bowden at The Athletic pitches some early trade ideas, including an incredibly one-sided deal that would send Pete Alonso to the M’s. ($)
- Washington State alum Kyle Manzardo is a rare rep of the great state of Idaho.
tonight Kyle Manzardo will become just the 33rd Idaho-born player in MLB history (most recent was Michael Stefanic)
Idaho ranks 46th out of 50 states, producing more big leaguers than only Montana (26), North Dakota (20), Wyoming (17), and Alaska (12) https://t.co/IPMgszk7fv
— Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) May 6, 2024
- A’s closer Mason Miller has been even better than you think.
Mason Miller’s 0.075 fWAR/IP is the most of any pitcher since 2020 (min 10 IP). He’s 1 of 2 pitchers over 0.06 (Bieber 2024).
Only 3 pitchers have had an fWAR of 0.05/IP for 25+ IP during that time:
D. Williams 2020 (27 IP)
L. Hendricks 2020 (25 IP)
J. deGrom 2021 (92 IP)— Dave Cherman (@DaveCherman) May 6, 2024
Anders’ picks…
- This looks fun and chaotic and I love it.
History will be rebuilt.
Watch the new teaser trailer for LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, arriving September 13, only on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/HKvwsxjdP8
— Star Wars (@starwars) May 6, 2024