A light batch of links to begin your week.
In Mariners news…
- Mark Feinsand at MLB.com details his time covering Ichiro in Seattle and each voting decisions in his Hall of Fame ballot.
Around the league…
- The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed lefty reliever Tanner Scott to a four-year/$72 million deal that includes a $20 million signing bonus and $21 million in deferred salary.
- What’s next for the Toronto Blue Jays after failing to land star Japanese RHP Roki Sasaki? Apparently multiple players are already on the team’s radar.
- Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell told fans at the recent Cubs Convention that Seiya Suzuki will be the team’s primary designated hitter in 2025.
- New Texas Rangers third baseman Jake Burger has switched his jersey number to 21 to honor his daughter who was born in October with Down syndrome, a genetic condition that occurs when a person has an extra copy of chromosome 21.