A light batch of links to begin your week.
In Mariners news…
- Brent Stecker at Seattle Sports 710 AM ponders how shifting the T-Mobile Park fence dimensions could impact the team’s hitting.
- Top prospect Colt Emerson concluded his first Arizona Fall League season with an impressive few months to look back on.
Around the league…
- The Miami Marlins are set to hire former Los Angeles Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough as their new manager.
- Detroit Tigers RHP Kenta Maeda will reportedly have “every opportunity” to earn back his starting role with the team after being moved to the bullpen due to a disappointing start in 2024.
- After opting out of his contract with the San Francisco Giants, free agent LHP Blake Snell could have more value than he did as a free agent last offseason.
- Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson is stepping down from his role as a special advisor in the Houston Astros front office after four seasons to spend more time with his family.
- The Arizona Diamondbacks, Washington Nationals, and New York Yankees are reportedly among the teams interested in free agent first baseman Christian Walker.