Some Thanksgiving Day links!
Good morning friends, and happy Thanksgiving! Let’s catch you up on the biggest news from around the league.
In Mariners news…
- Adam Jude at The Seattle Times reports that the Mariners are eyeing young left-hander Brandyn García for a major league bullpen role this coming spring.
- Former Mariners bullpen arm Casey Sadler officially announced his retirement from the sport after his comeback attempt from injury sadly fell short.
I was drafted in 2010 and today I am officially announcing my retirement from baseball.
This year has been a rollercoaster—from fearing I needed Tommy John surgery to discovering I was physically fine, only to realize my biggest hurdle was my own mind.
While working to get… pic.twitter.com/guKo8modEL
— Casey Sadler (@CaseySadler65) November 27, 2024
Around the league…
- This one came in after I submitted yesterday’s story, though likely you’ve heard by now that the Dodgers landed the first big fish of the offseason, shoring up their rotation with a five-year deal for left-hander Blake Snell. As with all Dodgers deals, this one has a good deal of deferred money.
- Longtime Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford announced his retirement from baseball.
- Former Brewers outfielder Nyjer Morgan is giving back to the local Milwaukee community by coaching youth baseball.
- The catching market this winter is really bad — like, worse than you probably think. Michael Baumann at Fangraphs wonders what the catcher-needy teams should do.
- Speaking of, Ty France’s agent wants everyone to know that the former Mariner is open to shifting behind the plate in 2025.
- Shohei Ohtani has filed a petition with a judge to obtain $325K worth of baseball cards that former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara purchased with the two-way player’s money.