Mariners Moose Tracks, 12/9/24: Juan Soto, Michael Conforto, and Blake Treinen

The stove is officially heating up.

In Mariners news…

• The Mariners are reportedly open to listening to offers on RHP Luis Castillo, although the team’s most recent stance publicly has been that they are not willing to trade any starting pitching.
• Ryan Divish at The Seattle Times addresses the lessons the team can learn from an unfulfilled 2023 offseason.
• MLB Network host Greg Amsinger highlights a need for power in the middle of the lineup as the biggest priority for the Mariners to lock down.

Around the league…

• The Soto sweepstakes are officially over. Star free agent outfielder Juan Soto has signed with the New York Mets on the largest contract in professional sports history, a 15-year, $765 million deal that includes no deferred money and has escalators that can reach above $800 million.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed free agent outfielder Michael Conforto to a one-year/$17 million deal.
• The Dodgers have also re-signed RHP Blake Treinen to a two-year/$22 million deal.
• Congrats to MLB legends Dick Allen and Dave Parker on being elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame through the Classic Baseball Era Committee.
• Catcher Austin Nola has signed with the Colorado Rockies on a minor league deal that includes an invite to big league Spring Training.
• Chicago White Sox LHP Garrett Crochet is one of the top trade candidates to potentially have a deal secured at the Winter Meetings this week.

Becca’s picks…

• The Seattle Seahawks win their fourth in a row in dominant fashion to improve to an 8-5 record and create an ever bigger gap between the rest of the NFC West.