Welcome to the weekend!
Hello everyone and happy Saturday! Spring training continues around the league, and we’ve got some news to share.
In Mariners news…
- Emerson Hancock spent the winter adding several new pitches to his arsenal, increasing the intrigue around him as a potential fill-in guy in 2025.
- After a strong 2024, Bryce Miller is excited to show off the improvements he’s made this winter.
- Ichiro is planning to donate his personal collection to the National Baseball Hall of Fame museum.
Around the league…
- Right-hander Jakob Junis has reportedly agreed to a one-year deal with the Guardians.
- The Diamondbacks continue to load up on former Mariners, inking reliever Kendall Graveman to a one-year pact.
- The Royals signed left-hander Cole Ragans to a three-year deal to secure payments for his first two years of arbitration.
- The Dodgers are reportedly planning to open the regular season with a five-man rotation while they wait for Shohei Ohtani to get healthy.
- The Tampa Bay Rays are pinning the blame on Pinellas County and the City of St. Petersburg for their inabilitiy to make a new stadium deal happen.
- Julio having more than Yordan is shocking to me.
Most 80+ MPH swings on record (since mid-2023):
Giancarlo Stanton, 733
Oneil Cruz, 393
Kyle Schwarber, 335
Shohei Ohtani, 299
Julio Rodríguez, 282
Yordan Álvarez, 261— Codify Baseball (@codifybaseball.bsky.social) 2025-02-14T16:27:25.835Z
Anders’ picks…
- Man, Hollywood is so broken.
Maya Hawke says producers are now choosing their cast based on a collective amount of Instagram followers they have
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