Mike Trout takes one final shot at resisting the cruel hands of time.
Good morning friends and a glorious Tuesday to you! Let’s dig into the latest from the world of spring training baseball.
In Mariners news…
- Luis Castillo spoke to Daniel Kramer about the trade rumors that swirled around him all winter. Contrary to some previous belief, Castillo alluded that the M’s never approached him about waiving his no-trade clause.
Around the league…
- The Diamondbacks have reportedly agreed to a four-year contract extension with infielder Geraldo Perdomo.
- The Guardians bolstered their starting rotation by signing left-hander John Means to a one-year deal.
- Former Mariners infielder Luis Urías has agreed to a one-year major league deal with the A’s.
- Meanwhile, the Cubs inked former Mariner Chris Flexen to a minor league contract.
- The Padres have signed former Astros infielder Yuli Gurriel to a minor league contract.
- The Athletics signed manager Mark Kotsay to a contract extension to keep him on staff for the next three years.
- The Royals extended the contract of general manager J.J. Picollo through the 2026 season.
- The Mets are shutting down right-hander Frankie Montas for 6-to-8 weeks while he deals with a lat strain.
- Rafael Devers is not playing nice with new acquisition Alex Bregman — the Red Sox’s longtime third baseman said he will not move off the hot corner this year.
- The Fangraphs prospect team revealed their top 100 list for the season. They appear to be the lowest on the Mariners’ group to this point.
- Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic reported that the Angels are moving Mike Trout to right field this season in an effort to keep him healthy. ($)
- Jayson Stark at The Athletic polled insiders from around the sport to find out which teams are perceived to be under the most pressure this season. ($)
- Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman at Yahoo! Sports started their rankings of all 30 teams’ cores of young players by diving into No. 26-30.