Happy Opening Day!
Good morning everyone! After a long offseason, the day is finally upon us: the start of the Mariners season! While you wait for first pitch, here’s everything you need to know.
In Mariners news…
- On the latest episode of the Meet at the Mitt podcast, we discussed our thoughts on the Cal Raleigh extension and the ramifications of the signing.
- We also have national analysis of the Raleigh extension from Ginny Searle at Baseball Prospectus ($) and Michael Baumann of Fangraphs.
Around the league…
- The Rockies have agreed to a one-year deal with the recently-released outfielder Mickey Moniak.
- With spring training now wrapped up, Major League Baseball reports that players and teams were victorious in 52.2% of ABS challenges this spring.
- Marc Normandin at Baseball Prospectus wonders what’s going on with the Pirates financials. ($)
- Forbes ranked the value of all 30 MLB clubs as the season gets underway.
- The normally buttoned-up Yankees are embracing Jazz Chisholm’s energizing personality this year, writes Chris Kirschner at The Athletic. ($)
- Jake Mintz at Yahoo! Sports kicked off his ranking of the top 50 most important people for the 2025 MLB season with his article on No. 26-50.
Anders’ picks…
- Marvel Studios revealed the cast of its upcoming Avengers film in insane fashion, using a five-hour live video to announce who will be in the movie.