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Good morning everyone!
In case you missed it, the Mariners played a typically wild spring training game against the White Sox yesterday, losing to those pesky Sox by a 12-10 score.
Whenever the Mariners play the White Sox, I can’t help but think of my parents’ friends Bill and Karen, who have remained diehard fans of the Sox through their absolute garbage play over the last decade. Shout out to them; I hope they enjoy Roch Cholowsky in a few years.
Do you have any special connections to non-Mariners teams through friends or family? Do you keep up with those teams any differently as a result?
In Mariners news…
- Logan Gilbert spoke to Daniel Kramer about how being a new father has helped to give the ace right-hander perspective heading into a key 2026 season.
- Shannon Drayer spoke to top Mariners pitching prospects Kade Anderson and Ryan Sloan, who are feeling confident after some strong backfield results against M’s regulars. I really can’t wait until they take the mound in games this spring.
- The M’s agreed to a minor league contract with right-hander Brendan White, who was signed on to play for the Atlantic League’s Lancaster Stormers.
Around the league…
- The Braves announced that they have extended the contract of ageless left-hander Chris Sale on a one-year, $27M deal with a $30M club option for the 2028 season.
- Speaking of the Braves, the organization announced that it would stream 140 of this season’s games through the brand new BravesVision. Production, sales, marketing, and distribution of broadcasts will be fully controlled by the club.
- The Florida state cabinet and governor Ron DeSantis signed off on a 22-acre plot of land in Tampa that will be used to build a new ballpark for the Rays.
- MLB No. 1 overall prospect Konnor Griffin homered twice in a spring training game for the Pirates yesterday. Griffin is hoping to become the rare player to make his big league debut in his teens.
- Rangers top prospect Sebastian Walcott will miss 5-6 months after undergoing elbow surgery.
- Stephen J. Nesbitt at The Athletic wrote about the booming sports town that Salt Lake City is turning into, and explained why people there believe an MLB team could be on its way sooner rather than later. (Shout out to my cousin Erin for being featured in this one!) ($)
- J.J. Cooper at Baseball America outlined five key reasons why all prospects are shooting through the minor leagues faster than ever before. ($)
- Ben Clemens at Fangraphs calculated the cost of a win in baseball’s 2025-2026 free agency.
- There’s absolutely no way they’re actually doing this with Jacob Misiorowski, one of the most volatile command guys in the game, right?
- Hoping to link your MLB.tv subscription to your ESPN account this year? Here’s a helpful walkthrough on how to make this work.
Anders’ picks…
- During the Olympics, I fell down a Wikipedia rabbit hole on which countries have the most islands. Before you look at the results, I want you to try to answer this question in your head. Got one? How many islands do you think they have? Alright, now take a large sip of your coffee…