Mariners Moose Tracks, 7/11/24: Brock Rodden, Bobby Miller, and Teoscar Hernández
I don’t care — I’m rooting for Teo.
Good morning friends! I hope you’ve had a good week so far. Let’s get to it.
In Mariners news...
- Friend of the site Shane Lantz has joined Baseball America as the resident Mariners correspondent, and his first piece is a profile of fan-favorite Everett AquaSox infielder Brock Rodden. ($)
- The death of the minors really has been sad to witness. Here’s to hoping the Nuts can secure a new ballpark agreement soon.
It is a sad day in Modesto Professional Baseball history, the Nuts Lease at John Thurman Field expires on September 30, 2024. Full Press Release: https://t.co/VQi6SqMlWO pic.twitter.com/GWz16VbubD
— Modesto Nuts (@ModestoNuts) July 10, 2024
Around the league...
- Adolis García and Teoscar Hernández are the final two entrants to the 2024 Home Run Derby.
- Dodgers starter Bobby Miller, who entered the season as one of the best young arms in baseball, has been optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City after allowing 19 runs in 17 1⁄3 innings of work so far this season.
- With under a week to go until the MLB Draft kicks off, Anthony Castrovince tells the unlikely story of Georgia outfielder Charlie Condon’s rise to being a consensus top-3 pick in this year’s draft.
- Who says there’s no crying in baseball?
In his first at-bat since his dad passed away, Jose Iglesias got an RBI single and had tears in his eyes. Freddie Freeman noticed and proceeded to comfort him ❤️ pic.twitter.com/x2Orfvw98i
— Baseball King (@BasebaIlKing) July 9, 2024
- This is like if Tungsten Arm O’Doyle was real.
Michael Kopech is the first White Sox pitcher to record an immaculate inning since Sloppy Thurston on Aug. 22, 1923. https://t.co/XVjT9idhua
— Mathew Brownstein (@MBrownstein89) July 10, 2024