Mariners Moose Tracks, 4/20/24: Bryan Woo, Kyle Freeland, and Corey Seager
I genuinely cannot wait for the return of our fifth ace.
Good morning friends and welcome to the weekend! Happy 4/20, for those of you who celebrate. Here’s what’s going on around the baseball world today.
In Mariners news...
- Mike Curto reports that Bryan Woo is set to throw three innings in a rehab start for Tacoma tomorrow. Curto also astutely points out that the new Mariners pitching probables for this weekend lines Woo up with Emerson Hancock.
Around the league...
- Left-hander Kyle Freeland, who the M’s were scheduled to face off against this weekend, is headed to the injured list with an elbow strain.
- The Mets are the latest team to unveil their City Connect jerseys.
- Dan Szymborski at Fangraphs argues that the Pirates need to call up right-hander Paul Skenes ASAP.
- John Stolnis at The Good Phight wonders what the Phillies will do when Taijuan Walker returns from the injured list, given the dominant run that Spencer Turnbull has had in his stead.
- Jeff Passan at ESPN tells the as yet untold story of Elly De La Cruz and his comparatively diminutive twin brother.
- Passan also dives into the story of Corey Seager’s pursuit of the most beautiful swing in the sport.