Mariners Moose Tracks, 12/4/24: Aroldis Chapman, Hyeseong Kim, and Juan Soto
Providing you with the latest news from around baseball.
Good morning friends! Let’s get you caught up on the latest.
In Mariners news...
- Daniel Kramer previewed the Winter Meetings for Seattle, outlining what they could accomplish there next week, and reaffirming their current payroll situation.
- The Mariners announced several promotions within the organization’s business operations department.
Around the league...
- The Red Sox bolstered their bullpen, agreeing to a one-year deal with left-hander Aroldis Chapman.
- Korean infielder Hyeseong Kim is expected to be officially posted by the Kiwoom Heroes today.
- Evan Drellich and Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic report that the bidding on Juan Soto has surpassed $600 million, and he is now in the process of eliminating teams from contention for his services. ($)
- Kiley McDaniel and David Schoenfield at ESPN outlined several trades they’d like to see happen this offseason, with the Marniers involved in several of them. ($)
- Matthew Roberson at GQ chronicled the wild 2024 season for Walker Buehler, which has culminated in his first experience with free agency.
Anders’ picks...
- ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith is signing a new contract with the network that allow him to expand his role within the Disney family. I wonder what that could mean...