The Mariners spent yesterday taking a loss they’d rather forget, and now the schedule forces them right back into it at 1:10 PST. That’s the grind of a long MLB season: every ugly night gets followed by another chance to clean it up. But some losses linger longer than others, and this one left Seattle in a rough spot.
There was at least one small bit of good news for the Mariners. Lazaro Montes was reportedly feeling fine yesterday after exiting Friday’s game early. Given where this season is headed, avoiding a major injury to Montes is the kind of development that matters more and more by the day.
Elsewhere around the league, Friday night in Denver turned into one of those umpire-driven sideshows that somehow becomes the entire story. Doug Eddings decided Dominican rookie pitcher Hancel Rincon needed to straighten his hat, and that was enough to set off Cardinals manager Oli Marmol.
Marmol was ejected after coming onto the field to make a pitching change and chirping at Eddings. Afterward, Eddings tried to dodge responsibility and instead pushed much of the blame onto Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman, saying Goodman was the one who pointed out the hat.
Goodman denied that. The whole thing got the proper response before Saturday’s game: both teams started with tipped caps, a tidy middle finger to the whole mess.
Rincon then came back out with his hat tipped back and picked up his first career strikeout yesterday.
The Yankees also made a roster move, placing outfielder Trent Grisham on the 10-day injured list after he left Friday’s game with a right hamstring strain. It’s the same injury that already cost him about three weeks earlier this season, and the team doesn’t yet know how serious this latest one is. New York recalled Jasson Dominguez in the corresponding move, and Aaron Judge could be back as soon as this week after hinting he may skip a minor league rehab assignment.
The White Sox, meanwhile, may be looking at a new home down the line. Recent renderings showed a possible stadium site along the river in downtown Chicago, which at least gives them one thing over the Bears: they appear to be the smarter organization.
Ken Rosenthal said on his podcast that the constant “sell the team” chants at Angels home games were a meaningful factor in his eventual decision to do so. As he put it, bullying works.
And in Colorado, the Rockies could soon have a new majority owner. The Penner Sports Group is expected to raise its stake from 40% to 75%, which would drop the Monfort family’s share to around 20%.
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What makes the discussion interesting is that there is no official promotion date attached to any of them, only the kind of growing anticipation that comes when a system keeps feeding the big club. Their current minor league performance and overall progress are giving Seattle fans plenty to watch, and the debate now is less about whether these players belong on the radar than which one might be first to force the issue. [Read more 🡒]