Mariners Moose Tracks, 8/6/24: Colt Emerson, Mike Trout, and Cavan Biggio

Tuesday links!

Good morning, foLLks, and happy Tuesday!

In Mariners news:

• Top prospect Colt Emerson got the call to Everett, and should be making his High-A debut very soon. Lefty CJ Widger (son of Mariners legend Chris Widger) and righty Gabriel Sosa will also join the AquaSox.

• Speaking of minor league moves, there were a boatload of transactions yesterday as the 2024 draft picks were assigned to their teams for the stretch run.

• Recently DFA’d righty Brett de Geus was claimed off waivers by the Marlins. de Geus gave up just one run over 3.1 innings with the Mariners early this

Around the league:

• Congrats to Ty France on his first home run as a Cincinnati Red! This one was no cheapie, either.

• With Mike Trout once again done for the year thanks to meniscus issues, Jay Jaffe at FanGraphs looks at a new parallel for the future Hall of Famer’s career - one that Mariners fans should be familiar with.
• Also at FanGraphs, Kyle Kishimoto writes about the AL West race that is suddenly pretty open - and the Rangers’ walk-off win over Houston last night has only compounded that.
• The Dodgers designated Cavan Biggio for assignment. Acquired from the Blue Jays back in June, Biggio put up just an 88 wRC+ over 30 games and 88 plate appearances while bringing negative value on defense. With a record of strong plate discipline, however, it wouldn’t be a huge shock to see him get another shot somewhere else.
• The Marlins have designated Nick Gordon - half-brother of Dee - for assignment.

Connor’s picks:

• Happy 25th anniversary of M. Night Shyamalan’s The Sixth Sense releasing in theaters! For my money, this was Toni Collette’s best role - though I must confess I still haven’t seen Hereditary.

• Pretty sure this guy was exiled from the colony after this.