Mariners Moose Tracks, 12/7/24: Clay Holmes, Shane Bieber, and Danny Jansen
Ramping up for what should be a busy weekend in baseball.
Hello friends! It’s the weekend, and action around the league is picking up in advance of the Winter Meetings next week. Let’s get to the latest.
In Mariners news...
- Adam Jude at The Seattle Times previewed the Winter Meetings for the Mariners, with some notes on the team’s recent trade negotiations with the Cubs.
Around the league...
- The Mets signed a former Yankee, but not the one the team’s fans were hoping for — right-hander Clay Holmes is headed to Queens on a three-year contract.
- The Rays agreed to a one-year contract with backstop Danny Jansen, who likely slots in as the team’s starter at the position.
- Right-hander Shane Bieber signed a one-year deal with the Guardians. It was reported that Bieber had larger guaranteed offers from other clubs, but preferred to return to Cleveland.
- The Cubs are reportedly set on dealing one of Cody Bellinger and Seiya Suzuki this offseason.
- Jon Heyman blew up at a WFAN radio host after the host accused the MLB insider of being paid by Scott Boras to “break” the Aaron Judge to San Francisco news two winters ago.
- MLB First Pitch made an impact on over 20,000 kids in the United Kingdom in 2024. Elizabeth Muratore has the story.