Mariners Moose Tracks, 1/11/23: Colin Moran, Carlos Correa, and Trevor Story

Is the Carlos Correa saga finally over?

Good morning everyone! Here’s what’s happening in baseball today.

In Mariners news...

• The Mariners have signed corner infielder Colin Moran to a minor league contract.
• The Mariners announced their 2023 big league coaching staff, adding longtime A’s catcher Stephen Vogt to the fold as the bullpen coach.
• Alex Eisert at Fangraphs broke down last week’s moves for the Mariners.
• This is merely the result of the FOX vote rather than what will necessarily happen, but still pretty neat!

• Mark Feinsand named the Mariners as one of the five under-the-radar good off-seasons to this point.

Around the league...

• The Carlos Correa saga has come full circle, with the star shortstop agreeing to a six-year contract with the Minnesota Twins, pending a physical, of course.
• Johnny Cueto signed a one-year deal with the Marlins, causing many to assume that a trade involving one of Miami’s many starting pitchers must be on the horizon.
• The Nationals continue their deluge of short-term deals, signing outfielder Corey Dickerson to a one-year contract.
• The Netherlands World Baseball Classic roster is pretty stacked!

• Trevor Story will reportedly miss a majority of the 2023 campaign while he recovers from elbow surgery.
• This does not seem like the ideal way to build a baseball team!

• Rockies reliever Scott Oberg announced his retirement on Instagram, as he has accepted a position in Colorado’s organization.
• MLB Network’s Top 10 Right Now series started with relievers, and I spy a Mariner on the list!

• Jonathan Mayo polled front office members on the best prospects around baseball.
• Warm up your brain with a little game of Guess the Signature courtesy of MLB.
• Evan Drellich at The Athletic reports that minor league owners feel some anxiety that they will have to foot the bill after minor league collective bargaining is over. ($)
• This has got to be quite the problem for pitchers coming over from Japan.