Mariners Moose Tracks, 2/20/24: Brandon Woodruff, Mike Trout, and Liam Hendriks

Trades, news, and Spring Training updates.

In Mariners news...

• RHP George Kirby’s offseason throwing program helped him focus on his pitch consistency, writes Ryan Divish at The Seattle Times.
• Shannon Drayer at Seattle Sports 710 AM highlights why RHP Levi Stoudt, the Mariners’ latest addition, is worth keeping an eye on.

Around the league...

• Free agent RHP Brandon Woodruff has agreed on a two-year deal to return to the Milwaukee Brewers.
• Less than two weeks after the Mariners picked him up from the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Pirates have re-claimed outfielder Canaan Smith-Njigba from the Mariners after he was DFA’d two days ago.
• Veteran Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout describes a trade possibility as “the easy way out,” and wants the Angels to bring in more high-profile free agents to replace Shohei Ohtani.
• The Cincinnati Reds have been practicing a new play at the plate drill involving a stuffed animal as the runner.
• RHP Liam Hendriks, who is currently rehabbing from Tommy John Surgery, has signed a two-year/$10 million deal with the Boston Red Sox, with an additional $10 million possible in incentives.
• San Francisco Giants GM Farhan Zaidi commented that the team had to sign Pablo Sandoval, who is the most recent non-roster invitee at Giants camp this spring, “because the workout videos he was sending me were taking up all the space on my phone.”
• Jordan Shusterman at Yahoo Sports analyzed Travis Kelce’s old tweets that have recently resurfaced to find out how much he really knows about baseball.

Becca’s picks...

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