Mariners Moose Tracks, 2/29/24: Matt Brash, Colt Emerson, and Kolten Wong

Mariners Moose Tracks, 2/29/24: Matt Brash, Colt Emerson, and Kolten Wong

Hello everyone and welcome to the final day of February! A special shout-out to the folks who are born on February 29 and only get to officially celebrate their special days on Leap Years. This one is for you.

In Mariners news…

• In case you missed it (and it would have been difficult for you to have), Ryan Divish at the Seattle Times reported that Matt Brash’s injury might be worse than initially thought, and that while we don’t know anything for certain, there is some fear that he could miss a significant amount of time.
• As Black History Month comes to a close, Victoria Hernandez of USA Today profiled Mariners play-by-play announcer Dave Sims.
• It’s Swole Colt season. This is an exciting development for the power potential of one of Seattle’s top position player prospects.

• This is certainly worth monitoring this spring when Emerson Hancock gets his way into games.

Around the league…

• Our good friend Matthew Roberson sat down with Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick for an in-depth discussion about the museum and the impact Black players have had on the game.
• Major League Baseball wants starting pitchers to go deeper into games, and Rob Manfred is considering limiting teams to carrying just 12 pitchers on the active roster to achieve this goal.
• The Orioles continue picking up former Mariners, inking infielder Kolten Wong to a minor league deal.
• Michael Baumann at Fangraphs wonders what would happen if every player on the Rockies hit their 90th percentile outcome, propelling the team to an unlikely playoff appearance in 2024.