Salutations, readers. Today is both Halloween and the first day in several months that Denard Span is not a Seattle Mariner. The spookiest day on the calendar has a way of doing things like that.
- Edgar Martínez has changed roles within the organization, going from hitting coach to Organizational Hitting Advisor. This is the part where I make a joke about Edgar taking a step back to plan his trip to Cooperstown next summer.
- As mentioned in the intro, the Mariners declined Denard Span’s $12-million option for next season, per a 4:20 Ryan Divish tweet.