Good morning everyone! Yesterday brought some pretty sad but ultimately necessary news for M’s fans: James Paxton will no longer pitch for Seattle. There was a lot of fallout from the deal, and we’ve got all of that and more in this morning’s edition of the links.
- Justus Sheffield is not only happy to be a Mariner, he’s also great at utilizing pop culture (for those unaware, this is in reference to the latest Ariana Grande song).
- A pretty fun connection for the newest M’s prospects.
strange quirk of this prospect package for James Paxton: Erik Swanson and Dom Thompson-Williams were teammates on the Iowa Western CC team that won the 2014 Junior College World Series
— Cespedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) November 19, 2018
Source: #Yankees mentioned #Mariners SS Jean Segura in trade talks before decision was made to focus on Paxton alone.