Baseball Chatter July 21

The Mariners just got starting pitcher Marco Gonzalez from the Cardinals for prospect Tyler O’Neill

Marco is a quality athlete with high character and a strong pitching pedigree who we feel fits our roster well in both the near and long term, We find his current performance, preparedness and proximity to the Major Leagues to be very appealing traits in a pitcher, particularly a young lefty who is now under club control through the 2023 season.Mariners Jerry DiPoto

Patrick Corbin has a 2.81 ERA with 45 strikeouts and nine walks over his last seven starts, 41 ⅔ innings

Mike Foltynewicz is 5-0 with a 3.33 ERA in his past nine starts

Carlos Gonzalez is striking out less and walking more. He isn’t hitting the ball very hard. Look at his hard contact

Eric Thames has been at 23 homers since the fourth of July. I still believe he won’t reach 30 by the end of September but it is going to be close.

Hunter Pence hasn’t hit any home runs at AT&T Park this season. Pence will cost the Giants $18 million next season.

Maikel Franco has been moved back to batting fourth in the Phillies lineup after hitting .440 since the break.

Alex Meyer has a 2.84 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP over his last seven starts, with 43 strikeouts in 38 innings.

Teams

The Royals don’t even have to win games to catch the Indians

The Rockies are back on a roll, winning four in a row and scoring 49 runs on 61 hits over those games.

Trade Talk

Even though Justin Verlander is going to cost nearly $70 million, there are still contending teams interested who can afford him, including the Dodgers, Yankees, Brewers and Astros

The Rangers are listening to offers for Yu Darvish, who becomes a free agent after this season. Add the Cubs to the teams interested in Justin Verlander and you have the teams likely interested in Darvish.

Injury Updates

Asdrubal Cabrera will take grounders at third base, where he will play when Neil Walker returns as early as Monday.

When Aaron Hicks returns from the disabled list, the Yankees are going to have an overcrowded outfield, but Joe Girardi is not sure who will lose playing time. It could be Jacoby Ellsbury or Clint Frazier, but Frazier is playing better than Ellsbury

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