Mariners Moose Tracks, 3/6/23: Jarred Kelenic, Trevor Rosenthal, and Mike Moustakas

Happy Monday!

In Mariners news...

• Plenty of highlights from the Mariners’ dominant 6-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers yesterday afternoon. Let’s start off with another Jarred Kelenic bomb, shall we?

• Followed by a two-run homer from DH Cooper Hummel:

• Catcher Brian O’Keefe joined in the action as well with a home run of his own to left field:

• Daniel Kramer at MLB.com predicts the Mariners’ 2023 Opening Day roster as the team begins their third week of Spring Training games.

Around the league...

• Veteran reliever Trevor Rosenthal has signed a minor league deal with the Detroit Tigers, earning him $2 million if he makes the major league roster with an additional $2 million available in possible incentives.
• Longtime DH and infielder Mike Moustakas has agreed to a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies. The team has conveyed that he’ll be an option in the infield if some of the Rockies’ injured players and/or prospects are not ready in time for Opening Day.
• Following his retirement in 2022, former Los Angeles Angels catcher Kurt Suzuki has been hired by the team as a special assistant to GM Perry Minasian.
• Arizona Diamondbacks veteran LHP Madison Bumgarner made his first Spring Training start yesterday afternoon, and praised the league’s new rules that are geared towards increasing pace of play.