Mariners Moose Tracks, 1/11/24: Danny Farquhar, Cal Raleigh, and Pete Carroll

A former Mariner comes home.

Hello all! The Mariners have added some fuel to their bullpen pile, but they’re not the only ones making moves around the league. Let’s get to it.

In Mariners news...

• The Mariners brought back an old friend, hiring former Seattle reliever Danny Farquhar as a Major League Pitching Strategist and Assistant Pitching Coach. If there’s one man who is going to be motivated to beat the Astros lineup...
• The arms of the Mariners farm system are hard at work in Arizona!

Around the league...

• Travis Sawchik at The Score looks at how ballpark construction has changed over the years and decades, and what kinds of ballparks we should be building.
• Does it feel like there have been more trades than usual this offseason? Ben Clemens at Fangraphs dives into the numbers.
• MLB Network ranked the top 10 catchers in the sport, with Cal Raleigh being placed a disrespectful 9th.
• Will Leitch at MLB tried to predict the next 10 World Series matchups and winners.

Anders’ picks...

• Yesterday was a big day in the football world, with longtime Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll stepping aside and moving into a front office role. Meanwhile, Alabama’s legendary head coach Nick Saban decided to hang ‘em up.