Mariners Moose Tracks, 4/25/24: Logan Gilbert, Blake Snell, and Sue Bird

Taking stock of some early slumps around baseball.

Good morning everyone! Let’s check out the latest from the baseball landscape.

In Mariners news...

• An interesting breakdown on what’s lending to Logan Gilbert’s hot start to the season.

Around the league...

• The Blake Snell train hadn’t even really left the station yet, and now he’s hitting the injured list with an adductor strain.
• Last year, the Masataka Yoshida signing looked like a steal for the Red Sox. Year 2 hasn’t been a happy marriage for either side so far.

• The Cardinals have optioned former top prospect Jordan Walker to Triple-A following the outfielder’s tough start to the season.
• Jay Jaffe at Fangraphs wonders what’s going on with Aaron Judge, who has had a real hard time at the plate this year to this point.
• Meanwhile, CJ Abrams is turning into the player the Nationals thought they were getting when they acquired him in the Juan Soto deal. Esteban Rivera at Fangraphs digs into what the young shortstop is doing this year.
• A minor league umpire has filed a lawsuit against Major League Baseball, alleging that he was sexually harassed by a female umpire in the league.
• The Athletic polled front office executives around the league for their thoughts on which organization in baseball is the best-run. The results were unsurprising in some ways but more surprising in others. ($)

Anders’ picks...

• We all knew she couldn’t stay away for long — Sue Bird is joining the Seattle Storm ownership group.