Good morning everyone and happy Mariners Pitchers and Catchers Report Day! We should get a healthy dose of news today for the M’s — hopefully all of it good news — as we learn what everyone has been up to over the winter.
Let’s check in on the rest of the league, where some camps have already gotten underway.
In Mariners news…
- The Mariners have agreed to minor league deals with outfielder Connor Joe and left-hander Jhonathan Díaz.
Around the league…
- The 42-year-old Justin Verlander is headed back to Detroit for the first time since 2017, signing a one-year, $13M deal with the Tigers.
- The Braves agreed to a one-year, $1.5M deal with former Rangers backstop Jonah Heim.
- The A’s inked righty starter Aaron Civale too a one-year, $6M contract. He is expected to slot in as their No.3 starter.
- The Rockies signed 36-year-old Japanese righty Tomoyuki Sugano to a one-year, $5.1M contract — a wild fit considering Sugano led the American League in homers surrendered in 2025.
- The Blue Jays got brutal news on the injury front to start spring training: slugger Anthony Santander will miss 5-6 months while he recovers from shoulder surgery; right-hander Shane Bieber will begin the season on the injured list; and righty Bowden Francis will miss the season to get Tommy John surgery.
- Tigers right-hander Reese Olson will miss the entire 2026 campaign after undergoing shoulder surgery.
- Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor may require surgery to repair a broken hamate bone. Even if he undergoes the procedure, he’s expected to be ready for Opening Day.
- Baseball Prospectus unveiled its 2026 PECOTA projections, which give the Mariners the second-most projected wins of any team in the sport.
- Jorge Castillo at ESPN told the behind-the-scenes story of how Team USA managed to woo both Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal.