Mariners Moose Tracks, 12/1/23: Tai Peete, Jackson Chourio, and Austin Adams

Welcome to December!

Greetings everyone and happy Friday! As December begins and the Winter Meetings loom on the horizon, let’s get caught up on the latest.

In Mariners news...

• Here’s a little something to warm your heart this morning.

Around the league...

• No surprise: Shohei Ohtani was given the 2023 Edgar Martínez Award for the most outstanding designated hitter this past season. It’s his third consecutive year winning the award.
• Reports indicate the Brewers have in fact agreed to a record eight-year, $80M contract with prospect Jackson Chourio. The deal will include a pair of team options, potentially keeping him in Milwaukee through his age-30 season.
• The Mets agreed to a one-year deal with former Mariners reliever Austin Adams.
• The Mariners aren’t the only team that might deal from its wealth of starting pitchers — the Marlins are have conversations with teams about their young starters too.
• Baseball America named the Texas Rangers the 2023 Organization of the Year. The Mariners were given the honor in 2022. ($)
• Eno Sarris at The Athletic reports that Pirates have hired former Astros front office member Sarah Gelles as an assistant GM. ($)
• Sam Blum at The Athletic sat down with new Angels pitching coach Barry Enright to get his perspective on coaching and how he plans to change things in Anaheim. ($)
• The White Sox and Rangers might be the next teams in peril as cable deals collapse around the league, reports Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic. ($)