Mariners News: Cole Young, Kade Anderson, and Rob Thomson

Around the league…

• We had another April managerial change yesterday, with the Phillies canning skipper Rob Thomson. Don Mattingly, the father of Phillies GM Preston Mattingly, will take over in his place. Alex Cora was reportedly offered the Philadelphia gig but turned it down so he could spend time with his family.
• Mets starter Kodai Senga, who has been struggling this season, was placed on the injured list with lumbar spinal inflammation.
• A’s infielder Max Muncy was placed on the IL with a broken finger.
• The Angels DFA’d former Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano.
• Matthew Trueblood at Baseball Prospectus analyzed how the shape of the strike zone is changing with the ABS challenge system in place. ($)
• Craig Goldstein at Baseball Prospectus dug into the evolution of Roki Sasaki’s splitter as the right-hander attempts to right the ship. ($)