Moore (core) was recently cleared to start running drills, Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

Moore has been brought along slowly this spring following offseason core muscle surgery. The next step after running drills will be live batting practice sessions and then some B games. If that goes well, he'll be cleared for Cactus League action, hopefully as soon as early next week. Moore still has time to get ready for Opening Day if he can avoid setbacks.

Moore (core) is expected to see most of his action at second base and shortstop in 2023 after making 36 of his starts in the outfield last season, Corey Brock of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Mariners intend to bring Moore along slowly this spring while he recovers from offseason core-muscle surgery, but the team brass still expects the 30-year-old to be ready to go for Opening Day. Assuming Moore experiences no setbacks in his recovery over the next month and is cleared for the start of the season, he'll step back into his familiar utility role, though the offseason additions of two right-handed-hitting outfielders in AJ Pollock and Teoscar Hernandez will make playing time in left, right or center more difficult to come by. The righty-hitting Moore should still have a path to playing regularly against left-handed pitching as a replacement in the middle infield for either Kolten Wong or J.P. Crawford, both of whom bat from the left side of the dish.

Moore (abdomen) signed a three-year, $8.875 million extension with the Mariners on Wednesday to avoid arbitration, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Moore will now earn nearly $3 million per season through 2025 -- up from $1.35 million last year. Currently recovering from offseason surgery, the 30-year-old utility man should be ready to go by Opening Day and figures to get plenty of plate appearances against lefties next season.

Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto said Wednesday that Moore had a "small setback" in his recovery from offseason core-muscle surgery but is expected to be ready for Opening Day, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

Moore underwent the procedure after seeing action in 104 regular-season games in 2022 and slashing .224/.368/.385 with six home runs and 21 stolen bases across 254 plate appearances. The versatile utility man may miss the start of spring training, but Dipoto suggested that Moore will likely be ready to return at some point during the Mariners' Cactus League slate. If healthy, Moore will likely see plenty of playing time against left-handed pitching, serving as a potential short-side platoon mate at second base for Kolten Wong or in the outfield for Jarred Kelenic if AJ Pollock spends time as the designated hitter.

Moore (undisclosed) is in the lineup for Game 2 of Seattle's ALDS matchup with Houston.

EDGE Analysis

Moore has not started a game since the postseason began, but he will take the spot of Jarred Kelenic with the Mariners facing left-hander Framber Valdez on Thursday. Moore will man left field and hit sixth in Seattle's batting order.

Mariners manager Scott Servais said Moore is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers while he's still feeling sore after being hit by two pitches in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Servais indicated that Moore should be fine for the weekend, when the Mariners will travel to Toronto for their wild-card series with the Blue Jays. Moore started in both ends of Tuesday's twin bill, going 1-for-1 with a walk, three RBI and a run.

Moore went 1-for-4 with a stolen base, a run scored and three strikeouts in Friday's 2-1 win over the Athletics.

EDGE Analysis

Moore has found extra success at the plate lately, going 9-for-31 (.290) with six walks in his last 11 games. That's allowed him to be more productive on the basepaths with six steals in that span. He's matched his career high in pilfers with 21 this year while maintaining a .219/.361/.383 slash line through 100 contests.

Moore went 2-for-5 with a stolen base and a run scored in Thursday's 10-9 extra-innings win over the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

Moore hit a leadoff single in the 11th inning, then later stole third and scored the winning run on a J.P. Crawford single. In 10 games since he returned from an oblique injury, Moore has racked up five steals to get to 20 for the year. He's one away from his career high set in 2021, though it's taken him just 99 contests this year compared to 126 last season. The utility man has added a .219/.363/.385 slash line, six home runs, 21 RBI and 37 runs scored through 238 plate appearances.

Moore went 1-for-3 with a stolen base in the loss to the Rangers on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

Moore pushed closer to his career high of 21 steals with his third theft in the last four games. The 30-year-old has reached safely in four straight games, and his current .364 on-base percentage is a career-high figure.

Moore went 1-for-3 with two runs scored, two stolen bases and a walk in a 9-5 win Thursday in Oakland.

EDGE Analysis

After grounding out in his first two at-bats, Moore walked, stole a base and scored in the sixth and singled, swiped second and scored in the eighth. He is now 18-for-24 in stolen base attempts on the season and has nabbed three bags since returning from an oblique injury Sept. 18. Since the All-Star break, he has a .295/.426/.477 line in 54 plate appearances.