Mariners Moose Tracks, 1/28/22: Lloyd McClendon, Gordon Beckham, and Minor League Housing

Hello everyone! We’ve made it to Friday. I’m sure everyone is still getting used to our new comments system, so feel free to discuss the following...

In Mariners news...

• Many of the Mariners international free agent signings we already knew about — and some we didn’t — are now official.

Around the league...

• Good to see Lloyd land another managerial job. I still miss him in Seattle, sometimes.

• Reports indicate that minor league baseball players will not require a COVID-19 vaccine in order to play in 2022. Minor league staff are required to receive the vaccine unless they can provide a “bona fide religious and medical exemption.”
• Former Mariner Gordon Beckham announced his retirement. Beckham hasn’t played in an MLB game since 2019 and says Buster Posey’s decision to retire influenced his decision to do the same.
• Jay Jaffe at Fangraphs broke down the 2022 Hall of Fame results player-by-player.
• David Schoenfield at ESPN looked ahead to the three upcoming Hall of Fame classes, one of which includes our good pal Ichiro. ($)
• Major League Baseball is supposed to be required to provide housing to minor league players going forward. However, many minor leaguers are concerned that the league will seek to exploit loopholes in the rule.

Anders’ picks...

• If you’ve been looking for N95 masks in the Seattle area, you should be able to get them for free at your local grocery store or pharmacy soon.