Mariners Moose Tracks, 2/9/22: Paul Sewald, Trevor Bauer, and Matt Harvey

Hello everyone and happy Wednesday! Let’s get you caught up on the latest from around baseball.

In Mariners news...

• Ryan Divish at The Seattle Times answers questions about the lockout and more in his latest mailbag.
• Paul Sewald hopped on 710 ESPN Seattle to discuss his thoughts on the current state of the lockout.
• Jonatan Clase looks to be ready for the minor league season!

Around the league...

• Joel Reuter at Bleacher Report named a handful of players who have yet to hit 20 homers in a season who he thinks will cross that mark in 2022. He didn’t mention Ty France, but that feels like a no-doubter to me.
• Sarah Ravani at The San Francisco Chronicle breaks down the next steps for the A’s in their hopes to build a new ballpark.
• The Rockies have reportedly extended the contract of manager Bud Black through 2023.
• The Baseball Prospectus staff gave perhaps the coldest review of the Mariners farm system to this point, putting them at fourth overall. ($)
• Trevor Bauer will not face criminal charges for his sexual assault case. That does not mean MLB or the Dodgers won’t choose to punish him in their own way.
• Andrew Marchand at the NY Post did a profile on our friend Mina Kimes and her journey to stardom.
• Former Mets ace Matt Harvey was named as a possible drug source for Tyler Skaggs as they continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the latter’s death. Harvey will be called in as a witness this week.
• The minor league team in Lexington has decided to rebrand to the “Wild Health Genomes.” This is getting out of hand.
• Major League Baseball is planning to grant media members access to the clubhouse once again in 2022, pending players’ approval.