Mariners Moose Tracks, 12/18/21: Jared Sandberg, Bobby Abreu, and Kyle Seager

Good morning everyone and happy Saturday! Let’s kick off the weekend with some links.

In Mariners news...

• Former Mariner alert...

• This could be some cool content while we await the lockout to conclude.

Around the league...

• Jesse Rogers at ESPN reported that MLB and the MLBPA did hold a meeting on Thursday to discuss lesser aspects of the next CBA such as drug testing and scheduling.
• Jay Jaffe at Fangraphs lays out the Hall of Fame case for former Angel Bobby Abreu.
• Pinstripe Alley explains why the Yankees should target Kyle Seager this offseason. Seeing him in pinstripes would be both very weird and very sad.
• Justin Verlander’s player option for 2023 is reportedly conditional on him pitching a certain number of innings in 2022, meaning it’s not necessarily a foregone conclusion that he will be an Astro for two years as previously expected.

Anders’ picks...

• The real-life game of quidditch, which is inspired by the sport played in the Harry Potter series, is undergoing a search for a new name for the sport given J.K. Rowling’s famous anti-trans stance.