Mariners Moose Tracks, 12/30/23: Lucas Giolito, Chris Flexen, and Frank Thomas

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Good morning and welcome to the weekend! Let’s start it off with the latest from around baseball.

In Mariners news...

• The Mariners gave us a Mitch Garver hype video.

Around the league...

• Lucas Giolito has agreed to a two-year deal with the Red Sox.
• The White Sox inked right-hander Chris Flexen to a one-year contract.
• Dusty Baker is apparently in talks with the Giants about a role within the organization.
• Fox News erroneously included Hall of Famer Frank Thomas in their “In Memoriam” package for the end of the year. Fear not, Thomas is alive and well!
• David Adler breaks down why Adrián Beltré deserves to be in the Hall of Fame.

Anders’ picks...

• Diehard hockey fan and Seattle area native Matthew Boyd is getting amped for the Winter Classic in his hometown.