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Please don’t be anti-traditional poopers. It’s the only thing we know.

NordVPN is a popular choice and not very expensive. Even better if you are getting MLB.tv for free annually through the T-Mobile deal. https://nordvpn.com/offer/pricing/

Just convenience, mainly. You can install a bunch of apps on a Roku and plug it into any TV to stream content. VPNs all pretty much work the same so I would go with whichever one is cheapest. You don’t need to close your MLB.tv account. The way the VPN works is you simply open it, set your location for somewhere that will avoid the blackout, and then open MLB.tv. MLB.tv then detects your location as whatever you set your location in the VPN app which avoids the blackout. For example, I frequently use a location in Ireland which avoids blackouts for me in Chicago.

2/15/2026: Jerry Reinsdorf demotes Chris Getz to assistant GM and hires Jeremy Zoll as new GM.

I will try to find out.

I’m joining you. I will await your 80+ win prediction later tonight… 🍻 🍻 🍻

Let’s be honest, the best day will be when we lose all 185 pounds of Benintendi.

On a PC or laptop, you can avoid blackouts with a free VPN browser add-on / extension. If you are watching MLB.tv from a streaming device on a TV, you will want to invest in a paid VPN app. Simply change your VPN location to avoid the local blackout. I’ve been doing it for years with an old lifetime Windscribe VPN account that I bought ages ago and the annual free T-Mobile MLB.tv deal so I can basically get any MLB game for free these days. Unfortunately, most VPN apps now charge a monthly/annual fee these days.

“Swung on and BELTED!”

Padres signed German Márquez and Castellanos as well. Stealing all the bargain binners. Preller just did the type of dumpster diving I wish Hahn and Getz did.

Coop’ll fixem. 33 years old too. Guy must feel like a charity case.

Will be interesting to see where Griffin Canning signs and for how much. Coming off of a busted Achilles. Curious what he will end up signing for.

One hour replay of the BR / St. Rita championship game…

That’s crazy money. Not surprised the Cubs didn’t sign him.

I watched an interview in which Acuna talked about his groundouts with the Mets. He said he worked on his launch angle to lift the ball, since he thinks he has enough power to drive the ball and so he can avoid all the groundouts. Maybe that’s why he showed up in the VWL. @fathom should like hearing that. I also saw footage of him. Dude is Madrigal height but way more ripped. He is definitely not a weak short dude. He is a buff short dude so I doubt he only has pathetic Madrigal pop.

You should have retrieved the garbage bag, ripped it open, held it up to her nose, and calmly told her, “Because it smelled like s%*#.” Regarding the Robert trade, even though the return was MEH, I actually still appreciated that Getz replaced Robert with a guy who can potentially play CF if he can learn to hit. I would have been more disappointed if he took back a mediocre pitching prospect and left a gaping hole at CF. Although, Acuna at CF not being a gaping hole is still TBD. At least it sounds like he should be able to play the position defensively. Hopefully, Derek Hill stays in the minors all season long.

Fair. The Q and Castellanos pair would definitely be nice if Boras threw in a Time Machine with Castellanos.

Fogell / McLovin?

Castellanos was released yesterday and can sign with any team. The Phillies have to eat his entire $20 million salary for 2026. Completely with hindsight and if you knew the moves that were going to happen, would you rather have: Hays ($6 million) Fedde ($1.5 million) OR Quintana ($6 million) Castellanos (??? Assuming around Fedde money)

Huh? You think the Rockies didn’t sign Quintana with the plan to deal him at the deadline as well? I also doubt Quintana signed with the worst team in baseball because he wanted to play in Colorado for half a season until he is inevitably traded. Colorado simply offered him the most money, but I doubt he wouldn’t have accepted the same deal from the Sox.

You spelled “incite” wrong. I confirmed with BRUUUCE. But yeah, this is the documentary I truly want to see.

Agreed. I’m not defending him. I just think that’s what likely happened. But yeah, the fact that no one corrected Getz after he made the same misstatement four times is scary.

“Even GMs make mistakes: Getz says White Sox 'still love' Acuña ... even if he can't switch-hit“

I still think it was more than likely that Acuna had simply been the Mets’ offer for Robert the entire time. We heard Acuna’s name for months and the trade never happened. Then we heard about the Sox being open to eating potentially up to half of Robert’s remaining money in the right deal, but also how Jerry would likely not want to eat any money for Cohen in a Mets trade due to their rivalry. Perhaps the Sox would have eaten some of the money for a better return from a more frugal payroll team than the Mets (Pirates, Reds?) but I am doubtful. The absolute rapid fire succession of moves that Getz made after Robert’s $20 million was freed up tells me otherwise. So ultimately, I wouldn’t be surprised if Getz didn’t really look into Acuna all that much because it was pretty much a take it or leave it offer, along with eating all $20 million of Robert’s deal. From the Mets’ perspective and even before their offseason moves, Acuna was always the guy that made the most sense for them to trade for Robert due to a roster redundancy at similar positions that Acuna plays, the fact that he was out of options, and that he is a post-hype prospect with declining value. I wouldn’t doubt that Getz likely knows a lot more about other Mets prospects that they simply refused to give up, including @Chicago White Sox‘s favorite target Ryan Clifford.