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This number is already locked in for Cuba, Taiwan, and Panama, since they have no more games to play. Cuba allowed 15 runs over 108 outs for a quotient of .1388, Panama had a quotient of .2 (21/105), and Taiwan had a quotient of .2952 (31/105). As it stand now, the Netherlands has a quotient of .15384 and Italy has a quotient of .19753. This makes Cuba a lock to advance to the next round if there is a five way tie, since it has the lowest quotient of any team in the pool. It is mathematically impossible for Italy to beat the Netherlands without Cuba having one of the two best quotients. Cuba basically guaranteed to advance. Italy would be 2-2 and advance over the other 3 teams that are tied 2-2. Things get really dicey for the 2nd place team battle if Netherlands continues to lose to Italy (down 6-1, top of the 7th). BUT! It is not enough for Italy to beat the Netherlands to advance. If they beat the Netherlands by only one run in a nine inning game for instance, say 1 to 0, that will only give them a quotient of .1484 (16/108) to the Netherlands .125 (13/102 in the best case scenario for Italy with a walk-off in the ninth with 2 outs). Assuming a nine inning game, Italy needs to win by at least 4 runs without giving up 6 runs or more to enter the next round. If Italy gives up more than six runs in a nine inning game then at least Panama would surpass them in quotient (.2037 vs. .2), and most likely the Netherlands as well. source: reddit/baseball Japan and Australia most likely for Pool B...Japan with Ohtani leading the way now in the process of going 4-0.

Madison Bumgarner's $85 million contract is the second largest by total value in Diamondbacks history. The only contract that was larger was Zack Greinke's $206.5 million free-agent deal during the 2015 offseason. https://www.mlb.com/news/corbin-carroll-extension-with-d-backs $111 million 8 years

Sunk or swim with Moncada. Hahn's simply scared to look like a jackass again when he turns into a superstar for another team after being traded and remotivated....even at those peak salary numbers.

Slider...should nail it. Obviously generating a lot of his own power there. Hopefully that approach rubs off on Robert and Moncada, too.

One can only hope. But sad that means we lose yet another franchise star in TA7. We need a lot more than Borchard Viciedo and Beckham results out of our former top prospects.

He's going to be a fine player. Just not sure about great... which is what they desperately need.

JD Davis somewhere is getting in his RF reps in case they play the service time game with Colas.

That particular contract will be a trivia question considered almost unsanswerable a decade from now. Biggest contract in White Sox team history...? Unless there's an entirely new family owning the team by then.

Working on his defensive versatility. (Too bad the White Sox can't afford to get someone to work with Jimenez, Burger, Vaughn, Sheets and even TA7 on their defense.) Lookd like opposing teams are going to run the Sox off the field like the Guardians did consistently last year.

Haseley for RF lol. Might be better than Nick Williams? And Cespedes Family hasn't been heard from much recently...

Voldemort had been 0/16.

Thinking Richardson ends up being better than Stroud... if you look at OSU stable of weapons offensively the last two years.

Typical Madrigal flare.

Ramos has a playable but not spectacular arm. 2B might be a better option, ultimately. Just not sure if he'd have enough range over there.

That's the kind of inning that means Giolito gets pulled one inning earlier and the bottom 1/3rd of the bullpen can get exposed...

Still if you're not going to hit your weight... well at least be better than bonus baby Yhogurt Yolmer Sanchez.

Shifting would have prevented that run. Need Camp Cora to be reinstituted.

Second error in minutes. Gonzalez needs to play that better... too hesitant.

Don't forget Engel's role. Colas with some typical 2021 Sox defense.

Ramos really looks like a mini Robert up there with stance and similar number just smaller dude.

More bad baserunning. Sigh. Colas needs to learn and study the league more...especially lefties.

Another oppo somewhat generous single off Rios' glove by Colas.

Probably not that strategic just getting spring work in... at least early stages on game.

Giolito in much better shape and livelier fastball.