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https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/12/blue-jays-cody-ponce-finalizing-three-year-deal.html $30 million reported this week was exactly on the dot. 7 deep now in their rotation with Eric Lauer, 8 if you want to throw Yariel Rodriguez into the mix. Bassitt could also return as a swing man. https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/02/style/faberge-winter-egg-auction-sold And $30.2 million for a rare Faberge egg haha.

The A's did this last off season...but they actually have/had some unusual clause inserted that they have to reach $100 million floor in payroll at a certain point as a result of negotiations with MLB over their classification for CBT subsidies. So it was more about preserving all the benefits of being a small market team when technically they didn't meet any of the requirements except for the way in which they operated in a practical sense. Meanwhile Sox staring at $62 million and much less without Robert.

There are lots of accountants that still exist in the world without being CPA's.

Need KW Hahn Haber table for all the best gossip. Or Katz/Sizemore/Sergio Santos can sub in.

UVA beating Duke takes spots 11/12 away. So then it would be Bama vs. Miami essentially. OFC Miami beat ND early but didn't play all that great in the ACC...which is way down as well overall as a league. But BYU beating TT creates another nightmare...Utah Vandy Texas all remain on the outside looking in. Then you have the old "how Bama looks" against UGA argument. But Alabama has already won once against UGA on the road...and any two Top Ten teams playing FIVE times in one calendar year leads to familiarity contempt and often odd outcomes.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47157018/college-football-playoff-2025-bubble-watch-week-14

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Then it should have "certified” in front. Are you sure that Collins has this designation? It's funny, I can't say I was a Teacher with two Master's degrees. Need to have a PhD as well. But still not Teacher, then it's Dr. Lawyers have seven years of education and have Juris Doctor degrees on their diplomas but are not Doctors somehow, either. Or financial planners, lol. CFRE or whatever that designation is. Yet CPA's are not Accountants either. Guessing someone in your family was/is a "Realtor" Q: Why is “realtor” often capitalized? It drives me crazy. It’s just a job description, like “chef” or “dog catcher.” What’s so special about realtors? A: The term is often capitalized because it’s a registered trademark in the US for a member of the National Association of Realtors. Most standard dictionaries capitalize the term, including the online Merriam-Webster and American Heritage dictionaries. One notable exception is Oxford Dictionaries online, which lowercases the term in its US version. The Associated Press Stylebook capitalizes “Realtor,” but recommends using “real estate agent” instead unless “there is a reason to indicate that the individual is a member” of the association. However, the Oxford English Dictionary, an etymological dictionary based on historical evidence, lowercases “realtor".

And same thing with Alabama getting knocked out for losing to UGA in the SEC championship game when all those other teams that are going to make it are protected simply by not playing. Oklahoma the way they looked against LSU doesn't deserve to make it but the way they are playing now offensively. But maybe the most Top 25 wins and also dominated Michigan. Did BYU have any tough non-conference games? Utah had TT but the B12 was way down this year. Vandy and Texas are right there with Miami IMO. Could just flip a coin. Florida State today looks terrible but not early season when they beat Alabama. Same with Florida over Texas. And if Mississippi falls out of hosting a first round game (7th to 9/10) their fans will probably blow up Kiffin's old house. OU certainly is not more deserving to take 7th/8th place. Which leaves ND or Alabama leadfrogging..Bama makes sense if they beat UGA, but then THEY lost at home to OU and almost lost the Iron Bowl and to South Carolina as well. Fifth time in one calendar year for UGA and Bama to play, which is quite crazy in and of itself.

For me, it was the capitalized R. Not that I have anything against the profession...

Where washed up White Sox go for their final MiLB assignment. Or the White Sox are the Rockies of the AL/NL Central…

Rinse. Repeat. Foster Griffin, forner KC first rounder and one other guy coming back stateside will be cheapest options. https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-trade-free-agent-rumors-ideas/201899/cubs-free-agent-target-foster-griffin Option 3 will end up probably like LHP Kyle Hart and is more or less an afterthought. Kona Takahashi (29)* The Seibu Lions are expected to post Takahashi this offseason. The right-hander has a 3.39 ERA in nearly 1200 innings at Japan’s top level. He’s coming off a 3.04 mark over 148 innings. While the run prevention is solid, Takahashi doesn’t have the bat-missing stuff that’d generate huge big league interest. He struck out just 14% of opponents this past season. An MLB deal is possible, but he’s unlikely to command more than a couple million dollars. There are some similarities between Takahashi and Shinnosuke Ogasawara, who signed a two-year, $3.5MM deal and pitched in a swing role for the Nationals. mlbtraderumors.com

Pagan's going to be way too expensive due to 2025 success...serious case of buying at top of his market career-wise and age as well. Blackburn is "sure okay fine whatever." Farm system SHOULD at this point be producing cheap/er replacements to plug in that have a lot more future payoff.

Was reading a Brewers' forum after the Williams signing and thought this was interesting. Lots of fretting over a $136 million payroll and whether they will have to trade Peralta Megill or Mears to free up space for deadline deals in mid-summer. Ofc some argued this is the same exact going on a decade with MIL and owner Attanasio. "PLUS, the Brewers had some pretty large capital expenditures in the past few years. 1-Dominican Republican Academy. State of the art facility in AZ and the Carolina Affiliate and their investment in their ~75M stadium. They had Rick Schlesinger on to talk about those investments and while they initially committed around $20M to the first round of the DR facility@(when it had just 22 Dorms) the 31 Acre facility now has 120-some dorms and the price ballooned both there as well as the AZ facility that was originally projected to cost $60M and due to Covid, related supply shortages, it escalated to over $100M. ALSO during this time, the Low A Carolina Affiliate... which we don't know what they spent to buy the team (about $20M) or to invest in the facility (estimated at $35M). That, as well as Miller Park investments/renovations is a WHOLE lot of money from ~2018 onwards and they likely have pretty significant debt payments each year when added up cumulatively." https://brewerfanatic.com/forums/topic/46422-brewers-reportedly-concerned-about-payroll/#comments ONE more comment regarding this... which... just drives me nuts in general, but Mark Attanasio owns about 34-39% of the Brewers. He's their principal owners, not the majority. But the 40%... that's... really "out of touch." Especially for fans who I think know better. That's a good talking point when you're trying to troll another team, but... it lacks ANY nuance that I would expect.

It remains possible that the Mets can still add Edwin Díaz, league sources said. Williams' deal is $45 million plus a $6 million bonus, prorated equal over the three years (in total, $15 million is deferred; $5 million each year). (@JonHeyman first with some of these figures.) https://t.co/7qywL6eRO4 — Will Sammon (@WillSammon) December 2, 2025 A lot of concerns that Mets' fans will be even tougher on him than NYY fans and that his personality might not be a great fit there.

Wow...two guys who flopped in 2025 sign early in Helsley and now Williams. Hedge against Edwin Diaz leaving for more than Cohen/Stearns is willing to pay? Thought he could go back to Milwaukee on pillow contract but not in this market. NY also to deal with Alonso FA and possibly trading O'Neil with all the rumors swirling about bad chemistry with him and Lindor. Already changed out Nimmo for Semien.

Kyle Higashioka is a veteran and predictable 1.5ish fWAR backup catcher. Makes around $6.75 million. I'm not trading either Jones or Dominguez unless the replacement is a guy who clearly will be the full time guy. That's not the case here. That's a huge risk for the veteran Yankees. Would say the same thing if they were trading for the much more high profile Dalton Rushing. The Yankees can simply wait until mid season for a guy like this and pretty much just take over the contract instead of giving up a lot of FV potential in the off season. Ofc it all depends on Yankees' internal scoring evaluation of Quero as a 120+ game catcher.

To my knowledge, Sergio Santos still doesn't have a job lined up. Winter Meetings is the time for this to get done if it's going to happen in all likelihood. Unless he's also looking at college jobs.

They've been quite hesitant to trade him. And he won't be traded straight up for Quero (they could also sign Realmuto, for example). But they are wasting both Jones AND Dominguez if they resign Bellinger or bring in Tucker. Trading one or the other is logical enough.

Then it's probably guys like Hays Refsnyder Bader W.Castro Yazstremski Mullins, Conforto and Kepler. Hoskins 1B. There's your OF Tier B/C.

https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/eagles-oc-kevin-patullos-house-egged-vandalized-after-loss-to-bears-on-black-friday-233407756.html

Only Georgia’s Kirby Smart would top Kiffin based on 2025 data, per USA Today, and represents a $4 million bump for his base salary with the Rebels. Kiffin’s deal includes several performance-based bonuses, as expected. Should Kiffin lead the Tigers to a national title, he has a clause that will make him the highest-paid coach in the sport, according to the report. He also can get a $4 million bonus for LSU winning the SEC and the national title in the same season, with $1 million for the SEC crown and $3 million for being the best team in the country. https://nypost.com/2025/12/01/sports/inside-lane-kiffins-91-million-lsu-contract-after-ole-miss-divorce/ Much more impressed with how Cignetti has gone about transforming Indiana and not just jumping at the first Penn State-like offer thrown at him.

https://nypost.com/2025/12/01/sports/inside-lane-kiffins-91-million-lsu-contract-after-ole-miss-divorce/