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The economy inflation and anti-woke movement were going to be intractable foes for virtually any Democrat. Not even sure Michelle Obama would have won with the political headwinds.

That's the really tough part for Final Four attendees....lose on Sat and you have zero desire to stay for Monday night.

Well...if that does happen, Dylan Cease Luis Arraez and Robert Suarez all immediately go on the trade block as they will have no choice but to refill their farm and wait on the eventual arrivals of Salas and deVrieze. Michael King will be traded as well unless they can agree on an extension. Meanwhile, Rockies fans will be left wondering why they continue to exist. You simply can't afford to consistently compete with the LAD in a small media market without a handsome RSN deal as a backstop...long term contracts for guys like Machado Bogaerts Darvish Musgrove and Cronenworth will eventually force tough personnel decisions.

Pedro Grifol is still available as a team-building associate...or would he have to forfeit some of his 2025 guaranteed salary from JR?

All the former Royals!!! We just can't quit them. At least he attended the same university as Robin Ventura, Josh Fields. And he will ONLY be 28 at the start of next season... Height / Weight 6-3 / 225 Bats / Throws Right / Right Birthdate January 27,1997 Age: 27.353 Place Plano, Texas High School Prestonwood Christian Academy (Plano,TX) Colleges Oklahoma State University (Stillwater,OK) Drafted/Signed 2018-13-392-Kansas City Royals Signing Bonus $ 247,500 Service Time 1.014 (2023) MLB Debut September 17,2021 Update Player Bio | Compare Playe

It won't be so funny to East and West coast teams/owners if at least three playoff teams come from the AL Central again due to head to head massacres of the Sox.

https://www.mlb.com/news/roki-sasaki-finalists-breakdown https://sports.yahoo.com/roki-sasakis-free-agency-what-you-need-to-know-as-the-japanese-star-nears-an-mlb-decision-200550721.html

Posturing...nobody took it at face value as anything but an attempt to extort public financing for a potential new stadium at 78.

https://science.sandiegozoo.org/species/pacific-pocket-mouse Well, it's not exactly a simplistic debate...another version of lumberjack jobs vs. the spotted owl's extinction. Whenever the natural ecosystem is altered...there are consequences that are not often considered to wildlife habitats.

Not an MSU fan?

Some new facts: SD the last team to meet with him, in SD...in Toronto last week. Preller has learned Japanese...and haven't done a single thing this off season. SD is a much more compact city....much smaller media market, feels more close knit as a community. LA has wildfires and earthquakes/climate change going against it moreso than SD. Yu Darvish under contract for at least 3 to 4 more years. Share the same agent. SD holding back all their powder on international signing class for WED....

After the Flores/Tua situation in Miami you're taking quite a risk.

There don't seem to be any conditions placed...with the A's very specifically, a carve out was done to protect them because of the relocation and attendance issues.

"USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported in November that the team plans to carry a payroll of around $100 million next season. If that’s to be believed, the A’s, currently at approximately $64 million, have a ways to go. There are two main forces pushing the financial aggressiveness, one simple and one multi-tentacled. The kinder, more straightforward reading goes like this: The A’s, in an attempt to drum up fan support in Sacramento and Las Vegas, are actually investing in the on-field product. Even an average three years in the California capital could get fans in Southern Nevada excited about the club’s planned desert arrival in 2028. Securing a player such as Rooker gives future A’s fans in Vegas something to watch and care about before the team shows up. But that dynamic, while a fortunate byproduct, is not the biggest factor driving the organization’s offseason. That’s because the A’s, according to the current collective bargaining agreement, need to enter 2025 with a payroll around $105 million in order to receive the $70 million in revenue-sharing funds that they are expecting."

Well, it only takes ONE buyer. But a healthy competition would drive the price higher...that said, looking at it fr a Buffett value investing standpoint, it's about as undervalued an asset as you will ever find for a franchise in a US major media market. Remember, the RSN bubble officially blew up two years ago in the majors...except for those top 6-8 teams, it has pretty much been a blood bath. That said....the stock market has jumped 30-40% higher the past couple of years, Bitcoin, Nvidia, etc.

Anderson as closer and Bummer in the game both created the expectation of an inevitable cave-in. Maybe it's just the fact he's okay as a pen guy #4-7 but not nearly good enough to be an effective closer in today's game of 98-103 mph relievers.

It's terrible for 1B DH corner outfield types who can't defend or especially throw. It's great for C SS CF and 3B/2B to a lesser extent. This actually reminds me of the over correction towards WR and TE in the NFL over running backs the last five years or so.

https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2025-01-14/roki-sasaki-decision-dodgers-free-agency If he were to choose Toronto, Sasaki would be the most exciting starting pitching signing since Roger Clemens took his talents north before the 1997 season. He would immediately slot in at the front of the rotation, turning Kevin Gausman from a slightly underwhelming number one option to an over-qualified number two starter. It's not overstating it to say that Sasaki could significantly change Toronto's outlook in a difficult American League East, especially if his ridiculous career 2.02 ERA and 5.76 strikeout-to-walk ratio translate to the big leagues as smoothly as scouts expect them to. The projection systems love him as well. Steamer projects Sasaki to put up 3.7 fWAR during the 2025 season, striking out 11.6 batters per nine innings and running a 3.19 ERA. In terms of WAR, that's the ninth-highest projection of any pitcher, coming in right between Sonny Gray and Corbin Burnes. PECOTA projects similar numbers, pegging Sasaki for a 3.04 ERA and 3.5 WARP, 14th among all pitchers. If the transition ends up going that seamlessly, he could immediately turn a Blue Jays team currently projected for 84 to 85 wins into one flirting with 90. He'd add a new level of upside, a potential Game 1 starter in a playoff series, and provide some much-needed depth for a rotation that seriously thins out after the fourth or fifth rotation spot. Framed that way, it’s not unreasonable to say that Sasaki could be the difference between the Blue Jays making the playoffs and missing out for a second straight season. https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/sasaki-sweepstakes-down-to-blue-jays-dodgers-and-padres-r2243/

The Twins' purchase price will be a good barometer. Newer stadium that's pretty pedestrian...recent playoff appearances but payroll capped in the $130-140 million range, disintegrating tv deal but still much better local ratings overall, nevertheless a definite cap on market size. Young talent in Lewis and Jenkins to name a few.

Well, that kind of rules out Carroll then...or his age.

He's the new Ozzie Guillen and also a good dinner companion at Applebee's?

Not unlike Stassi last year...

Except it was protecting smelt...well, Gavins are having a tough year in general, baseball and otherwise.

Someone will inevitably argue the process was correct, it’s just that the results don’t match up.

million in order to keep qualifying for MLB revenue sharing payments, which amount to roughly $70 million in additional financial subsidies per season. https://sports.yahoo.com/why-are-the-as-spending-big-this-winter-as-they-relocate-to-sacramento-204029778.html