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"The Dodgers are now on track for a $379 million payroll, per Fangraphs' estimate, which would be the largest payroll in MLB history. The 110% CBT surcharge would mean this deal is more like a $27.3 million pact for them. Yates is coming off one of the best seasons in baseball by a reliever, with a 1.17 ERA that ranked behind only Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase for the best mark among relievers." https://sports.yahoo.com/dodgers-add-closer-kirby-yates-pushing-payroll-to-estimated-379-million-report-030528286.html Still doesn't include Enrique Hernandez and Clayton Kershaw...pushing them over $400 million soon enough and then the 3B Murakami contract for next off season. Plus the best Japanese starting FA pitcher available at the end of NPB season...so let's say/project $450 million, roughly.

The shoulder and falling from his 2023 fWAR peak and nearing 30. Might still miss first 2-3 months of the season.

Yet Chiefs are 5/6 Super Bowls now and everyone just lands the supposed parity of the NFL...same as hen Brady won 6 with NE. That parity tends to be in teams 2-22 though. Whereas in MLB, you now ha e a clearly defined Top 12...maybe the DBacks at 13 if they can afford the likes of Montgomery Bumgarner Burnes, and a bottom 17 with SD now sinking into oblivion.

See Crede, Joe.

Unlocking the Asian/Japanese market a huge key for untapped revenues... Why nobody has created a "Korean team" is beyond me...Giants might be the closest now with CF Woo if he can produce to justify that hefty contract. Could have gone with HaSeong Kim over Adames, for example.

The Rays and infielder Ha-Seong Kim have agreed to a two-year, $29MM contract, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. The deal includes an opt-out after the first season for the Boras Corporation client. Kim will make $13MM this year and could unlock another $2MM via incentives, per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. If he doesn’t opt out, he’ll make $16MM in 2026. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/01/rays-to-sign-ha-seong-kim.html White Sox now only ahead of the Marlins' payroll number in the high $60 million range...

https://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/ White Sox barely ahead of Rays and Marlins for projected payroll...will fall way under at 30 once Robert and/or Benintendi are gone. Rays moving into a High A stadium for at least one year obviously won't exactly boost their revenue generating ability.

https://www.mlb.com/news/ryne-stanek-mets-deal-2025 Mets sign reliever Stanek for $4.5-5.0 million depending on incentives.

"Here are some moves I would like to see - The Dodgers acquire a true CF. Tommy Edman plays SS w/Miguel Rojas backing him up. Mookie Betts plays 2B w/Hye-seong Kim backing him up." source: truebluela.com Long term...it's definitely dePaula or Hope in CF. Unless they (obviously) traded for/extended Luis Robert. Robert would need to be .275 20/20 heading into July to pry one of those two away...something like that. As well as massive rebounds in his defensive metrics. Maybe Pages and SS Emil Morales/2024 intl signing class...or Morales and Ferris???

Wilson with the A's (son of Jack) is the runaway early favorite...odds are sub optimal Quero would even get 100 games if he started right out of the gate in late March...and that's highly unlikely to happen due to his missed time last season due to injury in the second half and relative lack of AAA seasoning.

Bring back Amaya lol...

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/01/nationals-place-joe-la-sorsa-on-release-waivers.html Yet another LHP option for the pen based on the last paragraph...

Dodgers fans most worried about CF...still talking Luis Robert with Outman (much less value) and Pages both mentioned. Weakest spots are Chris Taylor, backups to SS/Rojas and Betts now at second instead of short. Which is why they still want Enrique Hernandez back...

owner Hal Steinbrenner admitted that the team known as the Evil Empire cannot compete with the Dodgers spending spree, per Meredith Marakovits of YES Network.

Roki Sasaki No. 1 on ESPN top-100 prospect list, which includes 8 Dodgers Sasaki, Rushing, De Paula all ranked in the top 20. Emil Morales, 18-year-old shortstop signed last year by LA, also made the top-100 after a strong pro debut. https://www.truebluela.com/2025/1/29/24354397/roki-sasaki-espn-top-100-prospects-dodgers

And leaving Quero off BA list altogether really stands out...

All those LAD additions would probably amount to more positive fWAR for the Sox than all Chis Getz moves combined except for the Crochet trade.... Would be something like James Outman. Ch.Taylor, Fedducia, Brasier and Banda. Thayron Liranzo and/or Cartaya could have been traded for other positions since catching depth is now a strength. Taylor is a really tough decision due to tenure with the club, the club probably prefers to bring back Kiki Rodriguez and Kershaw now if they can somehow manage it.

Just missed Top 100? McDaniel or Athletic/Law? Longerhans?

White Sox could be trading for Outman...stop the presses. Or Brasier ($9-13 million two year deal), Banda ($1 million contract) or C Hunter Feduccia. Have already lost Thayron Liranzo (now DET #82 prospect), Carson Taylor and Diego Cartaya. Rushing still standing, ofc.

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-teams-most-at-stake-2025 Teams from each division with the most pressure on them Balt MN Seattle Philly Cubs SFG

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https://www.statista.com/statistics/193467/total-league-revenue-of-the-nba-since-2005/ MLB has passed NBA for revenue...almost the exact same revenue per team as MLB too...but NBA ratings for 2024-25 down12-28% across all networks, whereas Dodgers/Yankees way up. MLB gaining in Japan Korea Taiwan while NBA has already leaked long ago in China. $377.97 million U.S. dollars During the 2023/24 season, the average revenue per franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) stood at 377.97 million U.S. dollars. This was an increase of over 20 million U.S. dollars from the previous year and over double the amount from ten years prior.

"Aaron Boone indicated that his starting outfield was likely to comprise Jasson Domínguez in left field, Cody Bellinger in center, and Aaron Judge in right. Trent Grisham is ticketed for a fourth outfield role. The eighth-year skipper suggested he hoped to keep Domínguez mostly in left field while using Bellinger a bit more flexibly." https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/01/yankees-planning-to-play-jasson-dominguez-in-left-field.html

https://www.mlb.com/news/max-scherzer-free-agency-outlook Blue Jays emerge as favorites for Max Scherzer

https://www.mlb.com/news/ryan-brasier-dodgers-contract Ryan Brasier on a two year, $9 million contract...can probably get half that money back from LAD to solidify the Sox bullpen with another flippable veteran. Beware the Sox prospect going back the other way... "Brasier/grove should be on the move... It would be great if we could unload Chris Taylor in a 2 for 1 to make room for k***..Rodriguez." Would have to eat a lot of money in exchange for an intl. lottery ticket. Banda Feduccia Outman the other three options, 90% likelihood it's a pitcher... "Ideally you send Brasier to an AL/NL Central team for a low level lottery ticket. A young arm out of the Dominican Republic with high velocity, but some control problems, that can be fixed by altering the arm angle..." Cali...Outman to the White Sox finally a realistic possibility!!! Throw in Robert to sweeten the deal lol.