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Better off turning him into Andrew Miller...

Orioles’ fans won’t be happy… The Yankees are going to end up pulling the trigger eventually if Elias continues to hoard all three of his position prospects behind Holliday. Even then, none of those guys are better than Jones or Dominguez…and it seems highly unlikely Elias will offer up 2/3 or that Getz would accept just one and a bunch of Tier B’s aggregated together. In the end, Snell’s numbers outside the two Cy years, his high pitch counts being quite similar to Cease and almost never pitching beyond the 6th not to mention those walks and unsustainably low numbers with RISP against him. Thankfully NYY seem to have permanently pushed Montgomery away by benching him from the 2022 playoff rotation.

Or Ravens/Bears…

https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-power-rankings-final-edition-more-than-a-dozen-teams-could-be-on-qb-carousel-043546696.html

Haber went to Stanford...? Getz and Hahn? Doubt they would attend together, but who knows...wouldn't be a total shocker, but it would be a bit awkward if they were photographed together in any type of official way.

Plus you're always going to be the second team in that city...but maybe Harbaugh's ego revels in the challenge of attempting to unseat the Rams. Surely his brother has the perfect opportunity picked out already from all of his sources and connections around the sport.

After what they went through with LaRussa and then Clevinger, it would be the most tone deaf hire possible.

Once again, the Cubs (after doing nothing so far this off season, at least not yet) and Cardinals (#12-13) were/are both favorites over the entire AL Central field...and Milwaukee and the Reds are currently considered right there too with Minnesota/Cleveland/Detroit. With the Brewers, depends on whether they keep Burnes or not.

Williams coming off LAST season might have attracted those offers, but some of his warts/concerns/issues have now been exposed. That said, the Riley brand is still healthy with Baker Mayfield returning to viability and Murray showing his flashes at the end of the season. Hurts is another issue with the collapse across the board of Philly. It's just that Caleb Williams was head and shoulders #1 coming out of high school and now Maye and Daniels have almost caught up with him on draft boards. Zero discussion who would have been #1 in 2023...well, maybe the biggest concern was how Utah was able to contain him (relatively speaking) twice last year with inferior talent. Part of that was obviously on the atrocious USC defense, as well.

Now where does Harbaugh go? Would be shocking to see him stay at this point. Just turn the team over to Wright.

Winning teams is more important for AA and AAA compared to the lower levels...but the key point is promotions/marketing and market. Also, getting legit exciting prospects to watch...at least 3-5 on a team. Getting out of the minor league baseball ownership game is more about the $100+ millionaire class replacing the $5-10 million relatively "mom and pop" type of operations.

It's the complete unwillingness to consider competing (Royals killing everyone in spending) and yet stubborness to admit they have no other choice but to undertake an arduous rebuild that lacks all the advantages of the 2016-19 attempt.

The Padres didn't need Bogaerts...Preller simply got frustrated he missed out on his very top targets and ended up settling. Poor roster construction.

Penix Jr. stock sinking. McCarthy neutral.

Monaco was perceived as one of the favorites weeks ago but must have gotten low balled and nobody likes broadcasting a terrible team. Plus they won't give him the same flexibility they were unwilling to extend to Benetti. Or maybe Brooks would just to be spiteful...

$29.5 million total for a fringe All Star level player not particularly known for his defense? They can barely handle paying Benintendi $15 million...certainly Moncada will be out the door too with his option looking to soak up 25% of team salary. No way that will happen.

Nor should they...unless the prospect return is bordering on great. Would rather flip Benintendi back for Yoshida.

Shocked no MI talk. Statistically, feels like the Wolverines should have much more of a lead. If it holds to form...Washington defense will wear down in second. Penix going to have to pull a rabbit out of the hat.

And a former White Sox to boot, lol...doesn't that count for anything anymore?

Except this year the Royals so far are outstanding the entire AL East in free agency...partly in anticipation of building a bridge of competition to their new downtown facility coming to fruition.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/10-predictions-rest-2024-mlb-112110146.html Now seeing predictions Cease won’t move until the trade deadline. Going for the Jose Quintana FIP rollercoaster…at least that one ended well. The bullet point about the Royals outspending the AL East is hilarious…

Fabian has been there forever. It's just hard to imagine someone who has been part of the instututional memory forever being part of yet another reboot on the analytics side. Then again, you have JR loyalty and Brooks and Fabian with their ND connections, right? Farmer was part of that as well, in?his own?way. Paddy is going to be an interesting case. Has been on a long dry run ever since Luis Robert, Jr. Not hearing anything about Cuban Connections any longer, especially with the bloom off the Colas rose. Norge Vera, too. Janish has to be there was Director Player of Development...just haven't seen his name nearly as much as Barfield and Bannister this offseason. Janish makes six with Royals connections, by the way. https://www.mlb.com/player/paul-janish-457926

No Nolan Ryan, but you can have Steve Stone back for your guy who got suspended for telling the truth…that the Orioles hadn’t played the Rays particularly well.

Getz Barfield Gene Watson/Wong Shirley Bannister That's the core of your brain trust now. Four with Royals' ties somewhere along the chain...five if you count Nick Hostetler to Dayton Moore through the Braves/Royals...which started with John Schuerholz originally.

https://www.mlb.com/news/royals-assistant-general-manager-jin-wong-part-ways "He has had a major role in the negotiations of multi-year player contracts for the Royals, including Lorenzo Cain, Alex Gordon, Mike Moustakas, Danny Duffy and most recently Salvador Perez, who signed a four-year extension for a franchise-record $82 million in 2021. The Athletic was the first to report Wong’s departure from the Royals, but it's not clear exactly why Wong left. His absence leaves a big hole for general manager J.J. Picollo to fill in Kansas City's front office. Wong came to the Royals in 2000 as a scouting operations coordinator, advanced in the front office to manager of scouting operations and then made his way into baseball operations. He stayed on when former president of baseball operations Dayton Moore was hired in Kansas City in 2006 and has been a crucial part of the Royals’ front office for more than two decades." He's exactly taking over Haber's role. If anything, he will be even MORE important...along with Josh Barfield.