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It's all but a done deal, and Trevor May isn't holding back his feelings. https://sports.yahoo.com/trevor-may-retires-from-as-with-message-for-dork-owner-john-fisher-sell-the-team-dude-044452684.html

Baseball is STILL a good 'ol boys club, after all. The Marlins (including their owner) still don't quite 100% believe a female is capable of leading the organization...or can only get the team from Point A to Point B, for example. For the finishing touches, it requires a man's experiences in the industry. That's the prevailing wisdom.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38671694/kim-ng-marlins-general-manager-declining-2024-option https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article280572769.html

And then Getz's promise to Grifol to keep him around for another year...at the very least, to start the season.

Way to undercut Getz, lol...clown show. Any other organization, he would be somewhere between 4th and 6th in the pecking order, at best.

It would definitely be worse with Haber from all reports about his pretty outlandish "stats geek" style and personal low EQ approach. Hostetler...probably worse. Hard to say. We still don't know the ultimate fate of either one of those guys. Would honestly take Paddy running the whole show if you gave him a real budget to run things how he sees fit, which would never happen in a million years. We'd rather spend millions on the Leury's and Emilio Bonifacio's of the world. Or Friends & Family Plan.

Well, except Francona Leyland Dombrowski, etc.

What is the recovery time like? Louis offers this advice: “The predicted recovery time after a finger or thumb dislocation is three to six months(Healing time for this injury is about six weeks, however, it can take several months for symptoms to settle and to regain function)

Caleb Williams has started to look shaky the last couple of games. Turning the ball over...he's gotten away with it for 2 1/2 seasons now at the collegiate level, but a lot of those risky throws start to turn into interceptions when you're suddenly facing the type of speed you're typically encountering at the next level. That, and judging when to run or not becomes a slippery slope. It's going to be interesting to see what happens next year in the NFL. One thing's also for sure, Penix Jr. won't work out in the NFL because he's such a stationary, drop back passer. Maybe Nix. Or Jalen Milroe, who has a LOT of Josh Fields to his game but with even more arm strength. Am going to have to start watching a lot more UNC games to see where Maye is at.

Has Carter used up his rookie eligibility? It's still 130 at-bats, right? Man, that kid is having quite the post-season. Seager Lite.

Imagine if Robert gets injured again and it's one of the worst MLB offenses ever unless TA Eloy and Moncada can stay motivated to fight for their contract lives all season...

Or that moving defensive liabilities on the infield to corner outfield spots doesn't exactly come close to making them plus defenders out there...

As soon as you do that...none of the players will listen to Grifol, if they were ever inclined to do so in the first place.

Friedman’s fingerprints are on other areas of this humiliation. The Dodgers are still clearly lacking a championship core and Friedman let two championship players walk. Remember Seager and Cody Bellinger? Think these Dodgers could use their postseason DNA? It’s been clear for several years that these Dodgers are built for the long stretches of the regular season, not the quick bursts of October, and their playoff hopes have paid the price. For the first time this fall, the Dodgers’ business side is also appearing to pay the price, as there were empty seats at Dodger Stadium for Game 2 even though it was announced as a sellout. Folks are sick of their organizational philosophy. These continuous flops are almost too much to bear. Something needs to change, or the Dodgers are going to lose their beloved grip on the community. That something is not Roberts. That something is on the plate of Friedman. He needs to figure it out. He needs to fix it. The definition of insanity is doing something over and over again and expecting a different result. This is insane. https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2023-10-11/dodgers-plaschke-nlds-elimination-arizona-diamondbacks

Thankfully, the Phillies and Rangers methods of competing (farm system/development AND generous FA spending in combination) are winning out in the end. Not that it will impact the way that the White Sox do business in the least.

Just like the last two years of the Machado deal JR refused to cave on...preserving future profitability at a time he wasn't statistically likely to even be alive.

Guess it's not much of a surprise with how many opportunities he had to hit against the Twins in his career. For the Astros, getting back to the World Series makes the Abreu contract almost worth it. Assuming they can get past their in-state rival. Houston now has a run of 2014 (almost knocked off KC) and then 2016 through 2023 in the playoffs despite all the leadership changes as well as the cheating scandal.

Not sure about that...but much better than TLR before he stopped with the hair dye and got away from the dugout.

Ummm...but they have a reverence for him due to 2014-15. He's right up there with Mike Sweeney and Gordon/Hosmer in the pantheon of popularity. That bond with the fans will always be there. A notch below Willie McGee in St. Louis.

Nola is driving up his asking price by tens of millions coming off a disappointing regular season. Harper (with intermittent Castellanos/Schwarber the last two years) is bringing up more "what if" questions for long-suffering White Sox and Cubs fans.

https://www.mlb.com/news/padres-end-of-season-prospect-roundup At the big league level, the Padres' 2023 season was a full-scale disappointment. At the Minor League level? It has to be considered a success. The Padres, again, were tasked with rebuilding their system in the wake of a number of blockbuster trades. Again, they appear to be making it happen. MLB Pipeline recently ranked the Padres' farm as the sport's No. 9 overall system. Not bad for a group that had significant departures in the deals that landed Juan Soto and Josh Hader last summer. Here’s a quick rundown of that system: 3 players who forced their way onto the radar this year ... C Ethan Salas It has to start with Salas. The 17-year-old catcher bucked every convention this year, becoming the youngest player at Double-A in at least nine years. The most impressive part: Salas held his own at nearly every stop. The Padres haven't been shy in their praise of Salas. Upon his signing, scouting director Chris Kemp called him the best prospect he'd ever scouted. Salas has already skyrocketed to the sport’s No. 5 overall prospect. He’s still probably a year or two away from making an impact in the Majors, but he’s the type of young player the Padres can plan to build around. OF Dillon Head Like they did with so many of their younger prospects this season, the Padres asked an awful lot of Head. Selected in the first round of the July Draft, the Padres promoted Head to Single-A Lake Elsinore. That’s quite a jump for an 18-year-old who was playing high school ball in the spring. Look for Head to assert himself in his first full season of pro ball in 2024 -- a speedster with an excellent glove and the potential to grow into some pop. 1 big question for next season … Will the Padres use this revamped farm system to build from within? The 2023 Major League roster was a mishmash of external acquisitions. Whether trades or free-agent signings, the Padres’ biggest contributors weren’t homegrown. Meanwhile, manager Bob Melvin regularly noted the importance of bringing players along through the system, while teaching and implementing an organizational playing style. The 2024 Padres seem poised to have a number of homegrown players battling for roster spots. In addition to Pauley, Jairo Iriarte, Adam Mazur, Ryan Bergert, Jakob Marsee and Nathan Martorella are all players who progressed to Double-A this season and could get camp invites. "We feel confident that, from a farm-system standpoint, we’ve got a group that is now getting to Double-A and the upper levels that is going to be able to help us and provide some more of that depth component," general manager A.J. Preller said last week when pressed on the team’s lack of roster depth in 2023. But the Padres have had Minor League depth before. They’ve often used that depth as capital to acquire big-name players in trades. Now, here we are entering a crucial season for the organization. The Padres again have depth in their farm system. They again have holes on their big league roster that could be addressed via trade. Stay tuned this winter.

Yes and no. Will always cheer for any team that hasn't won a WS yet...especially against the Cheatin' Astros and that annoying Mattress Mack guy.

Have to root for the Rangers even though I simply hate the artificial look of domed stadiums...they were so close in 2010/11 before the Nelson Cruz debacle/disaster.

Rangers offense is so explosive and yet also prone to long, long cold spells. Carter looks like another Seager in the making...what an impact he has made.

Do you really think the owner's going to change his tune and spend big in FA or trade from his MiLB system this offseason? Doesn't seem all that likely. Rays also facing a lot of uncertainty without Franco and Toronto's always somehow not greater than the sum of all their considerable parts. Main positive is no more Yankees/Red Sox worship in Bristol.