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https://www.sportico.com/leagues/baseball/2026/san-diego-padres-sale-business-revenue-1234890606/ Because all those teams outside the top 10-12 rsn values are going to end up splitting the shared pool thirty ways instead of SD at $30 million and the Dodgers at $334 or whatever accounting figure they're utilizing... If you run your team well and invest into that product, you can still generate massive returns that outpace the S&P 500 index while joining an exclusive club that confers status/esteem that just having $$$ doesn't. fwiw LAA will get a massive bump with a new stadium. Nationals and Twins are trickier...shared market with Baltimore and the Twins in flyover territory with RSN issues as well as a tremendously frustrated/disenchanted fanbase. But 15th in power rankings today much better than the 25ish rank most expected on August 1st, 2025.

Even as the mall economy transitions in the 30th largest market in MLB, there’s still the oportunity for massive profits if owners invest well into their products. obviously losing NBA and NFL franchises also helped a lot too

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/padres-3-9b-sale-insane-115125269.html The deal sent shockwaves throughout baseball. “That’s insane,” one executive said. “I’m floored,’” said one owner. “The math makes no sense,” said another. “Most people in financial circles felt the value was worth $2.5 billion," another owner said, “at the most." When you consider the franchise was considered to be worth $1.9 billion in 2025 by Forbes, and that Shohei Ohtani didn’t suddenly put on a Padres uniform, the real stars of their record sale may have been the Padres’ investment bankers. Whether it is stupid money, or it turns out to be a shrewd investment, only time will tell. Yet, in the meantime, that stagging $3.9 billion just put a sledgehammer to the argument that the game isn’t prospering and needs an overhaul in the next collective bargaining agreement. “I’m just glad," one executive said, “that I don’t have to be the guy to explain to the players association why this sale won’t matter in negotiations.” Will the sale diminish MLB’s argument for a salary cap? “How can it not?" one owner said. Nationals Twins up next…

29. White Sox (previously: 29) Munetaka Murakami has been as advertised for the White Sox: He doesn’t hit the ball that often, but when he does, he blows you away. His first grand slam, his sixth homer in his first 20 games, on Friday night left jaws dropped. “That,” manager Will Venable said, “was majestic.” 30. Rockies (previously: 28) It will be a decade this June since Mickey Moniak was drafted first overall by the Phillies in 2016 MLB Draft (in what has turned out to be kind of a disappointing Draft). After bombing out of Philly and a quick stop in Anaheim, he has found a place in Denver: He’s slugging .655 with a .960 OPS. It was a long journey, but he finally will hit arbitration next year, 11 years after being drafted.

Thornton lefty 3/4 delivery and 96-98 his usual velo band

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How Munetaka Murakami is actually better than expected fo...The $34 million slugger is beating expectations this season.probably a bit too early for Schwarber comparisons though

https://nypost.com/2026/04/19/us-news/apple-to-close-san-diego-store-amid-malls-declining-conditions/

Pretty similar to later career Gallo with a lot more power and plate discipline….has prime of his youth “power” on his side now Joey at one point with enough speed to win a GG, but só did Benintendi in 2021 or 22

Or if he gets more protection from Teel Hays Colson

Edwin Diaz and Blake Treinen certainly had meltdowns today. Diaz velocity appreciably down from 97 to 95.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/stats/closers/_/year/2025 There you go. Everyone well above 80% until Will Vest. Who's not elite either.

There you go. Bottom at 85% tolerable/keep your spot Should be definition of elite. Would argue 95% and up.

AI doesn't know how to different elite closers from non closing relievers. Not to mention three inning save conversions in blowouts count too for those stats. A Hector Santiago special.

That's the average of every single guy in save situations including 7th and 8th inning pitchers. Elite used to mean 92.5-100% Very good 85-92.5% Tolerable 77.5-85% But closers should always be higher than mere High leverage guys.

Taylor not great today. Getting something for Dominguez is one thing, Newcomb and especially Hicks quite another. And Murakami might have already hit his peak value...we shall see the demand level two months from now as mlbtraderumors heats up again.

95% of pitchers not meant to be closers.

At least we get to enjoy 2-3 years before inevitable trade talk. You think they'd want to bank on a local kid making good...

Pythagorean would argue otherwise. We do this to ourselves every season...easily could be. But NOT.

Which is fine usually in the 6th through 8th. A's postgame wondering how Wilson possibly missed that last pitch.

You can't make someone a closer if they don't have that instinctive killer mentality and intestinal fortitude. Taylor might have the same issue facing him. 8-14 Schultz first big league win No longer the worst team in baseball for now

Haha.

NcNeil facing curse of anything Mets related... Rock of Ages lol?????