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Rodon 2021?

Should just play Mitchell...34 year old CFers don't have any upside remaining unless it's synthetic/chemically-produced.

Guardians at $86.4 million, Miami Marlins $86.5 million and TB $87.2 million to start 2024. Real payroll targets now must be the Pirates at $72 million and Sacramento/LV A's at $47.1 (last) with Ross Stripling the highest paid player at $12.1 million.

Along with an owner who suddenly goes into anaphylactic shock at the mere mention of the word "extension."

Dominguez is expected to be the starting CFer, with Judge moving over to right to protect his health.

Not even sure we get the Robbie Grossman/Kevin Pillar equivalent back in trade. So now we're not even meeting the DeJong/Pham standard in retread dumpster diving. And for the love of God, just let Colas go if this is the best replacement you can come up with.

Looks like even more payroll cutting in Minnesota...even with 2025 projections for the highest team fWAR numbers of the AL Central contenders.

We're going in the same direction as Elizabeth Berkeley's career without the spectacle of Showgirls.

Who did Boise play other than Oregon and UNLV (borderline Top 25) twice?

Bringing up Quero and Montgomery to start the season...is that enough to make them watchable again? Maybe...? Then they have the Schultz and Smith debuts in the next calendar year, but that's about it unless they luck out with the 1-1 pick in 2026.

The problem is you're removing your two best pitchers....including a Cy candidate, your best defensive player (unless Fletcher is now that) and most offensive upside in Robert and there's even less clarity in the bullpen than heading into 2024.

Don't forget Outman. Buying low, just like selling low on Robert. Also, guess we can't survive for even a year without a player named Gavin on the active roster...

Outman has already used up at least two years of control, right? So a player who declined in 2024 and nearing arbitration...and Lux has just a couple of years left. Might as well force Fletcher into CF where he's not a plus defender. But we like taking scraps from other teams such as the Braves or LAD and calling it an improvement.

Plus they destroyed Indiana...but then there was Nebraska as well. Very inconsistent with perhaps the most pro talent in the country at the skill positions, Downs, etc. Tennessee and Oregon also face tougher roads ... there's just no way Boise State is one of the top four teams overall.

"Juan Soto is on the Mets because Cohen is a much, much richer man than Steinbrenner. Suddenly, the Mets, long a baseball punch line for their frugality under old ownership and their propensity for wonky controversy, are all grown up. They’re not just sitting at the adult table but commanding it with ungodly gobs of money. Cohen once spent $244 million on a pair of statues; Soto is pocket change for him. Money, in sports as in life, matters only as far as what it allows or restricts one from doing. Giving Soto a king’s ransom won’t alter how Cohen lives (lavishly) or how his baseball team does business (assertively). Whether Soto is worth $765 million doesn’t really matter, not in the big picture and not to Cohen. He’s good for it. If Soto doesn’t live up to the contract — whatever, it’s all just cash. Steinbrenner, whose fortune comes directly from the success of the Yankees, simply cannot operate in that hemisphere. And if he had outbid Cohen’s offer, surely Cohen would have re-upped the ante. That dynamic signifies a significant changing of the guard, both in the Big Apple and across MLB. The Mets and Dodgers are in a financial league of their own. The Yankees are a level below. Such a statement would’ve sounded preposterous 15 years ago, when the Mets were run by the stingy Wilpon family and the Dodgers were bankrupt by a clueless owner. But times have most certainly changed, and the Yankees, now Soto-less, must find a way to adapt to this new, unforgiving reality." https://sports.yahoo.com/for-the-yankees-losing-juan-soto-to-the-mets-is-about-more-than-baseball-054725381.html

That we might have to include Crochet or Robert with just to get rid of such an onerous burden…it’s basically just a tip/finder’s fee or service charge to the Mets.

Pages Braves' fans have to be taking this not very well since they're forced to be a payroll conscious enterprise despite their interest profit ability. Heck, the whole East Coast...Boston Baltimore NYY Phillies Braves.

$765/$75 million (Benintendi)...so the White Sox are basically less than 1/10th of a "modern" competitive MLB franchise (ever since the Dodgers' cable deal for $2+ billion).

Not sure we can blame the Rays for a hurricane tearing their roof off...unless you were counting the White Sox as almost homeless with the current state of the organization.

Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki is expected to be posted during the meetings this week, The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed Saturday, which will open a 45-day window in which clubs try to recruit him to their side. "The Mets already have agreed to a deal worth around $5 million with 17-year-old Dominican infielder Elian Peña, which represents a huge chunk of their budget. The club still could walk away from the contract, which is nonbinding, but doing so would harm its reputation and cost a top prospect. They also could look to trade for additional IFA funds. If the Mets believe they have a real shot at Sasaki, they surely would figure out a way to get him the necessary money." https://nypost.com/2024/12/07/sports/roki-sasaki-expected-to-be-posted-at-winter-meetings/ Roki Sasaki likely to be posted during the winter meetings with a 45 day negotiations window...

The deal is the largest in sports history. Soto’s contract does not contain deferrals and includes an opt-out after five seasons. Soto will team with NL MVP runner-up Francisco Lindor on a team that surprised in 2024 and now will assume World Series expectations for next season and perhaps far beyond. https://nypost.com/2024/12/08/sports/juan-soto-signing-with-mets-on-15-year-765-million-contract/

Cue JR crying poor again and needing a new stadium speech. Not that doing so would guarantee a $100+ million contract unless it was written into the contract with the State/City...guaranteed min. payroll clause.

And Dominguez...and that still likely ends up being the right move for the Yankees.

Steve Cohen back in the game after cutting down significantly on payroll and still making the playoffs regardless. The rich get richer...as the old saying goes.

Dave "We Are Family" Parker of Pirates 1979 fame gets in as well...part of the Stargell/Chuck Tanner-led team that shocked the baseball world against BALT. I remember pretty distinctly wanting to get his 1974 Topps rookie card when I started collecting in the 1980's. Finally, the Sox organization and Allyn Family get some deserved kudos/praise. But not much for JR here in terms of a spotlight to bask in.