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Well, along with the Yankees, Mets, Giants, Phillies, Rangers, Red Sox, Blue Jays....there's somewhere around 8 teams now in baseball that would actually consider offering that type of contract. Angels and Padres you can cross of that list. Pretty sure Braves' execs would consider it to be close to insane. “This may be close to an $800 million to $1 billion gain for the Dodgers over a decade,” the agent said, noting that if the team were to simply take the $680 million in deferrals on Ohtani and invest it — say, with an asset management firm like Guggenheim Partners, which is run by Dodgers owner Mark Walter — then the money could more than double in a decade’s time. “They may be able to make $1 billion extra,” the agent reiterated. MY NOTE: It would double in roughly 7 years at a 10% growth rate per year. https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2023-12-19/dodgers-shohei-ohtani-billion-dollar-revenue

If it's not this season, 2025/26 pretty much have to be "all in" seasons for the Orioles. Because those young players are eventually going to get expensive in arbitration...even if they do move the likes of Santander Hays Mullins, etc.

Haven't heard anything about the Blue Jays and Cease being connected, right?

Had to look that up, as couldn't conceive of Dodgers ever being all that excited about the 2023/Sox version of Urena. At one point he looked pretty decent with the Marlins.

Fedde or Bust.

Every time hearing the Phillies, it's challenging not to imagine what could have happened for the Sox with Wheeler and Harper and without the likes of Grandal, Keuchel and Lynn soaking up payroll, although Lance was still very solid his first season.

Didn't they already announce at least two...? Blue Jays Red Sox ?

It was kind of a stealth signing in a way ... only a couple of teams in on him. In some ways, the Robert deal seemed more momentous. The Sox actually beat the Cardinals at something for once, after always missing out on targets.

The closest was Adam Dunn, David Robertson and Liam Hendriks...other than Albert Belle, obviously. Unless you want to count Jose Abreu and Luis Robert, Jr.???

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/yankees-2023-transaction-tracker-bombers-192742728.html

Blue Jays, Cubs, Mets, Giants...all in need of a pretty big move now, especially the first three. Somehow Bellinger's going to end up closer to $250-275 million, which also seems insane based on his peripherals (softer contact) and overall health and statistical record since his MVP year. Seems like he could be one of those guys who trends more like Heyward or Benintendi in the second half of his career. All that said, Yamamoto really feels like he has been a Yankee the entire time.

Also might be with Colas likely on the way out and Grandal history...with Moncada going in that direction, Vera scuffling with injuries, that they are reassessing the ROI on the Cuban Connection. At least for the type of money being bandied about for these starting pitchers. Obviously they brought in Cousin...but that was the very bottom of the market. What direction Getz can go in to make his own personal imprint is unknown...other than speed defense athleticism. If that's the case they should sign Kiermaier for the OF on the cheap.

Ummm...because it's the first answer that popped up, but dated back from a couple years ago and was meant to identify players back to 2015. And doubled or tripled the number of contributing non 1st round QBs. SSHM probably has the time to do more comprehensive research lol. As Reddit user Luck1492 pointed out Wednesday, nearly every team has spent a first-round pick on a quarterback since the turn of the 21st century. In fact, only three haven’t: the Seahawks, Cowboys and Saints. https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2022/04/28/three-nfl-teams-not-drafted-quarterbacks-first-round-21st-century

If only we could GoFundMe Getzie out of the front office...or Grifol, or both would be ideal. Feel like he's going to end up being the fall guy for the ownership group's failures and simply following marching orders, like Bloom in Boston for not getting enough back for Mookie Betts or Bogaerts, then being stuck in a situation where the only extension left was with the one-dimensional Devers.

Really thought Chuckie Robinson was going to turn the entire offseason around...

Connor Joe? Might as well apply to join AAA…

1) The majority of streaming services won’t survive the ongoing price wars. 2) Advances in AI are going to continue to shake up Hollywood and the entertainment world ingeneral…but nothing can realistically replace live sports in terms of content creation. “Facing tens of billions of dollars in losses, streaming services are flipping over couch cushions to cut costs and scrounge for revenue. They are slashing spending on new content, killing password sharing and running more ads.” 3) MLB and gambling/Las Vegas/Draft Kings/Fan Duel will continue to innovate new profit schemes… 4) Ways to increase profits from Japan and Korea will continue to rise…along with Mexico/MCDF.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/milwaukee-brewers-send-reliable-starting-pitcher-to-new-york-mets-in-pre-holiday-trade/ar-AA1lOy4R Backup plan for Yamamoto and Cease lol?

https://www.mlb.com/news/billie-eilish-wears-jake-peavy-jersey

Padres felt the tradeoff was worth it due to almost doubling the base of fans they could reach... “While we’re disappointed that Diamond Sports Group failed to live up to their contractual agreement with the club, we are taking this opportunity to reimagine the distribution model, remove blackouts on local games, improve the telecast, and expand the reach of Padres games by more than 2 million homes,” MLB Chief Revenue Officer Noah Garden said in a statement. MLB announced Tuesday night that fans in the Padres’ home television market will be able to watch games on DirecTV, Cox, Spectrum, AT&T U-Verse and fubo. MLB will also offer a direct-to-consumer streaming subscription for $19.99 per month or $74.99 for the rest of the season by registering at MLB.TV. This is the first time MLB.TV is offering a DTC (direct-to-consumer) option in a team’s home market and also lifts the blackout rules that were in place for games previously distributed on Bally Sports San Diego. Padres games through Sunday will be available for free with an MLB login at MLB.com, Padres.com and in the MLB apps on mobile and connected devices. MLB said that the new arrangement expands the reach of Padres’ games in its home television market by 189% from approximately 1.13 million homes to approximately 3,264,000." https://apnews.com/article/padres-bally-sports-mlb-906f9f1ad0d66264b92b9cbe0ecd888a https://www.castiron.media/locations/san-diego/padres/ If you want to work selling advertising for MLB teams, here's your unique opportunity

So Phillies Red Sox Giants Blue Jays Mets Yankees Dodgers maybe the Cubs?

If Colas was setback by that long layoff between Japan and the US arrival...Cousin won't be any closer to ready. $2 million? To the same outfit that invested $15+ million needlessly into Leury Garcia?

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance In 2023, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (95mph) and Slider (86mph), also mixing in a Sinker (94mph) and Change (85mph). He also rarely throws a Curve (79mph). Seems to me that giving him a shot over the likes of Jessie Scholtens, well, you know EXACTLY what you have with Scholtens at his very best. Obviously Katz and Bannister have reviewed his performance/s the last 2-3 seasons as his prospect status deteriorated to "suspect," but he was one of those placeholders at the very least who were going to protect the likes of Mena/Nastrini/Eder/Bush, etc., from getting exposed too early in 2024. Honestly not even following what's going on with Deivi Garcia, Jose Urena...who knows, maybe Tanner Banks or Crochet will get starts the way things are trending...but it is a bit strange how quickly they gave up on both Brent Honeywell (he was very effective the first half of 2023 as a reliever until wearing down) and Patino, to name just two. Four or five years ago, those were huge names.

Interestingly, there's still a contention that not even the Rangers were profitable (or profitable enough) in a year they won the World Series...part of that due to the fact that the ad sales/increased rate sheets don't usually show up until the post season and into the 3-5 years following a WS victory. As for SD, the Padres were heading for a disastrous season vis a vis pre-season expectations...that makes sense to an extent. And now there's even more chaos with Seidler passing away and heading into a transition period of trying to thread the needle between competing and preserving the farm system simultaneously. Of course, JR would never cede the control over his broadcast network (ad sales), as well as ticket sales. That's the ONE area he doubles or triples down on, especially when times are tough, trying to draw blood from a turnip. Ultimately it feels like the lowered payroll is merely covering "losses" from 2022-23 and not being reinvested (theoretical savings) into operations. And one would have to think that basically having your own network would insulate the Sox and Cubs, but not unless BOTH teams do something dramatic to shake up this offseason...couldn't imagine working for sales on either side of the city, despite the current Santa Claus rally fueling Wall Street, seems that corporations are still being largely risk-adverse with marketing/sponsorship budgets. (Lastly, AL Central impact/s. I guess we'll have to see if the Guardians end up dumping Bieber as well, they're going with almost all youth across their rotation, and betting on the critical bounceback from McKenzie. The one team that really seems to be screwing over their fans though is the Twins, especially after their first playoff series victory in decades. Like the White Sox with Andrew Benintendi, they're being largely blocked right now by the Buxton and Correa deals hanging ominously over their payroll.)

Dak Prescott (4th Rd) Here's the two non First round QB's who will start and were drafted before 2015: Tom Brady (6th Rd) Russell Wilson (3rd Rd) Kirk Cousins (4th Rd) Jimmy Garoppolo (2nd Rd) Derek Carr (2nd Rd) Here's the list of guys who MIGHT start or who are not "1st string" and were drafted past first round: Gardner Minshew Fitzpatrick/Heinicke Andy Dalton Drew Lock Jalen Hurts 49 QB's have been drafted outside of the first round since 2015 and only one is a legit starter in the NFL. Something to keep in mind before you fall in love with ________. EDIT: This was meant to show you won't find a franchise QB outside the 1st Rd, but hey if you want to win a Super Bowl with Drew Lock go ahead (although a last minute win over the Eagles is still a possibility). source: reddit.com