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O’s FO falling in love with their own guys instead of doing what’s necessary to reach the next level?

Nothing deferred

Pito is as close as they've come, but he wasn't an MLB star yet when they signed him.

I know. LAD losing out on Yamamoto would have been best for us.

Let the Cease bidding war commence!

As far as star free agent acquisitions, he might be the last. As sad as that is.

If true, it’s the best news for the Cease trade front IMO.

Remember when we all stupidly believed the Sox might sign a star player in their prime? Those were the days.

What the f*** does a team in Pittsburg have to do with any of this?

This is how I interpreted it too, hence my comment. A pitcher warming up on the mound for an inning makes way more sense. I can see the logic behind the change, even if it happened far too infrequently to require a rule change IMO.

Pitcher Who Warms Up Must Face At Least One Hitter: A pitcher who is sent out to warm up for an inning must face at least one batter (in addition to any requirements under the Three-Batter Minimum rule). There were 24 instances this season where the pitcher that warmed up between innings was replaced before throwing a pitch (adding approximately three minutes of dead time per event). There were two such instances during the 2023 World Series. This seems excessive to me.

I fully support his right to hold out for the highest bidder and maximize his earnings. With that said, as a fan of baseball who is completely bored out of their minds waiting for the Hot Stove to actually heat up, holy s%*# dude, hurry it up!

If the OP doesn’t make a pointless thread about it, did it really happen??

The Jazz or a AAA team surviving in Utah is one thing, but 81 home games in a tiny media market is a stretch IMO. Denver is 3 times the size of SLC and the Rockies are rarely ever relevant. Good luck ever courting a star FA to Salt Lake City.

It would be nice if its finalized this week and we can move onto real Cease rumors.

While true, I'd imagine there are still some Expos faithful around. MLB returning to Montreal would have to opportunity to create new fans as well. Not that I believe Manfred would ever do something good for the fans.

The Mets were an expensive dumpster fire last season. They are hardly a threat to LAD, let alone putting pressure on them to add Cease. Yamamoto going to Queens hardly helps the Sox.

Seems the O's are gonna need such motivation before they relent. NYY looking like the favorite bodes well for us.

Montreal and Oakland have both shown they can support a team in the past, and both are most deserving IMO. Nashville does seem like a foregone conclusion though.

Kinda need to be a threat with the bat to offer protection.

We would be lucky to get similar numbers from Eloy in 2024. Hard to imagine a team gives up much for him in trade this winter.