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Jordan Lyles, 2/17; that's not smart

the delta is $8M (he took the $5M already), and 2/16 seems like the floor for him

even when he struggled last year, he hit LHP really well, something he seems to always do. played all 3 OF positions too. he took his $5M buyout, instead of exercising $13M option. looks like that was a smart move.

those who were annoyed at the possibility of Drury need not worry, either

those who were annoyed at the possibility of Lugo need not worry

Nick Madrigal might be interesting guy to trade for; zero power, but great bat to ball skills; hurt his hammy real bad, so that will impact speed

only impact player remaining is Swanson and last pitcher is Evoladi, both with QO. maybe soon those teams that missed out, or sat out due to price, will look to trade market Manning, ERod, Lange, Soto, and some other young arms have some value. Malloy seems to actually fit what Harris claims he wants

value, but not a good fit; looks like he sacrificed hit over power; just 5 HRs this year; real nice OBP with KC, 387; but rather see if Carpenter or maybe Baddoo can equal the 109 OPS+ that AB has averaged in his career

Sox needed LH bats

part of the FTC consent decree was to allow two factor authentication without providing phone number; that sucks for Twitter because they cannot sell info without cell number; so I assume Elmo is trying to figure out a way get around that; he already is forcing people to share personal info (also part of consent decree) so they can send targeted (more expensive) ads; with no way of opting out; he should be hearing from FTC soon, if not already

Lynn's top 50; Top 5: Keith, Pacheco, Jobe, Jung, Meadows no idea who Reylin Perez (his #18) is (This year, Lynn only listed two players as HM who have already been released.)

double insane. on a team that is trying to leverage young pitching? that is already overloaded with DHs?

crossing their fingers on Schoop is enough wishing on one veteran 2b guy; they don't need two.

yeah, this pushed NYM past $425M including tax NYY are "only" at $310M not sure what LAD and Bos are doing, but Padres and Phils passed them as big spenders

C Navarez to NYM for 8m w 7m player option; with Plays The Right Way still owed $24M that's $20M NYM are spending on C in 2023, when their best choice is rookie Alvarez Cohen: IDGAF

Rodon to NYY 6/162

good news for Tiger fans

hit .191 and .197 in last 2 years at AAA (180 games); trending down for sure

guy use to throw 6 pitches and bat; maybe Fetter can work some magic and have him do more with less

yep; slightly bigger middle class, but not good overall C - no one 1b - Rhys Hoskins (31) 2b - Wong (33) SS - Javier Baez (31); Amed Rosario (28) 3b - Matt Chapman (31); Rafael Devers (27); Machado (31) LF - Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (30); Ian Happ (29); Jesse Winker (30) CF - Harrison Bader (30); Cody Bellinger (28) RF - Teoscar Hernandez (31); Hunter Renfroe (32) Superstar: Shohei Ohtani (29)

Yes. Out of 8 billion people on the planet, there are at most 15 better shortstops. If Baez leaves, the 2024 SS will probably be a downgrade.

Baez is almost certainly opting out in search of a bigger total guarantee. he will be the only FA option and should easily beat $98M even if he takes a small AAV hit. another problem to solve for Harris