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Would need 67 to override a veto.

Welp, my "catching up on Somalia" session just now showed that we cut off aid to Somalia earlier this year which killed some anti-terror initiatives allowing al-Shabaab to grow and thrive... For what that's worth.

There has been a lot of reporting on southeast Asian organized crime abducting people (a lot of people being kidnapped from China) into performing these scams. (One I read on NYT had before and after satellite imagery of one of the compounds from 2020 and 2025 in Myanmar). It's downright fascinating, and I wouldn't be surprised if there was a similar deal given the strife in East Africa.

My $0.02 is he's on the opening day roster if he has a strong spring. They will make it work.

Random Tigers thought I had. Of all the people who could realistically be added to the roster (i.e. prospects, free agents, trade candidates, injury returnees), the one most likely to put up a 5+ WAR season in 2026 is probably Kevin McGonigle.

In my case, at 40, somebody fully invested in the market at that age would be fully recovered by now in their late 50's, especially after being able to buy low with new investments on the way back up. Regardless, if that is a risk you are afraid of, just be in bonds/money market/etc. My point is timing when to jump off is foolhardy.

Everybody is activated at season's end. That part is procedural.

Here to point out that Trump has, by far, done more to seize the means of production than any President in my lifetime.

You can tender a contract to a DFA, but then you would have to outright that tendered contract at the end of the DFA period after clearing waivers... and Foley can't be outrighted because of his injury.

Invest in bonds and money market anyways, independent of the downturns. I've already started to reposition in that direction, being 17ish years from retirement (But not nearly as heavy as many recommend). Trying to time the market though is a different deal and normally self defeating.

All six pitchers in DFA limbo from Tuesday also non-tendered, as predicted. I'd expect Little, Duggan, and Mattison all back within the next week or so. Not so sure on Rainey and Guenther. Foley will probably want to test the market before settling for a minor league deal.

I don't necessarily endorse anything else on that site... I just like the market timing exercise. It generally doesn't pay off.

Ibanez non-tendered.

It's funny, especially when you know how much it would get under their skins.

Sorry, just vomited again thinking of the scene from South Park last week. "Oh, Boss!"

It kinda proves that timing the market is a fool's errand.

I think I found this link on Bogleheads... https://personalfinanceclub.com/time-the-market-game/

McGonigle's top two comparisons...

Be careful assuming drafting him in the 9th means they wanted the guys taken in the 4th-8th rounds more. The effect of the denominator on draft pools means you may not want a signability risk earlier.

Nyt had a deep dive on that a couple months ago. I am glad Wyden is getting behind it, but breaking it is not.

Drafting Riley Greene and Tarik Skubal.

I don't think Avila greenlights the platoon and pitching chaos that led to the 2024 success. I doubt Avila signs Flaherty. Avila rarely claimed guys off waivers if there wasn't already an open 40 man spot, so somebody like Tyler Holton probably isn't on the roster. Player dev/soft skills stuff/pitching labs etc. really have taken off under Harris. Also, much of the GM/POBO's job is making sure all the different parts of baseball operations work well together. So many are focused on who acquired the player, but who opened things up to make sure the team got the best out of that player? Does anybody remember the first thing Harris did? He cleaned house on the training side. The team has been one of the healthiest in baseball the last three years. I HIGHLY doubt the Chadd/Pleis crew draft McGonigle. Doesn't affect 2024-5.

Thanks, South Park

I would add everybody DFA'd Tuesday. Also, Drew Sommers can't be outrighted the rest of the off-season. If they can get him to agree to a generous minor league deal, non-tendering him to bypass waivers makes some sense if they need the 40 man space down the line.