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[Abomination]

Now Porter with the Raptors is apparently under investigation for possibly betting the under on his own props in games.

[BTS]

Now Porter with the Raptors is apparently under investigation for possibly betting the under on his own props in games.

 

That should be a lifetime ban

[deanmike]

 

Montgomery to the DBacks

 

25M with a vesting player option for year 2

[Jimcanuck]

Nice for the dbacks

[Jimcanuck]

And another fail for Boras

[BatFlip]

I'd go to rehab for $870K too.

 

No doubt. Can't say I'm surprised.

[Grant77]

 

Montgomery to the DBacks

 

25M with a vesting player option for year 2

 

I'm happy about that. Boston signed their last place ticket.

[BTS]

 

Montgomery to the DBacks

 

25M with a vesting player option for year 2

 

So were all of the teams that were apparently interested in Montgomery just hoping to get him for 1/12 or something?

[L54]

So were all of the teams that were apparently interested in Montgomery just hoping to get him for 1/12 or something?

 

No s***

[Key22]

Seems even the Jays could have signed him for like 84/4 no? Next year we need a replacement for Kikuchi.

[WryNGinger]

So, anyone have a quick math number on what Boras/industry speculation was on his clients signing for vs what they actually got? Love to see that ❤️break in real dollars.

[Stangstag]

So, anyone have a quick math number on what Boras/industry speculation was on his clients signing for vs what they actually got? Love to see that ❤️break in real dollars.

 

Boras will have to settle for NOT buying that new mansion he wanted this summer.

[G-Snarls]

Boras will have to settle for NOT buying that new mansion he wanted this summer.

 

[wilko]

 

 

[Brownie19]

Will Smith and the Dodgers are finalizing a 10-year, $140 million extension, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.

[BTS]

[Brownie19]

Yankees reportedly acquired Jon Berti from the Marlins in exchange for prospect John Cruz, according to The Athletic’s Chris Kirschner.

The 34-year-old utility player could slide in to take over third base duties with DJ LeMahieu sidelined with a foot injury. Berti slashed .294/.344/.405 across a career-high 424 plate appearances with the Marlins last season and is on the second year of a two-year contract.

[BTS]

Yankees reportedly acquired Jon Berti from the Marlins in exchange for prospect John Cruz, according to The Athletic’s Chris Kirschner.

The 34-year-old utility player could slide in to take over third base duties with DJ LeMahieu sidelined with a foot injury. Berti slashed .294/.344/.405 across a career-high 424 plate appearances with the Marlins last season and is on the second year of a two-year contract.

 

That's probably going to be an annoyingly good pickup. Berti is a pest, and should do a good job filling in for LeMahieu

[Jimcanuck]

 

Great deal for the Dodgers. They've talked about getting Smith's bat in the lineup more. It's bound to happen.

[Brownie19]

That's probably going to be an annoyingly good pickup. Berti is a pest, and should do a good job filling in for LeMahieu

 

100%

[Orgfiller]

Will Smith and the Dodgers are finalizing a 10-year, $140 million extension, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.

 

 

Longest guarantee to a catcher ever? First ones off the top of my head were Mauer and Posey, but neither of those guys got 10 year deals. $14M AAV seems like nothing for how good Smith is, although this will be his age 29 season and catchers are catchers, so really the Dodgers probably view it as like a 7/140 deal with 3 dead money years towards the end. Wonder if there's any kind of front or back loading going on here so the impact of those last 3-5 years aren't as much on the payroll then, or as much on the present one.

[Brownie19]

MLB Owners have unanimously approved the sale of the Baltimore Orioles to David Rubenstein for a reported $1.725 Billion.

 

Apparently this guy is worth $3.9B

[Spanky__99]

[wilko]

 

The Red Sox now internationally dumpster diving.

[Grant77]

So should we be expecting a 4 WAR season from Ben Rortvedt now?

[Spanky__99]

There's been 2 games already PPD tomorrow, Brewers @ Mets and Braves @ Phillies, good ole April baseball in the East.

[BTS]

There's been 2 games already PPD tomorrow, Brewers @ Mets and Braves @ Phillies, good ole April baseball in the East.

 

Well f***. That's an extra 2 hours to wait.

[Spanky__99]

Well f***. That's an extra 2 hours to wait.

 

Exactly what I thought, lol.

[Stangstag]

There's been 2 games already PPD tomorrow, Brewers @ Mets and Braves @ Phillies, good ole April baseball in the East.

 

That sucks

[Stangstag]

Well f***. That's an extra 2 hours to wait.

 

Probably longer, you know there’s gonna be a bunch of extra ceremony stuff due to the bridge disaster