Move the Rays to Montreal, add LV and Portland as expansion teams, and bring out a balanced schedule where all teams play each other 5 times a year (alternating home/road advantage each year). You'd reduce the number of games by 2 for the year, but that's fine.
Can the Red Sox really not afford a chair for the ball girl to sit on, rather than an overturned bucket? I don't think I've seen that in any other stadium.
I wouldn't be at all surprised to see our young players get more comfortable in the second half, and have us go on a run that puts us outside the bottom 10.
Who knows. I think I read that he had bought a house in Toronto, so it's possible now that the season is over he's moving from an apartment to there. I think he bought one in California too. At this point, it seems like all scenarios are equally likely.
I have to think we'd be looking at a Teoscar, McKinney, Merryweather, Thornton type guy. Nothing wrong with that though. If you're expecting a future high-impact top prospect, it isn't happening.
It seems like players don't bring prospect currency like they used to, particularly ones with no service time.
I think something like Stroman and Giles for Urias and Verdugo would be more likely.
It feels to me like most bad calls are on balls outside the zone rather than inside it, in which case it should benefit the hitters more. I don't have proof of that though.