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  1. It was his plan all along Ross wanted to make everyone think he is dumb and pathetic and then COBRA STRIKE the remaining free agency pile
  2. I don't think what the Dodgers are doing is bad for baseball, really. The sport has always had one or two super teams with massive payrolls. The players should take no issue with the Dodgers tactics. However, the other owners will probably be enough pressure for there to be a change. It's the other owners who are harmed from a competitive standpoint because they don't all have the financial flexibility and tools to offer deferrals like this. As has been said, the Dodgers can basically do it because they are owned by a hedge fund. So there is a funny setup here where the MLBPA might actually DEFEND the Dodgers right to do these kinds of deals. Weird little situation where one team will be supported by the MLBPA. Hmmm.
  3. Ross after Cleveland used and abused him in the Sasaki debacle:
  4. Who knows a bookie for a custom prop bet? After the Santander signing I think the Jays might make the playoffs so I want to make a 1000:1 prop bet on this exact thing --- "Vladimir Guerrero Jr. gets picked off in the second game of the wild card round to end the game, the Blue Jays' season, and his Blue Jays tenure all at once." Just need a nice bookie to do it for me thanks
  5. Ready to roll* *to another wild card sweep
  6. The Andres/Anthony window his opened As the Bo/Vlad window closes
  7. Okay but on the negative side... $100M to a dude who just hit .235/.308 and in his career has hit .246/.307 🙃 He is going to hit .220/.300 with 25 HR isn't he
  8. I don't think they would care as much about the lines specifically at this point of the year. Like last year, if they suck they will firesale and dip under all relevant tax thresholds (probably).
  9. I wasn't big on signing this player but I don't hate the number. Lower AAV than Christian Walker. Two more years but he is like four years younger than Walker. Lower AAV than Teoscar. Again, two more years but he is a couple years younger than Hernandez. Joc Pederson just got the same AAV as a hard platoon DH...
  10. Well yes but you have to proportionately spread their CBT penalties across their entire payroll so no
  11. Yes, he's old and barely pitched. But he was decent when he did pitch. If you assume Pivetta and Flaherty will not sign pillow contracts, and Clayton Kershaw is a Dodger or not pitching, then here are the sort of viable SP who might sign a one year deal: Scherzer Heaney Hart (KBO guy) Lynn Gibson Quintana Flexen Corbin Stripling I would guess that Heaney and Kyle Hart want multi-year deals still. I would also guess that half of this list is replacement level in 2025. So, easy to see the appeal of Scherzer. He might be the only SP on a one year deal who could give a team 2.5+ WAR and start a playoff game.
  12. But it's just so ostensibly stupid that I think there must be some angle we haven't discussed. Did Cleveland not have this money committed to anybody? Maybe since Toronto failed to sign Sasaki they intend to spend it on IFAs that Cleveland was going to sign? I dunno bros
  13. Sad Santander is not a big move unfortunately
  14. Objectively speaking what is $2M in international money worth? Looking at the draft, pick #46 has a bonus cap of $2M and I found an article from 5 years ago that says pick #46 in the draft has a present day surplus value of $6.6M (above the bonus you have to pay the player). So it was/is worth something like that. I know the draft and international scene are not directly comparable but let's just say we can directly do it just to estimate. This means Toronto got $3.75M plus something worth $6.6M ($10.35M total value) in order to assume a contract committing $14.75M to Myles Straw, who doesn't even have to be given a 40 man spot. Okay, there Ross. I did the explaining for you again, you loser. Obviously this assumes Toronto can spend the money appropriately on actual international prospects...
  15. Class of the league with no hardware? Pfffft
  16. But aren't there guys like Harrison Bader and MAT just sitting there in FA? Kike Hernandez?
  17. If the Dodgers top three have signed with other clubs... are those other clubs not signing certain choice prospects? Must be some trickle down
  18. Well, there are pop up international players from time to time. They could wait for one. lmao Ross you f***ing idiot Somehow he made the worst possible outcome even worse.
  19. Ross is excited about the possibility of giving himself a chance to think about potentially making it a realistic scenario in which he ends his own life
  20. Ross frantically texting BNS after the Dodgers got Sasaki. "BennnnNnnn!!!! Launch the Tony Taters rumours please bro send the tweeeeeet!"
  21. Ross just looked at his Steamer/600 of 0.8 WAR and then went to baseballtradevalues.com for a consultation $5M AAV is solid!
  22. Man I hope someone in the media grills Atkins on the Straw trade. Rosie DiManno style.
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