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Hogan was almost a decade younger. Tiger's has had so many surgeries...

No. This seems like the end of the road for Tiger.

I think those are tough deals to evaluate. In both the big bat is the single best asset - Yelich and Ramirez are studs - but the Buehler + Gore package is substantial. I'd probably take the big bat but letting Buehler go would not be easy.

Really don't know. I think Fantrax considers every offseason transaction to take place for the first day of the season, so it probably doesn't matter whether the drops are made on the morning of March 1st or the last day of February, but I would advise everyone to clear room on February 28th just to be safe.

We are still a go for March 1st, unless there is something I'm not aware of?

Gavin Lux or Austin Martin???

Giving up the specifics around some of those player negotiations is just so, so, so bad as far as almost anybody in the industry would be concerned. The players would be insulted and feel betrayed, and the management side would be shaking their heads at the lack of discretion and disclosure of, really, in-house information.

RE: Tatis and the numbers: This is likely a true superstar. 6.5 WAR in 143 games before he turned 22. At some point a player becomes so good that locking them up for as many years as possible becomes more important than the dollars on the contract. Sure, dollars matter, but if this is the point in time when Fernando Tatis Jr. is willing to commit 14 years of his life to the team and ownership can afford it then you just do it. If the question is "why not just wait until he is approaching free agency and if he is still this good offer him something similar to the last 10 years on this contract?" The best answer is probably that you don't know if Tatis Jr. will want to sign a mega deal with the org in a few years. People change and teams change. If Boston had made a similarly serious offer to Mookie Betts in 2015 or 2016 then he's a Red Sox player for life, but they didn't and a few years later the relationship wasn't there to find agreement on an extension. But the salary is not even that important. Superstar players don't even get what they are "worth" on the field because of certain anchoring dynamics in the market. Timing and term are the key features.

Yeah this is probably as trim as he can/will/should get. It's fine. Lots of pudgy sluggers exist.

Not sure it makes any sense to read anything at all into Blue Jays rumours. They call everybody about everything.

We'll see how much of that group even reaches FA. It might only be 2 of the elite guys. Toronto has a lot of infielders on the way with SS chops so I don't think they will be interested in backing up the truck for any of these guys. Part of the justification in signing Springer was that the organization was very light on high end OF prospects. The same will not be true of the infield; there will be so many infielders comping up that some of the good ones are going to end up patrolling the outfield, actually.

Yeah when Semien came to terms with only being able to land a one year deal this offseason his camp may have looked at next year's SS crop and figured showing positional diversity in 2021 could be important as a way to stand out from the crowd and perhaps not compete directly with them.

I do not think Toronto will be chasing any of them, at least not to play shortstop, unless Bo craters this season defensively. They might be interested in retaining Semien long term to play 2B even if Bo secures SS. Of course a lot can change this year.

I would say 30% chance you get lucky with health and make the playoffs this year but 70% chance you are selling the oldest guys at the deadline Hard to believe Travis d'Arnaud is already 32

You have lots of players 32+ that need to stay healthy

Agree with you on some fronts but not all

Hahahahaha what in idiot. Pulls back the curtain entirely for the local rotary club

Disgusting. If the Yankees are going to employ German, they might as well go sign Osuna. Go full evil empire. I mean why not?

New details emerge in Yankees' Domingo Germán's domestic violence incident By Lindsey Adler New details have emerged in MLB's investigation into New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán's domestic abuse incident, sources tell The Athletic. In September 2019, Germán and his girlfriend attended a charity gala held by then-teammate CC Sabathia. Many of Germán’s 2019 teammates were also there with their families. Germán slapped his girlfriend at the event, sources said, but the MLB investigation focused primarily on what happened at his home later that night. According to multiple league sources, including a person with knowledge of the MLB investigation, Germán was intoxicated and became physically violent toward his girlfriend until she hid in a locked room. The victim is said to have contacted the wife of another Yankees player, and the couple drove to Germán’s home late at night. The victim remained with the teammate’s wife, while the player attempted to calm down Germán, who is said to have been angry and belligerent. The incident was reported to MLB by a different member of the Yankees staff, whom Germán’s girlfriend had told about it. The victim did not call law enforcement, so there is no police report from the night of the assault. Germán is set to return this spring following an 81-game suspension under the league's domestic violence policy. As pitchers and catchers reported for spring training earlier this week, Yankees reliever Zach Britton was asked about Germán. “Sometimes you don’t get to control who your teammates are,” Britton said. “That’s the situation.”

Lucky Rockies owner.

Yes. I was mean to him.

You don't own any of these things¿????????

He'll get better offers. The one week auction was just too long.

No but the penalties are pretty harsh. One time = lengthy suspension. Multiple times = kicked out of the league.

Gio side. He's the best player, and I don't think it's close.