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Will Atkins be allowed to gut the farm to save his job before the Bo and Vlad decisions need to be made?

Maybe he would have been given a pass if he pretended to apologize for the hanging comment and kept quiet, but he kept saying things that he knew would not be taken well by the voters. That said he deserves to get in on merit.

Ruiz and Frelich should get a chance to make the team out of spring training with Wiemer not far behind.

https://nypost.com/2022/04/14/mlb-news-michael-confortos-market-frankie-montas-trade-suitor/ It's Heyman reporting it but would not be surprising if they offered him a team friendly extension

Lopez has multiple IL stints for shoulder issues. Hope the Yankees get him, Josh Johnson 2.0

Since it's a Bowden tweet there's still hope

https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/rbi-and-batting-order/ There are going to be outliers that excel with risp over their career but RBIs are largely a function of batting order.

Maybe at the deadline if there's still a need and the price has come down? Considering what the Indians took for one year of Lindor (and Carrasco) I'm cautiously optimistic there's a deal to had in time.

It was reported they were asking for one of the Phillies top 3 pitching prospects, so Tiedemann might get the conversation going.

It's light, he's also much older than I would have guessed at 33 and a free agent next year.

Davidi reported they tried to trade for Ramirez at the deadline. Who knows how far it went. https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/blue-jays-ponder-off-season-moves-focus-closing-gap-rays/

Varsho and Kiner-Falefa Craig Biggio and BJ Surhoff too going way back. The arrangement doesn't seem to last very long.

I tend to have games on in the background when I'm working. So not hearing the same Gronk commercial at an elevated volume repeatedly is nice. Missing the food commercials helps cut down on snacking too.

Thankfully this is not true, love my live sports streamed without commercials.

Looks like a 2nd Rd pick per mlb.com rules: "The 2017-21 Collective Bargaining Agreement rules state that if the team that loses the free agent is a revenue-sharing recipient, based on its revenues and market size, then the selection -- if and only if the lost player signs for at least $50 million -- will be awarded a pick between the first round and Competitive Balance Round A of the 2022 MLB Draft. If the player signs for less than $50 million, the compensation pick for those teams would come after Competitive Balance Round B, which follows the second round. The following 13 teams currently qualify for these picks: Brewers, Cleveland, D-backs, Mariners, Marlins, Orioles, Pirates, Rays, Reds, Rockies, Royals, Tigers and Twins. • If the team that loses the player does not receive revenue sharing and did not exceed the luxury-tax salary threshold the previous season, its compensatory pick will come after Competitive Balance Round B. The value of the player's contract doesn't matter in this case. The 15 teams in this category: Angels, Astros, Athletics, Blue Jays, Braves, Cardinals, Cubs, Giants, Mets, Nationals, Phillies, Rangers, Red Sox, White Sox and Yankees."

September 1, 2018 Miami Marlins placed RHP Pablo Lopez on the 60-day disabled list. Right shoulder strain. June 19, 2019 Miami Marlins placed RHP Pablo Lopez on the 10-day injured list retroactive to June 10, 2019. Right shoulder strain. September 17, 2021 Miami Marlins placed RHP Pablo Lopez on the 60-day injured list. Right rotator cuff strain. Josh Johnson type red flags

What are the chances Trevor Story would take a short term high value contract at 3B? Before this season he was a good bet for a massive contract. The media, at least, seems to be down on him.

Big pass on Rodon. He's had shoulder surgery and multiple elbow and shoulder IL visits.

Stack the bullpen. It was suspect before the season even with Yates.

https://www.mlb.com/glossary/transactions/qualifying-offer As the long as the acquired player then plays the next full season on the new team, it looks like a QO is valid Like the Stroman situation, right?

Where are the Rockies and Pirates trades? Can't miss out on these returns

There was a quote about Atkins not wanting to play poker in trades years ago. Hasn't changed

Would the Stroman trade be a good comp for a Berrios deal given the 1 arb year left for each?