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David Robertson will be representing himself this off season https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/10/david-robertson-why-im-representing-myself-in-free-agency.html At this point in my life and career, no one else understands my wants and needs more than myself. After recognizing this, I made the decision to forgo using an agent since I no longer feel as though I need a middle man. I know what I want in a contract, I’m aware of what I can offer to teams, and teams are aware of my abilities. I’m sure there is a lot of speculation regarding my choice. One thing I want to address is that this decision has nothing to do with my former agent. He is a great guy and has become a close friend of mine. He did a great job representing me for over a decade and I will always appreciate that. But I believe all players need to pay close attention to what they do and their own career path. I wouldn’t recommend self representation to just anyone – heck I wouldn’t recommend it to the majority of players. However, being a guy that’s hung around long enough to know what I can offer a team and what I would like in return, I feel I’m best suited to have all the discussions necessary to figure out my next contract. A lot of people have and will question my decision. It’s not common to see a player take this path and I’m aware of that and the potential obstacles I may face by doing so. But in the end, I made this decision for myself and my family and for now I’m going to stick with it. I believe I have a lot to offer a team on and off the field and I know I will end up in the right place.

Yeah that's true, we should have the roster and payroll space to take on multiple gambles of that nature.

Take a knee Machado, hell go ahead and take two

He'll probably spike the catcher and then jog

Pearce again wow

It's an interesting scenario. It's just over 70M total (2 years) that he would be leaving on the table to opt out. What are we thinking he could fetch on the open market this off season?

I'd assume he would have to at least on an official basis. Thanks buddy!

Yep they agreed to terms yesterday. Ridiculous in my opinion.

Yeah that's a no brainer if you can get him for a reasonably low guarantee

And now he's their GM

What would your home run call be? I think mine would be a subtle sad movie quote so that Jays fans get hit with a massive wave of subliminal emotion on every home run. “Go on, Buddy, you’re free now. Go on, Buddy! Get! You have to go, Buddy. Please, Buddy, go. get! Goooo! Get out of here! Don’t you understand?! Get! I don’t want you anymore! Get!”

Should have traded him for Gore!

Disappointed that they didn't use that snazzy album cover photo

Well there's Matt Chapman, and the rest I would have to think about

If I know Spanky, and I barely do, he absolutely hates this thread

Cheap hookers likewise give out a lot of thanks? I feel like you didn't finish your simile.

The more I think about it, the funnier it gets. What possible criteria could they be working from, that would result in narrowing their search down to - Old (school) Doug Melvin, a player agent (I agree, big conflict of interest) and then a young analytics wunderkind? The Wilpons went shopping for a vehicle the other day but couldn't decide between a Tesla or a '71 VW Bus. I can imagine the #2 position in Tampa being one of the better stepping stones possible right now, that's pretty cool.

It's the national broadcast game on NBC, possibly the first time they've had an all Canadian regular season matchup on the US national feed (Emrick couldn't recall any others). https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/maple-leafs-jets-matchup-creating-buzz-north-south-border/

They are interviewing every Rays guy except the one I suggested lol

* Wins 12-0

Their reported three final candidates couldn't possibly be more different, which makes perfect sense because they very likely have no clue what they're looking for. Chaim Bloom would seem like a step in the right direction though.

Definitely the same vibe I got when I saw the list of final candidates, just seems like he's the guy.

I do have a bit of a background in journalism but it's just not a good time to even be thinking about adding any extra commitments.