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You and me both spanks. We can’t have year end awards without Spanky winning something. Maybe an induction into the Hall of Fame.

Max Scherzer and John Schneider will throw hands. Max Scherzer will be in the dugout for the next game sporting a black eye. Andrés Giménez puts up a higher WAR this season than Bo Bichette. Orioles rotation is an unmitigated disaster. First one is probably too bold, last one not bold enough.

That's an elite dad joke right there

There are some remarkable stats gurus here, and I've learned a lot just from reading this forum over the years. But forget the long ball and the declining stuff, I don't think this guy is going to get a ton of starts and I highly doubt we see him on a playoff roster. "Veteran presence" may be an overused and overrated call for aged superstars, but I believe culture matters. You can't convince me that the Jays staff didn't have a bit more swagger last year from having the legendary Mad Max in their midst. The team will benefit from his aura.

This guy is worse than my wife

This lineup’s heat is definitely dependent on George delaying Father Time and Okamoto being mlb legit.

I don’t think anyone is losing sleep over the Santander loss, but I hope he recovers well and can eventually hit some dingers for the team. Seems like a good teammate and that’s a tough injury. I’m more than a little concerned about Bieber. Hopefully it’s a combination of overuse and the team practicing caution in playing the long game for the season. It’s a huge drop from a healthy Bieber to Berrios.

It makes sense. The Royals have just tinkered around the edges of their roster and the division is full of mediocre teams. If things end up going sideways for the Tigers they'll get a massive haul for Skubal at the deadline. If the season goes well, they have some high-end talent in their farm that would allow them to compete with anyone at the deadline for trade deadline upgrades. I'm just happy the O's didn't get Framber.

Seranthony was patient and got a pretty decent contract. Makes me like the Jays early signing of Rogers for 3-years $37M even more.

Now imagine the versatility if you added prime Zobrist!

From a pure baseball perspective, I think Term is right and the juice isn't worth the squeeze after factoring in dollars and trade value. However, we should also factor in how much joy we'll have with Lars Newtbeard's name over the course of the season. We're just scratching the surface with gems like Nootribullet.

Yup, couldn't agree more. I just had a feeling Bo wasn't going to be back and frankly, I'm ok with it. I didn't like the way he showed up in spring training (plumped up), the massive deterioration in his baserunning, and his reported stubbornness about moving off SS. Everyone has already said it, but man I am convinced his tools would age horribly on a long-term contract. Maybe he'll prove me wrong. The offseason isn't quite over yet, but it does feel like we are one legit bat away from entering the pre-season with a serious swagger.

Merry Christmas to Spanky and everyone!!