The Red Sox are hiring the Cubs Assistant GM as their head of baseball operations:

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/10/ ... tions.html

Seems like a desperate move.

Ron Washington getting another shot with the hapless Angels.

stroman is older and his innings pitched are that of a fifth starter

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Huh?

Lance Lynn back to the Cardinals 1 yr 10 million with a club option for 2nd year

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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Three years/$10 million AAV for the services of Reynaldo Lopez:

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/11/ ... lopez.html

Will probably be a lock down back of the pen guy for them.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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He's had good years out of the pen, but I've never viewed him as a high leverage guy.

I heard a report that the Braves are going to let him compete for a starting job in Spring Training.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

The article to which I linked said the same thing. However, it was of the opinion that they were doing it because it will be easier to convert him from starter to reliever than the other way around.

Sonny Gray to the Cardinals for 3 years

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

So the Cardinals are going to roll with Gray, Mikolas, Lynn, Gibson, Matz, and eventually a couple of failed kids (Liberatore most likely).

That screams "third place."

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

Cardinal Nation still seems to think they are in on Yamamoto. But I dont see it

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

I don't see it either. I think he goes to the Giants. Bob Melvin has a solid track record of helping Asian players transition to the US game.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

It's nice to see that Kimbrel is not done sabotaging playoff teams:

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/ ... mbrel.html

Would have been funny if one team signed FA bums Lance Lynn, Jason Heyward, Craig Kimbrel, Erick Fedde, Reynaldo Lopez, Paul DeJong and Kyle Gibson combined getting $58M in '24.

Ohtani to the Blue Jays, that is what my sources are telling me

I can't believe it's Toronto

I lost a lot of respect for him

I'm sure he feels bad about that.

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When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus. - Turkish Proverb

I hope he likes Indian food.

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You cannot make me care about the WNBA.

I’m so sorry for your loss.

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Bob's right. He's a giant pussy. Big fish in a little pond.

Sounds like your sources may not be correct. Hmmm...this is all very strange.

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“How do you get to be president and you’re stupid?” Donald J Trump - 4/10/25
When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus. - Turkish Proverb

It was the same source that said drafting a WR top 10 was an absolute lock

10 years 700 million to the Dodgers. Yikes

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Yeah fuck that no player is worth that

There had better be a lot of clauses and escalators in that $700M.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

Ridiculous

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Supposedly "most" of it is deferred. So maybe it's just shock value that it's $700M.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal