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    Shohei Ohtani’s attorneys accuse interpreter of ‘massive theft’ tied to alleged gambling

    I think very few people really know who Ohtani was and is well enough to unravel this situation. The only thing I'm relatively sure of is that there are plenty of investigative leads for law enforcement and MLB to follow up on or pursue as they want or need to. Lots of money to track, lots of...
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    Yankees Acquire Jon Berti

    A better hitting, lesser fielding version of IKF. But fields plenty good enough. I like it. But I always like the utility guys.
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    2023-2024 General NBA Season Thread

    https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/39809206/mitchell-robinson-closing-return-banged-knicks Sounds like Robinson will be back soon for the Knicks, Randle is practicing with "controlled contact", and OG is shooting with that sore elbow. I don't think they'll get much time to play together or...
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    Revised contract predictions for Snell and Montgomery

    I think it's ridiculous to think such a thing will happen. He's a starting pitcher, not a reliever. He's going to pitch every five days and be around 100 pitches if he goes deep enough into the game. If he gets asked to pitch on 3 or 4 days rest it will be in the playoffs and won't happen...
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    Revised contract predictions for Snell and Montgomery

    You think that applies to a guy who probably wants to get back on the market in a year and maximize his value? I don't.
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    Revised contract predictions for Snell and Montgomery

    I don't think a team will abuse him or that he will let himself be abused. If he has another good year, hitting free agency next season without a qualifying offer will work out for him just fine. We'll see what he gets soon enough, but I think there will be at least one team happy to take him...
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    NY spring training 2024

    Sign me up for that. Given the likely innings limitation on Gil this year, the potential to have as many of those innings be higher leverage ones could be awesome. Assuming he performs well in the role, of course.
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    Remaining Free Agent Speculation and Signings (Trades, too)

    He's close enough to the season starting that it would be foolish to sign now and potentially be encumbered by a qualifying offer. I think he'll sign the best deal he has on the table right as the season starts.
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    Shohei Ohtani’s attorneys accuse interpreter of ‘massive theft’ tied to alleged gambling

    Trust a buddy to manage my finances? No. Trust a buddy to place bets for me and take the fall if necessary? Maybe.
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    Remaining Free Agent Speculation and Signings (Trades, too)

    A team more concerned about the playoffs than the regular season might be.
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    NY spring training 2024

    Now I miss Michael King just a little bit less.
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    NY spring training 2024

    I like Schmidt a lot and the comparison to Montgomery is a good one. It just seems like you can never have enough SP depth and while having six solid-to-great guys can be expensive, and it sure sucks for the development of #6, that depth can be a difference maker for a team wanting to be...
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    NY spring training 2024

    You said it last year, and it was correct, but with Cole injured it seems extra true now: the success of this season depends a lot on Rodon. Kind of a scary proposition, really.
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    NY spring training 2024

    Honestly, I wish Monty was a possibility, but I think those bridges are burned and location-wise it seems like he'd rather be in the midwest or south. I know Snell has better stuff overall, but a durable, higher floor guy would really stabilize things.