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Name Pos Prev Team Aaron Judge RF/CF NYY Giants Jacob deGrom SP NYM Mets Carlos Correa SS MIN Dodgers Trea Turner SS/2B LAD Twins Brandon Nimmo CF/RF/LF NYM Mets Carlos Rodón SP SFG Angels Xander Bogaerts SS BOS Padres Justin Verlander SP HOU Astros Dansby Swanson SS ATL Braves Willson Contreras C CHC Cubs Jean Segura 2B PHI Reds Andrew Heaney SP LAD Seattle Chris Bassitt SP NYM Mets José Abreu 1B CHW Marlins Nathan Eovaldi SP BOS Giants Andrew Benintendi LF/RF NYY Skanks Mitch Haniger RF/LF SEA Tigers Jose Quintana SP STL Cardinals Jameson Taillon SP NYY Blue Jays Sean Manaea SP SDP Astros Josh Bell 1B/DH SDP Nationals Justin Turner 3B/DH LAD Dodgers Cody Bellinger CF/RF/1B LAD Pirates Brandon Drury 3B/1B/2B/LF SDP Diamondbacks Michael Conforto RF/LF NYM Nationals Jurickson Profar LF SDP Tigers Mike Clevinger SP SDP Padres Taijuan Walker SP NYM Angels Noah Syndergaard SP PHI Phillies Trey Mancini 1B/LF/RF/DH HOU Orioles Kodai Senga SP Mets Jake: Three years, $45 million

https://www.sny.tv/articles/yankees-checked-in-jacob-degrom-mets-priorityhttps://www.sny.tv/articles/yankees-checked-in-jacob-degrom-mets-priority They have to do this, especially after the loose talk about "We'll stay away from your guy if you stay away from ours."

Seems to me that it is risky to have two older pitchers at that pay range. I'm assuming we don't even think about Verlander unless we lose de Grom.

Nimmo!!!

He certainly had opportunities. A shame it didn't work out. Wishing him best of luck in a fresh start.

Some clever headlines for Walker's meltdown, but I like the positive covers best!

https://www.sny.tv/articles/jacob-degrom-free-agency-buzzhttps://www.sny.tv/articles/jacob-degrom-free-agency-buzz Jacob deGrom has let the Rangers know he is interested in them (as well as presumably the Mets and perhaps others), but Carlos Rodon may be a better fit for Texas ultimately. The Rangers likely are still a year or two away from contending, and Rodon at 30 may work better than deGrom at 34. Rodon will have a bigger market — since deGrom is expected to seek $40 million plus, which will limit his field. Texas is expected to pursue all the best starters, and will likely sign multiple starters even after acquiring Jake Odorizzi in trade. Rangers baseball president Chris Young suggested they are considering all viable starters, including the top guys. The Rangers showed they are a serious player by spending $500 million on a double-play combination last winter. If the money is equal, I can't figure out why the Rangers would be appealing to de Grom. Dallas isn't that much closer to Florida, you have to figure Cohen is going to surround him with better players and have better chances to get a ring. The Braves, I would understand. But Texas?

Albert Belle, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Don Mattingly, Fred McGriff, Dale Murphy, Rafael Palmeiro and Curt Schilling This will be interesting. Curious to see how people who are not writers judge the PED crowd. And, if Bonds and Clemens get it, does that open the door for ARod, Manny and the others to get in via the writers? Obviously you can make a solid case for every one of the players on this ballot. And Schilling likely would have gone in had he not said he didn't want to get elected by writers. If I had to guess, Murphy, McGriff, Schilling and maybe even Mattingly get in while the PED guys still get debated. No one liked Albert Belle.

Well done!

I think he's gone. A team will give him a contract of $20 million+. (Good for him.)

Just saw a post quoting Cohen saying there will be a "speakeasy club" in the new area, with a living room-style space with personal televisions, a private bar and an elevated dining experience among other things.

https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/313407898_655522272669806_7547768029430314532_n.jpg?_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=UTT6ze4aP4QAX-lrcgc&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&oh=00_AfAtghYy-6C2yO_Ymcce9woCRdZX_IAAy89wM0Xj1uO5sw&oe=636463B8> Any idea why they are bringing in the right field fence? I wonder if the analytics team has figured we are hitting too many to the warning track there and not enough over the fence.

Him being a Boras client scares me. And Colorado is a lot closer to his hometown than New York. That said, while he's become a decent center fielder, that's a lot of real estate to cover in Coors. I suppose they could move him to a corner, but that's still a lot of ground to cover. I hope he stays.

My wife really likes it. I'll never hear George Michael and not think about this movie!

cal sharpie wrote: 6 outta 7 for me. Perfect til the last one. Me too. Me as well.

His ink has the wonderful Theodore Roosevelt quote about the man in the arena.

Luis Rojas might be getting a second shot at managing. I wish him well! https://www.si.com/mlb/mets/news/new-york-marlins-to-interview-luis-rojas-for-managerial-vacancy?fbclid=IwAR3iAsEfLHMhCsPYH4TzgwkpKtT4XHE0TwlbMp8ViB_FVff26-ocd3q9ftYhttps://www.si.com/mlb/mets/news/new-york-marlins-to-interview-luis-rojas-for-managerial-vacancy?fbclid=IwAR3iAsEfLHMhCsPYH4TzgwkpKtT4XHE0TwlbMp8ViB_FVff26-ocd3q9ftY

=MFS62 post_id=111861 time=1666619794 user_id=60] The same paying customers who booed Steinbrenner at ceremonies honoring Paul O'Neill and Derek Jeter are sick and tired of the Yankees saying they willingly signed up to be judged in October, only to repeatedly fail in October. I would have booed O'Neil and Jeter, too. Later

I think the Astros will roll over them like they've pretty much rolled over everyone else. But I have to stick to my NL East loyalties.

Ian O'Connor is very, very upset. He posted what can only be called a tantrum in the Post. Poor entitled Ian. https://nypost.com/2022/10/24/hal-steinbrenner-lucky-he-cant-be-fired-for-yankees-failures/https://nypost.com/2022/10/24/hal-steinbrenner-lucky-he-cant-be-fired-for-yankees-failures/ Truth is, after the Astros finished off their ALCS sweep in The Bronx on a rain-delayed Sunday night, making it 13 straight years that the Yankees have failed to reach the World Series, Steinbrenner deserves to be fired. He is lucky that there isn't anyone in position to call him into the office and deliver the grim news.

Wow. Didn't see this coming. I think the Astros will roll over them. But good for the Phils. New Era just sent a mass email offering to sell me “conference champion” caps. Conference?

The Hot Corner wrote: With all the holes that the Mets will need to address this offseason, I believe it is foolish to commit too heavily to any one individual such that the team can not adequately afford to fill the remaining holes. It's nice to believe there is no limitation on what the Mets can afford to spend in order to build the team for 2023 and beyond. However, I do not think it is realistic to believe that funds are limitless. Yes, Steve Cohen is enormously wealthy, but he, as do virtually all businesses and individuals have budgets. To think the funds available to the Mets are virtually limitless is folly. I definitely would keep all lines of communication open with DeGrom, but if retaining him for 3-4 years costs so much that the Mets are unable to address Nimmo, Diaz, multiple openings in the rotation, an upgrade at catcher, and some bullpen help, then it is better to let him walk in my view. This is where I'm kind of at, too. You can buy a lot of everyday pieces, or one huge everyday piece, for $45 million. If I had more confidence that he could pitch a whole season, I might think differently. I do wonder the size of the pool of potential suitors. How many teams would be able to take a $45 million gamble? I know all it takes is one to lose him. I don't think the Mets let Stroman "slip away." I think they made a decision to not resign him based on a number of factors, on and off the field.

Go Guardians!

I don't mind the expanded playoffs as much as I thought I might. I still think the MLB regular season means something, as opposed to, say, the NBA season. If the Phillies and the Padres advance because they got hot at the right time, well, that's why they play the games. If the Guardians take out the Yankees, I'm very OK with that. The postseason is a crap shoot, and I don't think the difference between the one seed and the eight seed is as much as we might think. Sure, the owners -- and players -- are chasing money with the extra rounds. That's what businesses do. There's a balance, and if chasing too much money damages the business to a point that people get turned off, it becomes a problem. I'm not sure we're there yet.

Those are pretty spot on - but I think a little rough - not Ruf - on Tylor. He was pretty awesome filling in for deGrom during those opening months! And starting the no-hitter! Gotta give him a B.