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I am ready to see Harris take a chance on a top free agent. I suspect he is risk averse, but he is smart and I trust him to sign the right guy if he does take the plunge. I don't think he would have signed Baez, for example.

He won't get that from anyone.

The wealthy have always been indirectly in charge. Musk is just cutting out the middle man.

I am not defending Biden in this case, but many would see living in prison for life to be worse punishment than the death penalty.

I would guess yes. They were linked to him and he got a one year deal which I think Harris wants for free agent pitchers.

No, that's Goldschmidt. Rizzo is burnt toast which you try to scrape off, but you end up throwing it out.

Another first baseman is on the move tonight - Nate Lowe to the Nationals. He bats left-handed, so he probably wasn't a target of the Tigers. They did get Jordan Balazovic though.

Morgan is the one who comes to my mind too.

Abother example of how politics and morals do not mix well. It's a reality, but also part of the reason I dislike politics.

Yup. That is an epic failure on their part. That's what I tell them when they call me up asking for donations.

Goldschmidt and Santana are gone. Let's go get Rizzo.

lol, Trump is taking the bait on the "Elon is the real president" memes. He is so easily triggered.

Right, nothing wrong with that. I wish they had the same magic with hitters.

Tigers get Matt Gage!

It's a very winnable division.

Rickey was one of the most exciting athletes I have ever seen. He was cocky, but he totally backed it up with his performance. 65 is pretty young. Who would have thought that such a physical specimen would go so early. You never know.

Cross Goldschmidt off the list of available first basemen. He signed with the Yankees. Didn't want him anyway.

Thank you.

So, I guess the Phillies are getting Sasaki!

I am not seeing that on any of the FanGraphs projections. What am I missing?

I won't like that if it happens, but I think a lot of new fans won't mind that. It would be like college sports where players stay with their teams for four years and new ones are coming all the time. All anybody cares about is the playoffs now anyway. During the season, it's all gambling and fantasy baseball.

People have been saying that since free agency started back in the 70s.

Trump wants to end daylight savings time. That dumb **** can't even get a simple thing like that right. https://www.foxnews.com/health/trumps-daylight-saving-time-plan-sleep-what-must-know

This is interesting and sounds like something Harris/Hinch would consider: CAA, the agency representing right-hander Michael Lorenzen, has been marketing him as a two-way player in conversations with teams this winter. The idea isn’t necessarily for Lorenzen to see much time at the plate, it’s to potentially circumvent the limit of 13 pitchers that each MLB team is allowed to carry on their roster. If Lorenzen appears in 20 games in the outfield or as a designated hitter (and gets at least three plate appearances in each), he would gain two-way status for the 2025 season and the following year, giving the team that signs him extra roster flexibility. It’s a small wrinkle, sure, but one that could be intriguing to teams that are interested in the additional roster maneuverability. 1h ago Source: Ken Rosenthal

Agreed. I understand the risks, but I'd take the chance. I don't think his 2024 season is a real decline.