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  1. Irrelevant Dude
    I wish my job was just to make horsefeathers up until someone told me the answer.
  2. Irrelevant Dude
    Obviously Shohei is the big, exciting prize, but I would be more than happy with Yamamoto plus a significant bat. Yamamoto + Soto would be amazing, but also probably unrealistic.
  3. Irrelevant Dude
    The whole concept of the winter meetings seems like a relic of the past anyway, as if every GM isn't immediately accessible to every other GM at any time regardless of where they are physically located. It sounds more like an excuse for everyone to get together and drink.
  4. Irrelevant Dude
    That or Blue from Old School. Or a combination of the two.
  5. Irrelevant Dude
    I have seen it suggested that contracts would likely include an opt out after 2025, which would likely follow a full season of Ohtani back on the mound. I'm not sure that opt out is really as attractive as it looks though. If teams are already in the neighborhood of $50M AAV over the life of the contract, how much room is there really for that to increase when Ohtani is entering his age 31/32 season in 2026?
  6. Irrelevant Dude
    The slow-developing offseason is the new normal for baseball.
  7. Irrelevant Dude
    Pretty much. Facing that lineup is already painful enough.
  8. Irrelevant Dude
    Gotcha. But I'm still not entirely confident in beating out New England. I can squint and see 2 or 3 possible wins on Carolina's remaining schedule, but the same can't be said for New England.
  9. Irrelevant Dude
    Do we know who would hold the tiebreaker between Carolina and New England if they end up with the same amount of wins?
  10. Irrelevant Dude
    I don't think negotiations work like that.
  11. Irrelevant Dude
    Oakland. If we're going to lose out on Ohtani, let's bring on the chaos of him signing with a lame duck franchise that doesn't even know where they are going to play their home games. We all know they have plenty room under the tax threshold!
  12. Irrelevant Dude
    It's easy to say that, but if it comes down to money, there can only be one highest bidder. Both the Dodgers and Cubs can approach negotiations with the intent that "we aren't going to be outbid," but at least one of them is going to be outbid.
  13. Irrelevant Dude
    I don't care about this one way or another and I think Dawson is probably the only person it really matters to. It would be nice for the Hall of Fame to consider his wishes, but I suspect this is a can of worms they really don't want to open.
  14. Irrelevant Dude
    I honestly don't know much about Glasgow but, based on what I've seen written about him over the past few days, is he the 2023 version of Rich Harden?
  15. Irrelevant Dude
    I watched a bit of the high school playoffs last weekend and you aren't kidding. There are teams that literally don't throw the ball once the entire game. Every single play is a hand off or QB run... and it works.
  16. Irrelevant Dude
    Do the Cardinals think they know something about this year's FA market? I don't love any of their deals on paper, but maybe they identified an opportunity to strike early while many of the big players are waiting on the larger dominoes to fall. I'm not convinced that it will work in their favor, but if somehow they find themselves in contention next year, their early FA activity could play a big part. Obviously there is still a lot of off-season to play out, but it will be interesting to see how their moves grade out over time.
  17. Irrelevant Dude
    Clock is probably more on the Bears side at this point. All they have to do is get in FG range.
  18. Irrelevant Dude
    Bears still gonna win this one, but that's irrelevant.
  19. Irrelevant Dude
    Shake hands, thank him for the tank and trade, then bring in a top caliber GM who is drooling at the opportunity to make two Top 5 picks.
  20. Irrelevant Dude
    Serious question: If Bagent was playing QB for either of these teams tonight, how much would they be winning by?
  21. Irrelevant Dude
    Is this the best QB the Vikings have on their roster?
  22. Irrelevant Dude
    There's your 9. But right now it feels like a huge leap to say this Vikings offense is capable of scoring a TD.
  23. Irrelevant Dude
    Dobbs is terrible.
  24. Irrelevant Dude
    If any network puts the Bears in primetime next season, shame on them.
  25. Irrelevant Dude
    Way to celebrate a Pass Interference.
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