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  1. Jason Ross
    Yeah, I think there's a level of it being...unnecessary any more. I do think things can happen a bit easier when everyone is there. And it probably changes up, to a degree, how things get done. Agents, players, VPs... In the end though, I think much of it isn't as needed as before. With zoom and technology...many of these things can happen much easier.
  2. Jason Ross
    It sounds as if the Blue Jays GM, Ross Adkins is not in Nashville currently. He is going to zoom in for his daily press meetings because of a "conflict of schedule". It appears, as well, as though Jed Hoyer is not present in Nashville currently, either. Make of it as you wish.
  3. Jason Ross
    I withhold hope that he signs in the next few days. Much like how it's hard to figure out exactly who's in, and at what level they're in by, it feels like it could be equally as hard for people, even like Jon Heyman, to not know exactly when he's going to sign. There's so little clear here, that I kind of expect it'll just happen without warning. And that might just be my own personal impatience shining through (not at Ohtani, mind you, he can take his damn time and I can't say horsefeathers about it because that'd be unfair of me), but I kind of think no one really knows when this is going to happen and everyone and their mother is just...guessing. It's easier to predict it'll happen later rather than sooner because if you predict sooner and you're wrong, people are mad.
  4. Jason Ross
    Take that, Jon!
  5. Jason Ross
    Joe Ross? To an MLB contract?
  6. Jason Ross
    Yep. Feels like the trade market will move regardless of Ohtani. Free agents will (mostly) wait. Though I can see a team trying to jump the pitching market on like a Jordan Montgomery or a Blake Snell if they don't want to wait on Yamamoto. Teams who aren't in on Ohtani and aren't going to spend $200m on Yamamoto might jump in and grab those 2nd tier arms before they are fighting with the teams who lost out on Yamamoto.
  7. Jason Ross
    I can get behind that.
  8. Jason Ross
    Yeah, I tend to agree here. He's been the oddball on the reporting and it's not normally him who's doing that. He's spelling people's names correctly and not suggesting that Ronald Acuna plays for the Royals, so he's far about Bob. But yeah he's had some weird reports. Glad I wasn't the only one who felt that way. Couldn't tell if it was just because I didn't like his reports or what.
  9. Jason Ross
    I think the Cubs and the Dodgers will likely have multiple different contracts on the table. One with super-opt-type things, others more geared to long term. I'd expect the Braves to be in, only on the former.
  10. Jason Ross
    I would guess at this stage he needs no leverage. Already being reported he'll make well over $500m and Sharma posted yesterday he doesn't necessarily believe the Cubs will be outbid (including by the Dodgers). I'd bet the Braves are in on one of those super-opt-out-heavy kind of deals. Get your WS and then get paid in a year or two things.
  11. Jason Ross
    Of course the next post is a link between the Braves and Shohei. Good job me, I'm dumb. But I still think it'd be a huge jump for them and I can' see them doing it.
  12. Jason Ross
    I'd be surprised. They haven't been connected to him. They just added $20m in immediate salary on the Kelenic trade. I think they're more likely to make a trade for a SP like Cease.
  13. Jason Ross
    Love the confidence in Horton!
  14. Jason Ross
    With the market the way it's at, I'd be shocked to see anyone's value slipping. Once you get past Ohtani, Soto and Yamamoto, this free agent class sucks. Guys like Jordan Montgomery are looking at $140m over 6. Chapman should be fine.
  15. Jason Ross
    I think Ben Brown is far more likely to make a bullpen impact than Horton, personally. Especially if the Cubs get, say, a Glasnow, there will likely be starts available. Hendricks, Steele, Taillon and Glasnow have injury histories, and it's likely they'll go down. I'd expect Horton, who's pretty ready as of now, will be option #1 and kind of think he'll make 10-15+ MLB starts this year. Brown, however, with the more spotty fastball control is less likely ready to start, but also, could be a really fun BP addition post-TDL. Might make a few spot starts, but I think I expect him to make more impact bullpen wise.
  16. Jason Ross
    His last year was pretty weird which has given me a lot of pause. The quality of contact was great, but the home runs fell off. His last 467 PA's saw him post an 84 wRC+ with just a .150 ISO. That's not a small sample size, and the fall of on ISO from where he has been over his career his final five months last year was real. I can't tell why the quality of contact doesn't match the power/results. There doesn't seem to be any less launch or barrels. Could be weird datasets. Could be bad luck with doubles not turning into home runs like they have in the past. Could be he's losing some power on his swings despite the batted ball data. Really weird set of information. I'd be skeptical of Chapman, but can see the appeal. My fear on Chapman is that he fits a lot of what the Cubs have been signing, and he can't be the best new player this offseason. He's a pretty good player with some variance that suggests he could bounce back to being a better hitter than 2023 made him look. There's offseasons the Cubs have where they add Chapman and that's pretty cool! And others...where I'd be a bit bummed.
  17. Jason Ross
    On the Seattle trade; super interesting. I've seen some suggest they're making a run at Soto, but other suggest this is more about crappy ownership. Hard to tell. For a team who needed offense, they've shipped two (positionally) average to slightly above average hitters out and acquired...nothing to help them in that department. If we're talking about a Chapman home, they, too, would make sense.
  18. Jason Ross
    Chapman is almost assuredly going to get over $100m, ya'll. He isn't signing for 2 years.
  19. Jason Ross
    Yeah, I think we're in the end game spot. Probably a little tweaking and moving things around and then deciding. I'm hopeful for a choice in the next few days.
  20. Jason Ross
    Feels like your typical "this is what Boras is going to tell the media" thing without it being actually what he expects to get.
  21. Jason Ross
    I would imagine so.
  22. Jason Ross
    Juan Soto chatter really picking up the last two days.
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  24. Jason Ross
    They've been listed by two separate sources the last 24 hours as highly interested in Yamamoto and as "among the favorites" to sign him. I don't necessarily think Ohtani is the only player they're willing to spend on.
  25. Jason Ross
    I don't think he's reporting anything, just that there were reports he was in SF, but this appears to be wrong.
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