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    "He wanted to be in a small market so there's nothing we could do!" *San Francisco immediately named as a finalist* I'm sure there's at least a kernel of truth here and it might be part of why Ohtani doesn't come to Chicago, but really there needs to be more laughing at Cashman/New York right now
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    Ohtani's reps also said that they weren't looking for anything serious right now, and didn't think it was fair to string the Yankees along.
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    Oh did repelling off a building and professing your love for him on local news not do the trick? I thought that was the move that made him a Yankee lock.
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    It does feel a bit underreported that Ohtani only threw 25 innings this year due to multiple leg injuries.
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    Mills has one option left. Arizona Phil's work here is tremendous btw, so consulting this page makes the answer for any current Cubs easy: http://www.thecubreporter.com/cubs-40-man-roster
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    I only saw 30 minutes of this game and feel like I saw 2 games' worth of action: http://www.nbcsports.com/video/man-united-3-arsenal-1-highlights Even in those highlights I count at least 5 'oh that's a goal for Arsenal' moments and they only end up with one.
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    It took me longer than normal to find because I had to stop for air after laughing so hard at Underwood being #11, but Rucker finally makes a list at 16.
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    The Sox will get JBJr. + a whole lot more for Abreu. I wouldn't mind the deal, but I think Almora is just as good or better as a CF, so unless this is tied to another deal I don't see it happening. No, the White Sox are not going to get JBJ alone for Abreu, who is a slightly above average first baseman getting near market rates for his age 31 and 32 seasons. As for trading for JBJ, I like him as a player, but I don't see a whole lot of point when he's a slightly better version of Almora. You definitely don't trade Schwarber for him.
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    https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=makita000kaz 33 years old, transitioned to the pen 2 years ago, doesn't walk or strike out anyone So, sidearming Brandon Kintzler?
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    LOOK AT BANNER SHOHEI
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    [tweet] [/tweet] Groups D, E, and F look fun. If there's a group of death I'd lean towards F.
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    Missed opportunity for a Maeda! Maeda! Maeda! reference, but I'll allow it. Also, please please please be true.
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    go to your room and think about what you've done
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    Brett's writeup on Alvarez claims he has one option year left, which makes a whole lot more sense than when I assumed he didn't have any options.
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    I think true best case would always be in the AL, but if he's getting traded to an NL team then the Giants seem like the best realistic option for us. In particular because if the Cardinals strike out on Stanton, then they're turning to trying to talk the Jays into trading for Donaldson(which they might not care to do and Donaldson is 1 year from FA) or something even worse(trading for Ozuna, signing Cargo, etc).
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    You wanna watch the next Jon Jay slap singles and doubles as the 4th OF, or do you want to see this?
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    Yeah, I doubt Morris is gonna be healthy enough to go 90. I imagine he'll get 25-30 minutes tonight to run the back line into the ground and hopefully burn off the game, then he'd be fine for a similar appearance plus extra time in the final.
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    There's obviously the chance he could bust, and he's a bit different than most NPB hitter imports because he already has a fair amount of swing and miss, but he can hit. He led the JPL(JPL is to NPB as NL is to MLB) in OPS in 2016 and was 4th in 2017.
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    I don't think that injury risk is all that significant, and being a LH hitter he already wears a brace to protect his right arm at the plate. There's a reason we worry so much about pitcher's hurting their arms compared to hitters getting hurt doing position player things. Not that the risk is nonexistent, but you're also getting value out of it too and not just putting an unqualified guy out there to appease him.
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    Current forecast is for a balmy 30 degrees at kickoff! I'm trying not to get ahead of the game tonight, but I'm really excited to see a fully operational Seattle team take on one of the league's best. Between not adding Leerdam and Rodriguez til summer and the international absences/injuries with Morris/Dempsey, they haven't had an our best v. their best situation, save for a bunch of games against Vancouver who doesn't really count anyway.
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    I'm skeptical of how well it could work, since that much playing in the field might impact his pitching(more from an effectiveness standpoint than injury risk). But if Otani was only a hitter, that type of part time/platoony role would be well within reason, so if they think he can pull it off with him starting in the OF against RHP a couple times a week on top of near-daily pinch hitting, then I don't think it's out of the question to try it.
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    At this point it's safe to wonder if Rucker killed a scout's family, if Hudson and EJM are getting run on lists instead of him.
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    Stanton/Giants is basically the only scenario I can see where a team could materially improve their chances of getting Otani by moving more decisively, and even that feels like a bit of a stretch. The teams in closest competition for him are the ones that already look to be really good, which is what you expect when money isn't a factor. I think the new luxury tax combined with a weak FA class is the biggest reason behind the stagnation. You've got several of the highest payroll teams not interested in spending or even looking to cut payroll to get under in advance of the 2018 class. Any team that could spend on Darvish or Arrieta will try their hand with Otani first(since most teams aren't focusing that much effort on getting 2 SP), and teams outside that pool aren't going to sprint to sign mid-market guys in case the biggest FAs see their market suppressed to the point they can jump in.
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