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Why use only the data points which point toward your desired conclusion? Why not use all the data points, regardless of the direction they point?

This explains it better: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/roki-sasakis-mlb-timeline-remains-a-mystery-with-japanese-pitching-phenom-not-posted-before-dec-15-deadline/ There is no way his Japanese team will forfeit $30+M. It's 2026 for Sasaki unless he has some clause in his contract that frees him up next year but somehow didn't this year. Even if he does, he'll cost himself $100M plus. Still, he appears to want to play in the US soon or else he wouldn't have asked.

What about Tommy Dorsey?

She’s an astrophysicist who makes no conclusions. It’s literally a review of a scientific study. There are no “sides” but if you must, here’s a rebuttal:

Too much math?

If it hasn’t, nothing ever will. Including WNBA.

Halftime?

Not sure if anyone on this thread has seen this but Ohtani’s contract is almost ALL deferred. $2M a year for its 10 year duration and $68M for the following 10 years.

Half the teams in the league are meeting with Yamamoto but my best guess is still a big market team. My top guess? Dodgers. Toronto probably seriously in the mix too. I’ve read a bunch about Sasaki but am less than convinced he has an out. If he doesn’t, it’s 2026 for him.

Correction: Travis Pfizer-Swift

On the heels of Ohtani another huge one. RP Will Smith was on the Rangers this year, Astros last year and Braves before that. Three straight rings. I’d like to offer my preemptive congratulations to the Kansas City Roy…….. whichever team trades with the Royals at the deadline and acquires Smith.

Lol what an absolute joke. But at least we e now won the Eagles game.

Miller is useless.

He changes the momentum multiple times a game. Usually in the right direction, but he also does needlessly stupid crap like that.

If McD made the same challenge as Harbaugh just did,how many fire McD threads?

If the Bills gave up a TD the way the Lions just did, this board would have a 700 page thread using it as proof McD should get fired.

Cortes 100% had a good year in 22. I admittedly forgot him because of his lost year this year. I’d argue that Montgomery was decent with the Yanks and my Cards but he improved when they tweaked some things in Texas. Not sure how that reflects positively on the Yanks development. Next year will be interesting for him. SD had a weird year this year with an odd locker room. I don’t think Soto was the cause or that his year was some sort of catastrophe. The only position player on that entire team who met expectations in 2023 was Kim, who far exceeded them. Their pitching was ok +, but their season never got rolling at all. Soto is too talented to just disappear. I think he will have a strong year if healthy and he’s usually healthy. Boras is his agent though……

I’m not saying that can’t happen in NY or anywhere else but it is inaccurate with regard to current day Soto. He has more plate discipline than the rest of the Yankees roster combined and hits to all fields.

This is spot on but one could argue it is less supplemental to the Dodgers than it would have been to the supposed runner up, Toronto. It’s not like the Dodgers have ticket sales issues but I suppose they could increase the price per. Ohtani is a gigantic star anywhere and there is always room for more in LA but Toronto had other things to offer such as capturing the marketing landscape of an entire new country. Granted it’s only Canada but still. Interesting choice.

Please list for me the humans on planet Earth that haven’t said something incredibly stupid in the last four years. I’ll hang up and listen.

Lol “the arms keep coming” yet not one of the guys you mentioned has had any impact whatsoever in MLB. Yanks = Cleveland + huh? So when are the Yanks brining up Bibee, Allen and Williams? How about Seattle? Last couple years netted Kirby, Woo, Bryce Miller and Gilbert. Dodgers? Lol. Astros, D-Backs, O’s, Tigers, Braves, Miami, have all inarguably been VASTLY more successful at the MLB level and I’m being generous by truncating my list. IYHO who is the best MLB level pitcher the Yanks have developed I. The last 3 years? 5?

Pardon me Bill, you played the Chattanooga choo-choos.

Anytime. Sorry if I haven’t saved you lately. I didn’t realize the new screen name was you. I’ll be looking out for you now.

Lol the Yankees developing arms? Who? Anyone except the Rays? Shirley. Did you watch a single game of Seattle or Cleveland this year? Dodgers? DBacks? They all brought up more good arms this season than the Yankees have in the last five years.

Soto is not a pull hitter. They actually did a little thing on MLB channel last night mapping all his fly balls this year and he would have hit 5 fewer HRs this year if all his games were played in Yankee stadium. Maybe he changes his approach but why mess with things? Soto will be tough to re-sign but the Yankees do have money. Boras has a very strong bias toward having his players hit the market. In any event Soto is a complete player and will help the Yankees in 2024. In a way the Padres had a weak hand but……it was still Juan Soto.