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aprevo15
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| Shohei, Mookie, and some others already showing up well before they need to for spring training is great to see. These guys are hungry. |
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| jonnybravo wrote: | | LongBeachPoly wrote: | | aprevo15 wrote: | I still can't believe we got Luka for AD. It's like trading Freddie for Ohtani.
We had Magic era, Kobe Shaq era, Mobe era, and now Luka era is about to begin. Sorry to Lebron cans but I never celt that the Lakers were e er his team. |
Never imagined the Lakers could top what the Dodgers have done this offseason but Pelinka pulled it off. Wow |
Yeah this off-season...oooh boy. It's the sort of thing most cities will see in a lifetime much less a single off season.
To Aprevo's point...you're not alone in your feeling dude. I know SOOOOOOO many Lakers fans that have checked out since Kobe retired. Lebron's arrival was met was "oh...cool". My group text of closets friends that are all Lakers/Dodgers fans absolutely went bananas when news of Luka broke.
I'm still on cloud 9. I went from scheduling my study sessions around Lakers games in college during the 90s to watching at most a handful of games a season (and not even all the way through) to now jumping out of my skin waiting for Luka's debute. This dude. He's Kobe-esque in the..."don't blink something electric is about to happen" category. |
All of sudden the Lakers have become must watch tv now. I'm still shocked that we have the 2 biggest stars in LA. Both International. It's going to be a busy Spring, Summer, and Fall. |
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ESPN ranks the Dodgers as having the no. 1 farm (which includes Roki Sasaki).
They value our farm at $420M. I'd say Sasaki is probably worth $200M+ by himself.
(This is why I said I'd be willing to trade our top 5 prospects for him. I think his value probably outweighs theirs.)
For comparison, the 2nd ranked farm is worth $313M:
| Quote: | Chicago White Sox
Farm system ranking: 2nd ($313 million) |
And the 3rd ranked farm is worth $298M:
| Quote: | Detroit Tigers
Farm system ranking: 3rd ($298 million) |
So at the very least, Sasaki is worth $120M by himself and I think that's low. He should be worth $200M+.
https://archive.ph/9FdsN#selection-25319.0-25331.1
| Quote: | Los Angeles Dodgers
Farm system ranking: 1st ($420 million)
| Quote: | (RANK) (NAME) (POSITION) (MLB RANK)
1. Roki Sasaki RHP....................(1)
2. Dalton Rushing C..................(16)
3. Josue De Paula LF.................(20)
4. Alex Freeland SS..................(37)
5. Zyhir Hope CF......................(70)
6. Emil Morales SS...................(80)
7. Jackson Ferris LHP.................(93)
8. River Ryan RHP....................(94)
9. Eduardo Quintero CF............(106)
10. Justin Wrobleski LHP...........(149) |
Name(s) to watch in 2025:
- Edgardo Henriquez, RHP
| Quote: | There are a number of potential breakouts in this system (including Hope, Morales and Quintero above), but I'm eyeing Henriquez because he could impact even the incredibly deep Dodgers' big league pitching staff in 2025.
He was promoted for a cup of coffee last season both because he dominated the upper minors in a relief role coming off of Tommy John surgery, but his stuff was so loud he would've been plucked in the Rule 5 draft if he wasn't added to the 40-man.
He now has three option years to potentially get stretched out for longer roles, but he has a plus to plus-plus collection of pitches in a four-seam fastball, cutter, and slider along with enough feel to turn over a lineup that he could fit in any role. |
- Kellon Lindsay, SS
| Quote: | Lindsey was a late riser in the prep ranks whom the Dodgers took in the first round due to his heavy Trea Turner vibes, but he was unrefined at the plate due to his mechanics and lack of facing high-end pitching.
The buzz around his offseason offensive improvements is very positive, so keep an eye on him in 2025 for a potential breakout. |
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They rank Emil Morales very high, even higher than Jackson Ferris. I think he was our top international signing last year. Let me check.
Yeah, according to Fangraphs, he was ranked as the no. 2 international prospect after SD's Leodalis De Vries
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2024-international-prospect-rankings-and-scouting-reports/
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And for comparison, here's how our division rivals rank:
| Quote: | San Diego Padres
Farm system ranking: 26th ($135 million)
San Francisco Giants
Farm system ranking: 29th ($109 million)
Colorado Rockies
Farm system ranking: 18th ($185 million)
Arizona Diamondbacks
Farm system ranking: 25th ($139 million) |
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aprevo15
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^^^We have the most money to spend and we do spend, we have the top super stars on the team, and now we have the #1 farm system. That's just not fair. 
No doubt that Sasaki is worth 5 top prospects or more even. My issue was if Sasaki got injured. You just lost 5 chances at a good player. Especially the way the pitchers are going down lately. But thinking about it now, you can't live your life only thinking about the worst outcomes. |
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| aprevo15 wrote: | ^^^We have the most money to spend and we do spend, we have the top super stars on the team, and now we have the #1 farm system. That's just not fair.
No doubt that Sasaki is worth 5 top prospects or more even. My issue was if Sasaki got injured. You just lost 5 chances at a good player. Especially the way the pitchers are going down lately. But thinking about it now, you can't live your life only thinking about the worst outcomes. |
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QFTOS: r/baseball on the Ryan Brasier trade:
| Quote: | | Nice. Seeing as he was DFA’d, surely the return can’t be too crazy right? |
| Quote: | | Believe it or not, it’s Luka Doncic again. |
| Quote: | | He’ll figure out that awkward “LA” gesture one way or the other |
| Quote: | | Hell yeah we love us some Dodger scraps |
| Quote: | | Are we getting back 2 lower level prospects that will quickly become top 100 prospects again? |
| Quote: | | Curious what the return is because Andrew Friedman has our minor league system absolutely clocked. He knows our gems better than Jed does. |
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| Quote: | Blake Harris
@BlakeHHarris
With Dodgers tickets on sale today, here are the cheapest prices + fees for some notable games this season (via Stubhub)
Opening Day: $425
Shohei MVP bobblehead: $180
Freddie bobblehead: $170
Replica Trophy: $160
WS Rings: $110
Any game vs. Yankees: $280
Kobe bobblehead: $155 |
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Athletic article on the Yankees' fans banned. Not a great read, but something to read at least:
| Quote: | How banned Yankees fan Austin Capobianco’s life has changed since his infamous World Series moment
Austin Capobianco has grown accustomed to the blowback.
It’s been more than three months since the 38-year-old Connecticut man grabbed and pried open the glove of Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts in Game 4 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium. He’s received hundreds of texts and voicemails from strangers telling him to go to hell or worse.
He’s been excoriated on social media — just one penance for a sin witnessed live on television by 16 million people and replayed countlessly online since.
But this winter, not long before Capobianco would receive a letter from Major League Baseball indefinitely banning him from all MLB stadiums, the arrival of a different sort of delivery left him stunned.
He answered a phone call from his brother, who told him that a box had arrived at the doorstep of their parents’ house in a sleepy suburb on the shoreline of Connecticut.
There was no name on it. It had some weight.
Wary to open it, a Google search of the return address led them to a company that specializes in sending anonymous packages filled with a particular substance.
| Quote: | | “It was poop,” Capobianco said. |
Someone had paid a company to anonymously send feces to Capobianco.
But since his name was still connected with his parents’ address online, it wound up there instead of at his apartment.
Other anonymous packages were also sent to his office, where he and his four siblings work for their family’s food service supply and commercial kitchen design business. They went unopened.
| Quote: | | “All the stuff my family has had to deal with because of me,” Capobianco said. “The nonstop phone calls. The people sending me pictures of their ugly looking penises. The packages.” |
Capobianco says he regrets interfering with Betts and that he wishes the whole thing “never happened.”
He’s disappointed that he’s been banned, but says that he understands the penalty. The diehard Yankees fan hopes he can get back in MLB’s good graces sooner than later so that he can return to Yankee Stadium.
But he also wants to give his version of what happened that night. And he hopes that the constant stream of mostly anonymous vitriol will finally end.
| Quote: | | “Guys, you won the World Series,” he said. “Leave me alone.” |
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| Quote: | Seated at an Italian restaurant in mid-January, Capobianco doesn’t seem to be recognized by anyone. Dressed in a blue Moncler crew neck and a black beanie, rather than the all-black flat brim Yankees hat and oversized gray jersey he’ll forever be associated with, he’s just another guy out for dinner in the Westchester County suburbs.
On Oct. 29 of last year, he was also just another guy in the crowd, until he made a series of decisions that will likely follow him for a long time.
Capobianco arrived at the stadium for Game 4 with his younger brother Darren, best friend John Hansen and another friend. They found their four seats in section 109, up against the wall in the right field corner — a ticket package Capobianco’s older brother has had the rights to for a little more than a decade.
Almost right away, a dark cloud seemed to hang over the Bronx. In the first inning, Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil gave up a one-out double to Betts and then a home run to Freddie Freeman, who had sunk the Yankees with a 10th-inning walk-off blast in Game 1 and also homered in games 2 and 3. It felt like the embarrassment of a sweep happening on the Yankees’ own turf may be inevitable.
Reeling and furious, they decided to regroup. They shuffled their seats, hoping it would bring “good juju,” Capobianco said. He slid from his customary spot on the far right of the foursome and into the seat second from the left.
| Quote: | | “I’ve never sat in that seat … in my life,” he said. |
Then, in the Yankees’ first at-bat of the game, Gleyber Torres made contact with a high and inside fastball. It screamed toward Capobianco and his crew at 91.1 mph.
First the ball got past both of Hansen’s outstretched hands. Then it landed in the glove of Betts, whose left wrist was between Capobianco’s hands, which were forming a cup but didn’t appear to pass the wall and enter the field of play.
What happened next was something nobody had ever seen before.
Capobianco grabbed Betts’ glove with both hands, gritted his teeth and pulled it open just enough to fit his hand inside and knock the ball loose. As Betts tussled with Capobianco, Hansen gripped Betts’ right wrist.
After the ball fell to the field, umpires ruled fan interference and called Torres out. Betts and the group briefly exchanged words.
| Quote: | | “Mookie was swearing at us,” Darren Capobianco said at the time. “Not good.” |
Austin Capobianco knew he was going to be ejected.
| Quote: | | “I didn’t know how bad it was,” he said, “but I knew it was bad.” |
Within a minute, Yankee Stadium security guards whisked away Capobianco and Hansen and told them they would be ejected from the game. At the time, Capobianco said, stadium security told them they would be allowed back for Game 5.
The next afternoon, MLB announced that they would, in fact, be barred from the game, and the Yankees donated their tickets to a family whose child had cancer.
Capobianco and Hansen watched the rest of Game 4 and all of Game 5 from Billy’s Bar across the street from the stadium.
| Quote: | | “A million people wanted to take pictures,” he said. |
Capobianco now says he has never watched clips of his interference with Betts and he never will. When it shows on TV, he changes the channel.
| Quote: | | “I want nothing to do with that memory,” he said recently. |
But in the hours after the game, Capobianco seemed to embrace the notoriety. He did an interview with a reporter for ESPN. The next day, he appeared on a Barstool Sports podcast.
| Quote: | “We always joke about the ball in our area,” Capobianco said at the time, according to ESPN.
“We’re not going to go out of our way to attack. If it’s in our area, we’re going to ‘D’ up. … Someone defends, someone knocks the ball. We talk about it. We’re willing to do this.” |
But speaking to The Athletic, Capobianco and Hansen each said they had never planned to touch a player. They said the plan was to just knock down the ball to make sure it doesn’t become an out for the Yankees — and only if the ball was heading toward their seats and not the field of play.
Hansen said that he was wrong for gripping Betts’ wrist and that he wasn’t trying to hurt him. He added that when he saw Betts making a move toward Capobianco, he just reacted, not realizing that Capobianco had control of his glove.
| Quote: | | “I was just trying to prevent something from escalating in literally half a second,” Hansen, who lives in Nashville, said. |
The following day, many were surprised when Capobianco had a famous supporter: Gronk.
Capobianco attended the University of Arizona, where he became friends with a freshman tight end named Rob Gronkowski.
| Quote: | | Gronkowski called Capobianco a “fun dude,” though he added that what he did was “truly unacceptable.” |
| Quote: | “Him doing that represents him very well,” Gronkowski said on “Up & Adams” on Fanduel TV.
“He is all in for his teams, he is all in for the Yankees. I remember him talking about the Yankees all the time, how he loves them so much. That describes him perfectly, doing whatever it takes to help his team out. He is a beauty.” |
Soon after the incident, Capobianco’s cellphone was blowing up, most of the calls either showing “No ID” or Southern California area codes.
Many of the voicemails, which Capobianco shared with The Athletic, were vicious.
| Quote: | | “Have fun watching Game 5 from home, ass hat.” |
| Quote: | | “F— you, you piece of s—. You’ve got karma coming to you. Watch your back, b—-.” |
| Quote: | | “You’re a f—— idiot and a joke, fatass.” |
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| Quote: | Now, all Capobianco can do is wait.
| Quote: | | MLB’s letter last month noted that his “conduct posed a serious risk to the health and safety of (Betts) and went far over the line of acceptable fan behavior,” something that Capobianco says he understands. |
He badly hopes to be allowed back to Yankee Stadium in the near future, though he understands it might take a while. He grew up in Connecticut loving the Yankees and attending games at the old stadium with his dad.
Capobianco said he tries to avoid his phone and doesn’t like social media. He spends most of his days working. He loves to travel.
He’s thankful that what they did hasn’t hurt the Capobianco family business.
| Quote: | | “I’m a good dude who did a dumb thing on camera,” he said. |
Capobianco said he hopes at some point this year to reach out to MLB to ask what he could do to expedite the process of lifting his ban. He said the person who owns their season ticket package may be willing to donate tickets to some games to charity, like he said they have done at various times throughout the years. He added that he would be happy to do some sort of community service, too.
However, the fans who ran onto the outfield and hugged Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuńa Jr. at Coors Field in August 2023 are still serving indefinite bans handed down by MLB.
| Quote: | | An MLB spokesman added that a fan seated near Capobianco and his group during Game 4 reported to the league “negative feedback regarding their conduct” before the Betts incident happened. |
While Betts’ initial public reaction to the incident at the time was subdued and he hasn’t publicly commented on the indefinite ban since it was leveled, he did let loose on Peacock’s “Back That Year Up 2024.”
| Quote: | “I would really say ‘F— you guys,'” Betts said in late December.
“I get them trying to get the ball. Cool. But you tried to grab my s—. I was in the moment. So I thought about throwing a ball at them. And then I realized, ‘Mook, you ain’t gonna do s—. Go back to right field.” |
Under the terms of the ban, Capobianco and Hansen aren’t allowed at any MLB stadium, and they can’t attend MLB-sponsored events. They’re allowed to attend minor-league games, unless the stadium is owned by a major-league team.
More than anything, Capobianco hopes to simply fade from public consciousness.
No more assumptions that this was premeditated. No more harassing calls or nasty voicemails. No more mysterious packages.
| Quote: | “I’m a hero in Yankees land. I’m a villain in America,” he said.
“I don’t really care. I just want to be forgotten about. That’s it. I want people to forget about me.” |
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https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6114204/2025/02/05/yankees-fan-world-series-banned-capobianco/ |
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| LongBeachPoly wrote: | ^^^
Why were u mad at Piazza? He was looking for 6 yrs $90M I think. Seemed very fair at the time. Also they were owned by Fox at the time.
A couple (few?) years later, they decided to give Kevin Brown 7 for $105M. |
I was mad at him for turning down the 6 years and $80 million, which would have made him the highest paid player in the game at the time. I thought it was ridiculous that being the highest paid player for that much money wasn’t enough.
In previous years though I think the Dodgers were extremely cheap in negotiations with him. It’s interesting the team didn’t want to give him 6 years for $60 million before 1997. The first deal he signed in 1993 was only for $4.2 million for 3 years. |
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| Steve007 wrote: | | LongBeachPoly wrote: | ^^^
Why were u mad at Piazza? He was looking for 6 yrs $90M I think. Seemed very fair at the time. Also they were owned by Fox at the time.
A couple (few?) years later, they decided to give Kevin Brown 7 for $105M. |
I was mad at him for turning down the 6 years and $80 million, which would have made him the highest paid player in the game at the time. I thought it was ridiculous that being the highest paid player for that much money wasn’t enough.
In previous years though I think the Dodgers were extremely cheap in negotiations with him. It’s interesting the team didn’t want to give him 6 years for $60 million before 1997. The first deal he signed in 1993 was only for $4.2 million for 3 years. |
Gotcha.
Yeah, everyone values their market price differently. His agents were probably telling him that his market price should be 6 for $90M.
I don’t begrudge a player for trying to get the most. It’s all negotiations.
That’s how we landed Mookie from Boston.
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Yeah, that first deal in 1993 sounds like his pre-arbitration years. |
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If I remember correctly I thought nobody else gave Brown an offer anything close to the Dodgers offer so the team probably could have signed him for a lot less. And you’re right I thought it did look hypocritical to be angry at Piazza and then months later give Brown all that money.
I was a teenager when I held a grudge against Piazza and I was mad at him for turning down the $80 million. Today I’m more sympathetic to his position and I think the team should have tried harder to keep him. |
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| Passan breaks the news that Pete Alonso and the Mets have agreed on a contract. He gets $30MM this year and an opt-out after the season. Two year deal if he doesn't opt out. Would make $54MM over 2 years if he doesn't opt out. |
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Mets probably our closest comp in the NL followed by in no particular order SD, ATL and Philly.
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| ChickenStu wrote: | | Passan breaks the news that Pete Alonso and the Mets have agreed on a contract. He gets $30MM this year and an opt-out after the season. Two year deal if he doesn't opt out. Would make $54MM over 2 years if he doesn't opt out. |
Damn that’s a huge fall for Pete. He turned down 158 million last summer. |
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| DuncanIdaho wrote: | | ChickenStu wrote: | | Passan breaks the news that Pete Alonso and the Mets have agreed on a contract. He gets $30MM this year and an opt-out after the season. Two year deal if he doesn't opt out. Would make $54MM over 2 years if he doesn't opt out. |
Damn that’s a huge fall for Pete. He turned down 158 million last summer. |
Isn't he another Boras guy?
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Yup.
To be fair, Boras wasn’t the agent who rejected the $158M offer.
| Quote: | Scott Boras is collecting Ls like infinity stones with Pete Alonso misplay confirmed
After rejecting that offer, Alonso fired his agent and hired Scott Boras. The strategy was clear: Cash in on the big money deals Boras has become famed for.
The problem: With the exception of Juan Soto, Boras has been hard pressed to get his most high-profile clients deals even close to what they were seeking. Alonso became the latest in a line of Boras free agents forced to bet on themselves with short-term deals instead of getting set for life with a mega-contract.
Both Alonso and Boras misplayed this, dragging out his free agency until just a couple weeks before Spring Training. The agent became the subject of scorn on social media.
https://fansided.com/scott-boras-collecting-like-infinity-stones-pete-alonso-misplay-confirmed
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Yeah seems like waiting until ST starts isn’t a good strategy.
Bregman probably loses money too. |
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| MookieBetts50 wrote: | | Mets probably our closest comp in the NL followed by in no particular order SD, ATL and Philly. |
My order would probably be Atlanta, Philly, the Mets, San Diego, and the Cubs. Atlanta has more high-end starting pitching and their offense will be awesome again with health. Their injuries last year were truly ridiculous. Philly still has high-end starters and though I don't like their offense as much as the Mets or Braves, they'd still scare me more than the Mets in a short series. The Mets could vault to the top of this group if they can come away with a true #1 starter sometime during the season via trade; we know they'll hit. You still can't count out the Padres, as they still have a lot of premium talents, but if they are going to be in ownership turmoil and in cost-cutting mode, they have to be dropped down a bit, though still dangerous. Lastly, I think the Cubs have improved a lot, having added Tucker, Pressly, and I think Crow-Armstrong is on the verge of a breakout. Honorable mentions go to Arizona, who added Burnes (a bounceback from Carroll would go a long way, too, and he did seem to recapture his form in the 2nd half), and the Reds. Terry Francona will give Cincy a lift, and Matt McLain's return should help. Milwaukee usually plays above the sum of its parts, but they may have the least actual talent of all of the teams I've already listed. |
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| Im almost as excited as the Mark Williams move as the Luka move. Dude's level and upside seem most similar to Andrew Bynum and we got that level of player in our position of key weakness for a good upside guard/small forward rookie and a first and pick swap? Sign me up.....if this team meets Boston, we will beat them - hardly even worried about Boston. Excited to see how we matchup vs Denver but if Williams provides the same level of resistance to Jokic as Davis did last year and can stay on the floor, Im nearly certain we will beat Denver this time around. |
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| 1995Lakers wrote: | | Im almost as excited as the Mark Williams move as the Luka move. Dude's level and upside seem most similar to Andrew Bynum and we got that level of player in our position of key weakness for a good upside guard/small forward rookie and a first and pick swap? Sign me up.....if this team meets Boston, we will beat them - hardly even worried about Boston. Excited to see how we matchup vs Denver but if Williams provides the same level of resistance to Jokic as Davis did last year and can stay on the floor, Im nearly certain we will beat Denver this time around. |
We got our Magic and Kareem. I'm telling you bro, we're getting 2 parades this year. Maybe 3 with the Kings. |
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| Such an exciting time to be a sports fan in LA. Both the Dodgers and the Lakers have set themselves up for the next 10 years. |
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| Reminder: IL opens up on Monday. If Kike is going to be re-signed, Monday should be the day. |
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| aprevo15 wrote: | | Such an exciting time to be a sports fan in LA. Both the Dodgers and the Lakers have set themselves up for the next 10 years. |
The LA flagship franchises look really good for the next decade. The LA Galaxy are led by a very shrewd GM as well (who used to work for the Yankees) in Will Kuntz. LA Kings GM Rob Blake is hit or miss. I put him on Pelinka's tier before this trade deadline. |
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aprevo15
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| Saw an interview of Kim on Korean TV program from a month ago. He was asked what he liked better between his Gold Glove award or his Defensive Award and he likes his Defensive Award better. I guess in KBO the defensive award is similar to gold glove in MLB. |
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aprevo15
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| LongBeachPoly wrote: | | Reminder: IL opens up on Monday. If Kike is going to be re-signed, Monday should be the day. |
You think there's a behind the scenes deal done already? Like AF telling Kike that once the IL opens up we'll sign you. Is that even legal? |
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