Newsletter Excerpt, January 12, 2023 -- "Carlos Correa and the Twins. Honest."

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"Correa accepting this contract, with a guarantee less than two-thirds of what was on the table a month ago and a back end with the most team-friendly terms for a free agent since Andre Dawson handed the Cubs a blank contract in 1987 and told them to fill in the number, gives away the game. Whatever is in the physicals, whatever the state of his right leg, he doesn’t think he can do better than this contract."

Newsletter Excerpt, January 11, 2023 -- "Brandon Belt and the Blue Jays"

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"The Jays have built on a strong 2022 season by making tactical moves to get better. After so many big swings -- George Springer, Kevin Gausman, Matt Chapman -- they’re taking smaller ones now, having established their core through development and big-ticket additions. This looks, right now, like the best team in the AL East."

 

 

 

Newsletter Excerpt, January 9, 2023 -- "Random Player Comments"

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"The risk is that Hosmer will once again hit for a high batting average for a while, play his usual low-range, low-error game at first base, be a good citizen, and push the Cubs away from contention. Matt Mervis may not be a star and there’s a chance he’s not a player at all, but he has an upside Hosmer can’t possibly reach. I can see the quotes now, after Mervis is demoted after hitting .154 in 31 well-scattered PAs on April 22...'We just like what Eric brings as far as leadership, giving us professional at-bats, and making the plays at first base. Matt is going to be a big part of this team, just not now.'”

 

Newsletter Excerpt, January 5, 2023 -- "Rafael Devers and the Red Sox"

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"Keeping Devers may not be enough to launch the 2023 Red Sox into the playoffs. They play in a very tough division, and while they have spent money to improve the roster, it’s still extremely thin and unreliable. Devers, though, should still be a star, still be a core piece, when the products of a rebuilt farm system are ready to take back the AL East. This is one of the best moves any team made this winter."

Newsletter Excerpt, January 3, 2023 -- "Jean Segura and the Marlins"

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"The Marlins’ offense projects to be well-below-average again, and somehow among the oldest groups in the league. Six projected Marlins starters are at least 30 years old, and eight of their 13 projected position players are as well. The Marlins seem to be actively trying to squander an epic run of pitcher development by pairing it with the kind of hitters the 1982 Yankees might have signed."

 

Newsletter Excerpt, "Diamondbacks/Blue Jays Trade"

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"This was as pure a baseball trade, shorn of financial considerations, as you’ll find in today’s game. What makes it even more interesting is how even it is; both teams traded from strength, both teams balanced their rosters, both teams can consider themselves better for having made the deal. I’d rather have the Diamondbacks’ side because Moreno may well be an All-Star and Varsho has those warts, but this sure looks like a win-win trade to me."