Welcome the Opening Day Roster Eloy.
FWIW, whatever "marketing" was done was with regard to Ichiro's (presumed) Farewell Game, which is the 2nd of the two games.
I was aware that the MLB season started with a game earlier today, but I also had no intention of giving any dams until the game that is tomorrow. Or later tonight. And replayed tomorrow. Or whatever. I'm pretty sure it'll be memorable TV whenever I get around to seeing it.
https://www.mlb.com/news/mookie-bett...-trout-signingMookie Betts confirmed a report by MLB Network insider Joel Sherman for the New York Post that he rejected Boston’s eight-year, $200 million extension offer following the 2017 season.
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"I never argue with people who say baseball is boring, because baseball is boring. And then, suddenly, it isn't. And that's what makes it great." - Joe Posnanski
Rays To Extend Blake Snell
The Rays have reached an agreement on a five-year, $50MM contract with reigning Cy Young winner Blake Snell, Jeff Passan of ESPN reports (on Twitter). There are no options included on the contract, which will buy out all of Snell’s arbitration seasons and what would have been his first free-agent year. Joel Sherman of the New York Post tweets that Snell’s deal does not include a no-trade clause. Snell is represented by Sosnick, Cobbe & Karon.
Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. -- Carl Sagan (Pale Blue Dot)
Does Blake Snell have an agent? Was he roofied?
It is on the whole probable that we continually dream, but that consciousness makes such a noise that we do not hear it. Carl Jung.
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It is on the whole probable that we continually dream, but that consciousness makes such a noise that we do not hear it. Carl Jung.
Blake Snell was talking about how this went down. He said his agent went to the Rays with the deal and the Rays said yes. That was the extent of the talks. I am sure now they wished they asked for more.
It is the largest contract for a non arbitration eligible pitcher. edit
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He learned the lesson of Lincecum. Sometimes security for a pitcher is good.
https://www.12up.com/posts/4265380-6...huge-contracts
Red Sox, Chris Sale Close To Contract Extension
The Red Sox and ace Chris Sale are closing in on an extension agreement that’ll keep Sale in Boston “for years to come,” Alex Speier of the Boston Globe reports.11:45am: The extension, if finalized, is expected to land in the range of $150MM over a five-year term, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan (Twitter link).
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