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The top post on MLBTradeRumors says it's not likely the Sox will sign him. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/01/seiya-suzuki-rumors-padres-cubs-giants-mariners-finalists.html

If users are ahead of the testers, you have to assume EVERYONE is doing it. If that's the case, it's hard to rail about Ortiz.

Sosa was suspended for using a corked bat.

Do I know if he's clean? No idea. Maybe? Maybe not? Without him failing a legitimate test or being part of a trial (a la Bonds/Clemens), I couldn't possibly say for sure. I can say he never failed any tests once they were instituted league wide (unlike ARod/Manny/Palmeiro/Colon/Grandal/Cruz/Braun/Tejada/Cano/Montas/Laureano).

Unfortunately, that truck didn't have the panache of this iguana vehicle: https://petrolicious.com/articles/the-alfa-romeo-iguana-an-intriguing-influential-concept-from-a-definitive-italian-designer

I give credit to Yankees players when it's due. If they had a like-kind in NY, I'd tip my cap. I'm on record as saying the Rays are just as much of a rival as the Yanks, so I'm no Yankee hating absolutist.

That's rich coming from the POP PEE guy.

Pythons aren't a huge problem unless you live in the Everglades. It's more likely he'll have to dodge falling iguanas.

The reaction is that it makes you look like a dumbass. It doesn't bother me at all. I've seen all sorts of tired nicknames like that ever since I joined here.

Oh, you actually like the guy you keep calling POP PEE? Is that like an elementary school boy teasing the girl he likes on the playground?

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/01/seiya-suzuki-rumors-padres-cubs-giants-mariners-finalists.html Nikkan’s report suggests that the Padres, Cubs, Mariners and Giants are “expected” to be among the finalists for Suzuki once negotiations resume. That’s not an exhaustive list, but it’s worth noting that all four host their Spring Training in Arizona, particularly given this report’s implication that teams with Spring Training camps in Florida may be at a disadvantage when it comes to negotiating with Suzuki. If that’s indeed the case, it’d be bad news for each of the Red Sox, Blue Jays and Yankees — all three have been linked to Suzuki since his posting — and a welcome preference for the four “expected” finalists and the Rangers — who’ve also been tied to Suzuki thus far.

Over the greatest Red Sock of all time. Sad.

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-economic-impact-of-yesterdays-cba-proposals/ In 2021, teams spent roughly $3.842 billion on player salaries, per Spotrac. Minimum salaries accounted for roughly $289 million of that, or 7.5% of the total outlay. On the other hand, those players accounted for roughly 47% of the service time accrued in 2021. That’s not quite the same as games played – you accrue service time while on the injured list or while on the 26-man roster but not appearing in games – but the player pool skews heavily towards pre-arbitration players no matter how you slice it. 58% of all players to appear on a 26-man roster in 2021 haven’t yet reached arbitration. I'm surprised the % of players on minimum salary is that high, but it makes sense. But now that the two sides have common ground on how they’ll address this part of compensation, a solution strikes me as likely. This part of the argument is over how much more money pre-arb players should get — and the disagreement is roughly $150 million, or a bit over 1% of league revenues. That sounds like a bridgeable gap. If the sides can reach an agreement here — not a given, but something I’m optimistic about — that’s one item crossed off the list. All that remains is the competitive balance tax, changes to the draft, restrictions on tanking, a new playoff structure, a proposed international draft… well, lots of things remain. But at least a little bit, Tuesday’s meeting moved one thing to the “likely to be resolved” side of the ledger.

Seiya is 27. They'd sign him for 4-5 years.

In order of importance: B A C

Oh yeah? Then why did he make that dumb Yorke pick in the 1st round? Nobody else had him that high! Wait... I'm getting word that that pick was actually good? Hmmm...

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And neither do you, but you're certain he did something really bad.

It just says a lot about how much your opinion should matter going forward.

Jeff Kent is the only good, clean baseball player! Career bWAR: Rolen 70 Jones 63 (more HR than Kent and one of the greatest CFers of all time) Helton 62 Abreu 60 Buehrle 59 Hudson 58 Kent 55

If Suzuki signs within a few days of the CBA being agreed upon, it'll show that it was in the works prior to the JBJ trade.

Ortiz's most HR's were from age 28-30. He never hit 40 HR's again after turning 31. His slugging was 570 or better from age 27-31. His production took a substantial hit when he turned 32 (as expected). He only slugged above 600 two more times in his career (2012 and 2016). Seems to make sense from a logical perspective. One of the bigger reasons he aged well is that he reduced his k rate as he got older.

Oh, they'll dismiss it alright.

His best seasons weren't until AFTER testing started. You think he was just roiding up and MLB was ignoring it?

What did he do? What did he test positive for? What does MLB have to say about it?