Need to conserve your mojo for October, gents.
Lackey to give free pony rides to first 2,500 fans under the age of 12. Tillman is going to feel like Dave Dravecky after this one.
I'd keep Dempster as the #6 guy. Right now, none of the young arms have showed much of an ability to start in 2014. 2015 is a more likely option for some of the better non RDLR and Webster arms.
I wouldn't give $100M (8 years @ Napoli $) to a guy who has never swung a bat in MLB.
It'd be better to overpay and shorten the years to 3 just in case he flops.
Getting homefield advantage is the best way to make sure you play more games at home than away. (excludes WS which is determined by a dumb and outdated scrimmage that shouldn't count for anything but does)
They do it to increase the likelihood of a DP and cause a force out at home. With 0-1 outs, they'll almost always walk the man. With 2, they would be less likely to do so.