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Somewhere between a beer league Bob Costas and a JUCO Ryan Ruocco
My hope is that somehow Peter Abrahams gets tapped to finish it, writes it from a Direwolf's perspective and it blows up into a massive medieval fantasy Chet & Bernie series
January 18, 2026 at 9:42 PM
My hope is that somehow Peter Abrahams gets tapped to finish it, writes it from a Direwolf's perspective and it blows up into a massive medieval fantasy Chet & Bernie series
You have a lovely one as well
January 18, 2026 at 4:14 AM
You have a lovely one as well
It's a dangerous sport
January 18, 2026 at 2:34 AM
It's a dangerous sport
Bo Nix had his bone nixed in sacrifice for a lone kick.
January 18, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Bo Nix had his bone nixed in sacrifice for a lone kick.
If Miami offered Tucker 10yr/$300M, he takes it, he's now at $30M vs $60M AAV, the Marlins are still under $100M in payroll, and your fake high market disappears.
Tucker taking the $50M AAV from the Mets instead of LAs $60M doesn't really solve your fake high market.
Other teams need to spend.
Tucker taking the $50M AAV from the Mets instead of LAs $60M doesn't really solve your fake high market.
Other teams need to spend.
January 18, 2026 at 2:10 AM
If Miami offered Tucker 10yr/$300M, he takes it, he's now at $30M vs $60M AAV, the Marlins are still under $100M in payroll, and your fake high market disappears.
Tucker taking the $50M AAV from the Mets instead of LAs $60M doesn't really solve your fake high market.
Other teams need to spend.
Tucker taking the $50M AAV from the Mets instead of LAs $60M doesn't really solve your fake high market.
Other teams need to spend.
That's the thing, if 15 more owners spent up to even $150M in payroll, LA doesn't exist as it does currently.
The LA prob is 80% a product most owners sitting out high end free agency and 20% LA's TV deal carve out. Fix the carve out without other owners spending, LA can still do what it does today.
The LA prob is 80% a product most owners sitting out high end free agency and 20% LA's TV deal carve out. Fix the carve out without other owners spending, LA can still do what it does today.
January 18, 2026 at 1:42 AM
That's the thing, if 15 more owners spent up to even $150M in payroll, LA doesn't exist as it does currently.
The LA prob is 80% a product most owners sitting out high end free agency and 20% LA's TV deal carve out. Fix the carve out without other owners spending, LA can still do what it does today.
The LA prob is 80% a product most owners sitting out high end free agency and 20% LA's TV deal carve out. Fix the carve out without other owners spending, LA can still do what it does today.
Not a completely fair comparison due to length
Judge got $360M guaranteed, he'll get $40M when he's 40, regardless of if he can still play. The $120M he's guaranteed in his late 30s is the premium over Tucker
Shorter deals will always skew higher AAV than the franchise player long term deals
Judge got $360M guaranteed, he'll get $40M when he's 40, regardless of if he can still play. The $120M he's guaranteed in his late 30s is the premium over Tucker
Shorter deals will always skew higher AAV than the franchise player long term deals
January 17, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Not a completely fair comparison due to length
Judge got $360M guaranteed, he'll get $40M when he's 40, regardless of if he can still play. The $120M he's guaranteed in his late 30s is the premium over Tucker
Shorter deals will always skew higher AAV than the franchise player long term deals
Judge got $360M guaranteed, he'll get $40M when he's 40, regardless of if he can still play. The $120M he's guaranteed in his late 30s is the premium over Tucker
Shorter deals will always skew higher AAV than the franchise player long term deals
screenshot that for your header
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
screenshot that for your header
Days of Futures Plaque
January 17, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Days of Futures Plaque
Cap it, he makes $40M, still ends up in LA because Miami and Pittsburgh still only spend $70M on their entire team. The only person who's better off is the LA ownership saving $20M
January 17, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Cap it, he makes $40M, still ends up in LA because Miami and Pittsburgh still only spend $70M on their entire team. The only person who's better off is the LA ownership saving $20M
Xavier's School for Gifted BAMFers...
Oh gosh did I rent the wrong X-Men???
Oh gosh did I rent the wrong X-Men???
January 17, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Xavier's School for Gifted BAMFers...
Oh gosh did I rent the wrong X-Men???
Oh gosh did I rent the wrong X-Men???
Any spreadsheet that isn't ugly and unwieldy might as well be a word doc
January 17, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Any spreadsheet that isn't ugly and unwieldy might as well be a word doc