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His free agency will be pretty cool to follow. Nobody can blow anybody away with a huge offer, money almost wont play a role.
Now, if anybody's kind enough to explain why the Cubs won't be blocked from signing him after all, that'd be great. If not, I'll still be happy to stay with just the fact.
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So I wonder, will the Cubs have an edge if he wants to play in the NL and continue to take ABs? I find it hard to believe, as Brett suggests, that the AL teams would not only use him as a starting pitcher but also as a DH.
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The Cubs are capped at a $300,000 signing bonus. The Yankees and Red Sox are not. Sadly, Otani to the Cubs (or Dodgers or Astros) ain't happening.
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Correct, but all teams are capped now on signings from Japan. With some finagling and acquiring of bonus pool $$, it's not inconceivable that he could end up here. I wouldn't bet on it happening, but also wouldn't rule it out.
https://sports.yahoo.com/shohei-otani-wi...36007.html
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/how-to-si...hei-otani/
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I'd certainly bet on Theo and Jed finding a way.
Or maybe I've just elevated them to God status at this point.
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How the hell does a team win 21 straight games? Pretty amazing.
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Quote:How the hell does a team win 21 straight games? Pretty amazing.
It really is. And Fuck Cleveland.
I got nothin'.
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Quote: And Fuck Cleveland.
Why? Besides Chief Wahoo, of course.
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Yeah, I don't hold any grudge toward Cleveland. If they won game 7, then by all means -- fuck Cleveland. But I actually wouldn't mind seeing them win it all if the Cubs don't make the WS...
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Remember when you would have been sad if another team broke a long drought before us? 21 in a row is seriously insane.
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Quote:Remember when you would have been sad if another team broke a long drought before us? 21 in a row is seriously insane.
I remember it well. I thought Cleveland would end their drought before we did, for sure. And I was well-prepared to hate them in the appropriate manner.
And, yes...21 in a row is bonkers. Doesn't even seem like it should be possible.
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And by "you" I mean all of us collectively. Gee, another year where someone else got there first..
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Yeah.
As frustrated as I still get when the team isn't playing well, it's really nice to have all of that stuff washed away.
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It's probably because the one Cleveland fan I know from my neck of the woods, couldn't name 5 guys on the team. But he's sure to let me know how many wins they have in a row.
Oh and they're not the Cubs.
I got nothin'.
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Cleveland is on an amazing run but Cubs aren't playing them for some time so I'll worry about Mets, Cards, Brewers, etc.
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