OFFSEASON NEWS/RUMORS Thread

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  1. irish

    irish DSP Staff Member Administrator

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    Noah Camras@noahcamras
    According to ESPN's Kiley McDaniel, there are "indications pointing" to Roki Sasaki being posted this offseason. He also says the Dodgers are "heavily favored" to land him. If it happens, the Dodgers rotation would have Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki.
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    Makes sense ... another star Japanese player makes Sho & Yoshi comfier & Dodger merch to sell more there and here.
     
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    Btw ... official Dodger WS t-shirts are pricey...
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    $40 !?!

    Whatever happened to those Black guys in the traffic jam post-game selling these for ten bucks?
     
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    racist, but tis the season
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    what in the actual fuck?
    unless they’re planning on making shohei an outfielder, this makes zero sense
    even if they re-sign teoscar or (god forbid) sign soto, the only other outfielders on the roster are edman, pages, taylor and outman
    • Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes spoke to members of the media at the general manager meetings, including Joel Sherman of The New York Post and Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Gomes relayed that the Dodgers are probably going to have Mookie Betts move back to the infield, either at shortstop or second base.
     
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    Despite this year's success... these mooks can fuck up a two-car parade.
     
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    basketball americans
     
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    only saw 3 guys on a street by myself walking toward me w their arms full at like 530 in the am and said "go Dodgers" as we passed
    no way i was opening my wallet on a dark LA street and i figured i'd see more but i never did
    everything is sold on MLB.com so i'm guessing they're on it cause i sure remember merch being on every corner
    was at the Hollywood bowl for a Cure show and knew the beer inside was $25 a pop so i chilled w my buddy and drank a $5 beer chatting w them
    suddenly LAPD rolled up and took all the beer...guess its who you know
    but for real something has changed in the world of street merchandise
     
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    blackbirds have a special enzyme in their saliva that makes necrotic tissue of carrion into edible meat devoid of impurities
    prophets are fed by blackbirds bringing meat to them in the wilderness
    the blackbirds are coming home to roost
     
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    I think it says more about Lux. Teo's best position is reportedly RF. Might mean the Dodgers are serious about bringing him back. I hope so.
     
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    The mystery deepens...
     
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    definitely have a different perspective as a former employer...i mean technically i still am but don't have to deal w employees
    but depending on a given day the loss of a valuable person can be devastating not only monetarily but reputation wise
    as fun as it was to be at that parade it wasn't like a chance to be at a game would be
    i think most employers would get that but a parade?
     
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    Give him an increase in salary, too.
     
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    having a boss is like being behind bars
    you have chosen to give up your rights for a compromise
    and if you are british the two words sound like they are pronounced the same way
    you have to go to bed early because of the boss/bars that live in your head
    the boss/bars wont allow you to go hang out late at night because you have to be fresh and sober for work in the morning
    therefore the boss/bars determines if you are gonna go to this or that party or game or parade
    for a variety of reasons
    reasons that the boss never even has to know or be made aware of
    the boss never has to directly micromanage your life
    we create the mental bars in our life to ensure the boss (bars guard) is happy
    and thats just one of the bosses
    why would people sell themselves to slavery?
    for love
    you dont love the slavery obviously
    but you love someone enough that it is worth being a slave so they wont have to
    takes a special kind of guy to sell himself into living with bars in order so others he loves can be free
    usually thats called a dad
     
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    yeah and that guy looks out for you and your family as well
    if its anything family or crisis related that's a whole different story because a boss is making sure the host survives to supply everyone employed and their families
    that was always priority one and i just hated lame excuses like Monday
    man up and accept responsibility and everything that goes w it
    if nothing is going on that day and things can be adjusted or moved around go have fun
    but if major commitments have been made and you're a key part and i see you standing in a sports parade...
    guess that makes me a dick
     
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    exactly...

    we all dicks
    but some dicks are too hard and some dicks dont get hard enough
    both extremes are bad bosses
    one is not efficient and the other is too efficient
    both dominated by their nervous system tree in which judgements of good and evil are made by a fiery electrical impulse
    better to be a grower than a shower and be guided by the blood system tree of life...

    not every boss that imprisons a dragon and invites you into the dragon scale selling business is a good boss
    even if the scales are used to make shields to cover the backs of warriors
    even if the boss lets you drink from the powerful milk of the red dragons teat
    some bosses would rather kill the dragon than let one of the slaves discover the secret precious family jewels of the beast
    lest the good slave...

    a bad boss makes work a living hell
    an the owner of a hell starts to look heavy and fat like a dragon overburdened by the weight of its thick scales and curdling blood
    instead of being the source of milk and honey for his slaves
    and the cool breeze that delivers the mana in the morning
    and the warm breath that fires your furnace in the evening
    a good boss makes a good slave want to get into the dragon slaying business
    to earn the type of wings the good boss uses to meet the dragon eye to eye
    a bad boss makes a good slave into a bad slave
    and a bad slave bides his time...

    ive worked for bosses that would keep you in chains after hours in a windowless warehouse if communism was legal
    they just need someone to tell them they wont get in trouble for it and they will do it because its in their heart to be a tyrant
    a dick thats too hard will eventually kill the dragon in the attempt to squeeze too much profit by too much efficiency
    the type of efficiency that comes from not caring about your human capital
    and if you dont care about your slaves...

    for instance i dont mind being called a servant while i serve
    it can eve be a funny in joke between boss and slave
    ive seen it a few times at business ive been employed to serve
    in that 'yes im a dictator but im the coolest dictator ever' shtick that Bukele has in ES
    but if i see the boss treat a slave like a slave, look at a slave like a slave, talk about a slave like a slave...

    el salvador has a habit of electing cool dictators
    then the cool dictator grows up or the population does
    and the cumbia doesnt have that same swing anymore
    but now every man has been exposed to that kind of boss style
    making many men wants to be like that kind of boss and have that style
    which makes few men want to act like moses did to the egyptian bosses
    salvadorians have more than one habit...
     
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    Mike Rodriguez@mikedeportes
    According to my sources, the #Mets have made an offer of over $160 million for a period of 7 years to Willy Adames. Their intention is for him to play third base; however, Adames is not convinced, as he prefers to continue in the shortstop position. He has not made a decision yet, and so far, he also has a proposal from the Dodgers.
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    ^ related story?

    Kiké Hernández removes Dodgers from Social Media Profile
    by Valentina Martinez | DodgersNation — 7 November 2024

    The rollercoaster offseason has officially begun for Los Angeles Dodgers utility man Kiké Hernández. The free agent has announced his official status this winter with a change in his profile picture.

    Originally, Hernández’s profile picture was a headshot of himself with a Dodgers hat on. Now, Hernández has a question mark on his hat. It signals that the utility man’s future with Los Angeles remains uncertain as he enters free agency.

    However, he did urge fans to tell the front office that he wanted to return. At a Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers partnership event, Hernández revealed he is anxious to return to the Dodgers for the 2025 season.

    “I really hope I am back next year,” Hernández said, “so make sure you talk to (Andrew) Friedman and those guys and let them know.

    Hernández believes that the Dodgers will be an even better team next season as the pitching staff gets reinforcements. However, the utility man’s future with the Dodgers is still up in the air.

    “It’s hard to not think about it, about what can happen next year,” Hernández said. “Obviously, being a free agent at the time I wouldn’t say I’m unemployed because I’m here working at Raising Canes today. I would love to be back. We won the World Series a few days ago, but I truly believe this team is going to be better next year with all the pitching reinforcements. It’s going to be some really exciting times in LA next year.”

    The Dodgers have several tough decisions to make regarding players who are now free agents this winter. Along with Hernández, Walker Buehler, Jack Flaherty, Teoscar Hernández, Blake Treinen, and Joe Kelly are also free agents this offseason.

    President of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and general manager Brandon Gomes will have to decide whether to keep or let go of a number of fan favorites. The front office will also have to decide whether to go after highly-touted free agents such as Willy Adames or Juan Soto.

    Adames or Soto would be a huge addition to the team, but the departure of fan favorites like Hernández would also be a tough loss.

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    Ugh, why is Soto still being mentioned as an option? I don't hate the guy like I do Machado, but even with all that he brings offensively, I feel it would be a net negative. Both defensively plus from the standpoint that the money would be better spent on Teo, Walker, Treinen or even Fried.
     
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