I want to write an editorial about Chris Gimenez and Austin Jackson signing about as much as you want to read one, so let’s just jump to sharing some stories and try again on Wednesday.
143 free agents are still unemployed, and yet the news cycle is as slow as it normally would be 3 weeks before spring training
Tuesday’s Say Hey, Baseball is here to share stories because MLB doesn’t have any of its own.
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- The MLBPA is failing its players, writes Emma Baccellieri, and has been since before this offseason.
- Also at Deadspin is David Roth on the hot stove and the triumph of the billionaires’ shamelessness.
- Patrick Dubuque has some advice on how to handle this offseason and to take back your game.
- These bootleg Bart Simpson shirts sum up what being a fan of sports in the ‘90s was like.
- OK, fine. I’ll make one note about Gimenez signing: He used to be Yu Darvish’s personal catcher in Texas, so the Cubs are clearly trying to better their offer for the starter.
- Jackson keeps the Giants under the luxury tax threshold and gives them a center fielder.
- Meanwhile, the Rays are working on trying to trade Chris Archer.
- Here’s Alfonso Tusa on learning to appreciate Isaías Látigo Chávez.
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