Bo Bichette headed to the Mets on a 3-year, $126 million deal and J.T. Realmuto to the Phillies yesterday on a 3-year $45 million deal as the MLB free agent market continued to move. Cody Bellinger remains the last big free agent available.
Joel Hammond, former contributor here, had a great thread explaining why it’s not particularly reasonable to think the Guardians are pocketing a bunch of revenue and, again, debunking the idea that Paul has access to the entire Dolan fortune. Yes, he still thinks the Guardians should spend more. It’s worth reading:
https://x.com/i/status/2012274968306888752
The Athletic asked 100 people in sports whom they admire as leaders and Stephen Vogt showed up at 31st on a list of 40:
https://x.com/i/status/2012147882116391418
Paul Hoynes pointed out that Stephen Vogt didn’t sound super confident that Steven Kwan would be a Guardian come Spring Training. It is curious to me that Vogt said “I really hope he is in left field leading off for us” rather than “I expect he will be in left field leading off for us.”
Never underestimate how little the Guardians care about fan reactions and feelings, but I shudder to think what the backlash would be if they don’t add anyone significant AND trade Kwan before the season.
Mason Horodyski of WEWS/News 5 Cleveland posted a bunch of clips of Austin Hedges, Hunter Gaddis and Stephen Vogt talking about the upcoming season on his Twitter if you’re interested in viewing more:
https://x.com/i/status/2011939039989924020