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You mean O'Hearn could STILL make it back into the Royals' dugout?

Say it ain't so, Mr. L., say it ain't so.

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You are so right about that time both slowing and speeding up thing! And babies develop amazingly fast in their first few months--especially when you seem to be with them 24/7.

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I know its just a theory you had. But I hadn’t really considered a possible struggle within the front office. Just seem so early for that with JJ running the show now but It certainly makes some sense. At the same time, why would Sherman go with JJ if he didn’t fully believe in him. Sherman could absolutely not be seeing the roster churn he talked about at the presser and stepping in though. The whole thing is such a head scratcher and amateur that I think you are on to something with some sort of struggle. Willing to give JJ a chance and the non roster items have been really good, but the craziness of the O’Hearn thing isn’t giving a whole lot of confidence on the roster management side yet.

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At least the Royals aren't _________. However, there are only a few teams you can put into that blank. Oh well. It seems like the Royals have recently had, and now have, at least good people in management and especially on the field. These are players I can root for even though they lose more than they win.

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Great article! You know what I do during the winter?

https://simulationcommander.substack.com/p/play-ball

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Do you know of an article that breaks down the revenue sharing process of MLB? Such as what date the teams salary is totaled for the luxury tax and then when it is distributed and to which teams and how much does MLB take before the "distribution process".

Thanks

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Although it took much longer than I thought that it would Ryan O'Hearn is now a bench warmer for another MLB franchise.

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Cueto and Greinke for 30Mil would be immensely entertaining to say the least. Break in the younger arms carefully. Have the veterans around to light the path. I like Cueto with his pitch assortment and command. The vets have to stay healthy. Take out extra insurance to make sure payroll doe not take a hit if they are disabled. 1 year deals will not hurt us. Prices are astronomical for starters. The veteran pitchers are sure to entertain us- like the Curt Cobain song says- entertain us!

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