Yes and no. The starting salaries he commands decline precipitously every year he waits to sign a multi-year deal; but the slightly inflated $20m number here offsets whatever hit he takes there. Read more

He thinks he’s a good player that lots of teams want to sign, and the teams think the same thing. Read more

I think you missed the point here. Read more

Behind the scenes: Read more

I think yogurt is OK. Here is a counterpoint. Read more

YES. Read more

Especially since they can use Statcast now. Read more

That’s fair, but I just want to see Yasiel do stuff. Why doesn’t MLB have an event where you throw the ball really hard from right field? Read more

I’d watch Puig vs. The Royals Read more

You’re right; you don’t understand the point of the article. Read more

Yeah, that’s in there. And professional sports leagues have all kinds of confidentiality problems that are signed away in the standard player contract. Read more

What? This is precisely the point. Ungraceful English usage only reflects unpolished English, not sub-standard capacity of thought. Read more

What happened tonight? Read more

No. Yes. Read more

Miami, man. Read more

Yes and no. Yes, it’s not someone holding a stopwatch along each lane and tsking as they slam shut on a player—this was my qualm on first watch however many years ago—but I think it works as a general illustration of the infinitesimal margins that define many pro plays, and why coaches would rely on measurables given… Read more

Hi Chris. Are we disagreeing? Read more

Yes, that. Read more

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I sing this at all the Gawker stuff. Read more