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NYY News: Monster of the Reiwa Era is better than any 7 Boone nicknames combined

Updated Jan. 9, 2025, 5 a.m. by Joshua Diemert 1 min read
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The Athletic | C Trent Rosencranz : While the Dodgers seem to be the industry favorite to land Roki Sasaki at the end of his posting period, comments from the youngsters camp might indicate he wants to play in a place where the lights arent quite so bright.

Since Sasakis earnings at this age are limited, the non-financial factors will play a bigger role in his signing nobody would have expected Shohei Ohtani to go to the Angels, after all.

Sports Illustrated | Pat Ragazzo : While most of the focus is on filling out the rest of the lineup, the Yankees have never been shy about acquiring relief pitchers.

The team has reportedly reached out to veteran lefthander Andrew Chafin, coming off a 3.51 ERA season split between the Tigers and Rangers last year.

The Yankees dont have a lefthanded reliever on the MLB roster just yet, and if the clubs not going to bring Tim Hill back, Chafin could be a suitable replacement.

FanGraphs | Ben Clemens : We close with a pair of FG posts.

First, Ben walks us through the crowdsourced free agent predictions now that 26 of the offseasons top 50 have signed.

The wisdom of the crowds underestimated how rich the market would be, as the top-heavy FA class seems to have dragged up the deals for guys closer to the bottom of the list.

FanGraphs | Jay Jaffe : Troy Tulowitzki is on the Hall of Fame ballot this year, and while he wont be enshrined, the former Yankee legends career certainly started with Cooperstown-level talent.

Wearing #2 in tribute to the former Yankee captain for most of his career, Tulo battled a body that couldnt co-operate with him, and he still managed 40-odd WAR..

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