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• Rays Your Voice: Offseason goals to improve the offense

John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images How will the Rays score more runs in 2025? On the newest episode of Rays Your Voice, we take a look at some external options the Rays might pursue to upgrade a historically bad offense in 2024. The three positions mentioned specifically by Erik Neander were catcher, shortstop, and center field. Alex Jackson was DFA late last season and has since landed wit...2024
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• White Sox decline options on Moncada, Stassi
The White Sox declined a $25 million option on third baseman Yoán Moncada and a $7.5 million option on catcher Max Stassi....2024
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• White Sox Decline Option On Max Stassi
The White Sox announced Friday that they’ve declined their $7.5MM club option on catcher Max Stassi. He’ll receive a $500K buyout and become a free agent. Chicago also formally announced that infielder Yoan Moncada’s $25MM club option was declined in favor of a $5MM buyout, as was reported yesterday. Both decisions were obvious long before…...2024
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• Assessing Rays 2025 Catcher Targets

Catcher Danny Jansen, Boston Red Sox | Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images How will the Rays address this hole? The 2024 MLB season has reached its conclusion and the Rays have flipped their mindset into offseason mode. One of the top items on their wish list, it seems, is too improve upon the poor output they received from the catching position. Rays catchers posted a .562 OPS this seas...2024
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• The Royals should be aggressive buyers at the trade deadline

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images You play to win the game. The Royals find themselves in the hunt for a playoff spot, but with a flawed team that Fangraphs estimates has a 44 percent chance of making the playoffs and just a 1.7 percent chance of winning a title. They could use another bat that can get on base, and a reliever or two. But trading for players to help them this season could dama...2024
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• Braves News: Max Fried Opens Series Against Orioles, 2024 MLB Player Poll, more

David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports The Braves are hoping for better times in Baltimore. Without a doubt, times are a bit tough for the Atlanta Braves. However, it seems that the franchise and its players are well thought of by MLB players. This was indicated in the 2024 MLB Player Poll via the Athletic. It seems may around baseball feel Ronald Acuna Jr. is one of the most talent players i...2024
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• Braves News: Max Fried Opens Series Against Orioles, 2024 MLB Player Poll, more
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• Gamethread: White Sox at Mariners

Is this the series that finally does in beleaguered manager Pedro Grifol? | Quinn Harris/Getty Images The worst offense in the bigs travels to the Pacific Northwest to face the best starting staff in baseball Happy Monday (ha ha, I know) Sox fans! Your Chicago White Sox pay a visit to the Pacific Northwest for a four-game set against AL West-leading Seattle Mariners at T-Mob...2024
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• South Side Sox Player of the Week (April 19-24): Korey Lee

Mitch Ransdell/South Side Sox What a difference a year makes Sure, we have yearly stalwarts like Eloy Jiménez winning these POTW mentions, and the occasional minor-leaguer done good like Chuckie Robinson. Pitchers get their due, with a start or two in a week that teases the imagination, like Michael Soroka or Garrett Crochet. And every so often, a real curveball of a winner is named, like...2024
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• A Game of Groans

Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Much like the smash hit TV series about a quest for power, the 8th season of the White Sox rebuild is letting fans down. But even after a historically bad start, showrunner Jerry Reinsdorf appears keen to do nothing but watch it burn. Chaos is a Ladder Jerry Reinsdorf — the beleaguered owner of the Chicago White Sox — grimaced in disgust as he watched his team ...2024
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• Braves Place Ozzie Albies on 10-Day IL with Right Toe Fracture, Select Contract of David Fletcher

Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports For the second time in three years, Ozzie Albies is dealing with a significant foot injury. For the second time in three years, Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies has unfortunately experienced a significant foot injury. The injury occurred last night as Albies was hit by a pitch in the second inning of the Braves 6-1 win over the Astros. Though Albies played ...2024
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• Gamethread: Atlanta at White Sox

Surprise ace Garrett Crochet gets the ball for his second start. | Quinn Harris/Getty Images Will the South Siders continue their slide? Fresh off a four-game losing streak, the White Sox are back for a second game against the painfully-talented Braves. By game time, the city will be a balmy 46° and windy, and I imagine the White Sox bats will be even colder. Garrett Crochet gets the st...2024
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• South Side Sox Player of the Week (March 12-19): Chuckie Robinson

He might not even remain in the organization after next week, but Chuckie Robinson made his mark during his time with the White Sox. | Mitch Ransdell/South Side Sox In a short time with Chicago, the catcher has made his mark As Eloy Jiménez continues to pile up great numbers on offense this spring, an unlikely player stepped in during the Big Baby’s few days away from the diamond to snatc...2024
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• 2024 Division rival preview: Chicago White Sox

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images A home for former Royals. After losing 101 games, their worst season since 1970, the White Sox fired GM Rick Hahn and promoted Chris Getz from within to kickstart the franchise. The former Royals second baseman has made the South Side a home for former Royals, hiring executives Jin Wong and Gene Watson, former Royals pitcher Brian Bannister, and bringin...2024
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• Who is that guy? (Part 2: White Sox major league deals)

Erick Fedde had a terrific 2023 season ... in the KBO. | Mitchell Layton/Getty Images The South Siders have brought a million players to camp, so here’s a breakdown of the guys on MLB deals Welcome back! It’s time to go over the guys you might just see on the field this season in a White Sox uniform. roll call ️ pic.twitter.com/WFb2h8hPBj— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) February 16, 202...2024
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2024
"Yet inexplicably, Lee would have begun the season at Triple-A if not for Max Stassi getting injured."

2023
"Angels first baseman Jared Walsh and catcher Max Stassi will begin the 2023 season on the injured list, tweets Sam Blum of The Athletic."

2022
"The Angels announced this evening they’ve signed catcher Max Stassi to a three-year, $17."

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"Max Stassi Is Making the Most of a Small Sample (Again)"

2020
"The Angels and catcher Max Stassi have avoided arbitration with an $800K agreement, Mark Feinsand of MLB."

2019
"The search for catching has yet to bear fruit, however, leaving Los Angels with Max Stassi and Anthony Bemboom as its current backstop tandem, and hardly an improvement over even the position’s meager 2019 output."

2018
"Astros third baseman Alex Bregman, infielder Tyler White and catcher Max Stassi spent an hour visiting with transplant patients, including fan Ed Kascak, who recently underwent his second liver transplant, at Methodist Hospital on Thursday."

2017
"The Astros have outrighted catcher Max Stassi off of the club’s 40-man roster, MLB."

2016
"The Astros placed catcher Jason Castro on the paternity list on Tuesday and recalled catcher Max Stassi from Triple-A Fresno."

2015
"Max Stassi homered for Houston."

2014
"Astros prospect Max Stassi and his brother, Brock, a first baseman/left fielder who reached Double-A with the Phillies last season, will hold their sixth annual Homers for the Hungry benefit on Saturday in their hometown of Yuba City, Calif."

• Rays Your Voice: Offseason goals to improve the offense
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• White Sox Decline Option On Max Stassi
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• Assessing Rays 2025 Catcher Targets
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• The Royals should be aggressive buyers at the trade deadline
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• Braves News: Max Fried Opens Series Against Orioles, 2024 MLB Player Poll, more
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• What’s the plan, White Sox?

Chris Getz asking himself, “A plan? I’m supposed to have a plan? What’s a plan?” | Ron Vesely/Getty Images As if you could ever actually have one In theory, in any business transaction, each participant should have a plan of how to benefit. That is, unless the White Sox are involved. Of course, what “benefit” means can be in the eye of the beholder. For us fans, the idea would be to form...2024
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• A Game of Groans
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• Braves Place Ozzie Albies on 10-Day IL with Right Toe Fracture, Select Contract of David Fletcher
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• Dumpst ... I mean ... roster diving

The fate of the White Sox largely centers on the success of the players surrounding Luis Robert Jr. in the lineup. | Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Let’s take an early-season look at [gestures wildly] THIS Staring down the barrel of this upcoming season, you might find yourself asking some very real and sincere questions about the makeup of your 2024 Chicago White Sox. Like, why were there o...2024
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• Gamethread: White Sox at Rockies

Erick Fedde will make his fourth appearance of the spring with his start this afternoon. | Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports Last Sunday in Arizona before heading home Happy Sunday, Sox fans! Guaranteed Rate Field pic.twitter.com/nc0CEsveMq— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) March 24, 2024 Even though I'm not anxiously counting down like I have in past seasons, Opening Day is now only ...2024
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• The Royals should be aggressive buyers at the trade deadline
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• A Game of Groans
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• Braves Place Ozzie Albies on 10-Day IL with Right Toe Fracture, Select Contract of David Fletcher
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• Guardians 8, White Sox 5: UGLY

Luis Robert Jr.’s struggles continue, with an 0-for-4 afternoon. | Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Don’t let the final score fool you: This one wasn’t close Before the team took the field in Glendale this afternoon, the Pale Hose announced that Garrett Crochet has been named the White Sox Opening Day starter. While this will be Crochet’s first career major league start, he has been electric s...2024
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• 2024 Division rival preview: Chicago White Sox
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• South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 58: Edgar Navarro

It was a small cup of coffee (eight games), but Edgar Navarro got his first taste of the majors in 2023. | Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images His first majors taste was rough, but there’s still promise in this arm Edgar Navarro Right-Handed Relief Pitcher6´1´´180 poundsAge: 262023 SSS Top Prospect Rank 562023 High Level Chicago (MLB)Age relative to high level -3.7 yearsSSS rank among all right-ha...2024
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• White Sox looking good for 2024!

Where there’s a yin there’s a yang That is, as long as you look from a very particular angle Now, we all know there’s a generally negative attitude among White Sox fans as to how things are apt to proceed this year. And, yes, fans are backed by experts such as Caesar’s sports book (the only one I could find which would provide the info without having to sign up for their sucker list), whi...2024
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• ALL the soft-swinging backstops: Martín Maldonado to the White Sox

Veteran presence: Martín Maldonado has had a successful career as a defensive specialist, although his 2023 season was sub-replacement level. | Andrew Dieb-USA TODAY Sports Yep, the South Siders have added another veteran catcher sans punch to the mix It’s another low-risk, low-reward signing, as the White Sox secured 37-year-old catcher Martín Maldonado according to Tuesday reports. Mal...2023
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• Angels series preview: Will Ohtani finally make the post-season?
Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports And will it be with the Angels? Angels fans have enjoyed watching Shohei Ohtani do some of the most incredible things ever seen on a baseball field, but looming over this season has been his looming free agency. The team has never reached the post-season since he joined the team - they’ve never even had a winning season with him. That could change this year wit...2023
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• The Kids Are Alright- Preseason Prep- March 18, 2023
One of the fun parts of Spring Training is to watch some young players perform really well. It can help solidify the prospect status of some, bring some on the radar, and even force a player onto a major league roster. There are several young players having solid performances and some of them have been noted among the players commented on below. In a lot of cases they don't end up heading north wi...2023
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• Braves News: Max Fried Opens Series Against Orioles, 2024 MLB Player Poll, more
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• The institutional idiocy of dropping José Rodríguez

José Rodríguez in 2023, wondering why he was called up to the White Sox for a week to pinch-run in one game. | Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Scrap heap arms > speed-power middle infielder, got it, White Sox There are a lot of other things I need to be doing for South Side Sox late tonight (early a.m., actually), but Thursday’s move requires some follow-up. Oh, you thin...2024
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• Who is that guy? (Part 2: White Sox major league deals)
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• White Sox 2024 initial promo schedule announced

A Luis Robert Jr. bobblehead, likely commemorating a fly ball stolen from Eloy Jiménez. | Chicago White Sox The team might let me down, but at least the promos are cool Baseball fans — we’re just a month away from pitchers and catchers reporting (February 14) on the day of love. Usually, I would love to spend my Valentine’s Day scrolling social media for any pictures and reports of the h...2024
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• White Sox looking good for 2024!
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• Max Stassi slides over to the South Side

Say hello to your new White Sox backup catcher, slidin’ Max Stassi. | Norm Hall/Getty Images Solid defensive catcher, probably close to free. It’s another Jerry Reinsdorf triumph! On Saturday afternoon, the White Sox crossed “veteran catching help” off of their wish list for 2024 by once more standing near a dumpster outside of the Atlanta front office and finding Max Stassi — his uniform...2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for September 4, 2023

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Ned Yost goes into the Royals Hall of Fame. Ned Yost was inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame Saturday. “It’s going to be real emotional for me tomorrow when I get home and dove season opens up,” Yost, who retired in 2019, said. “I don’t like the fanfare for myself. Players who get to this point get to be Hall of Famers for their own merit. I get to be a Ha...2023
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• Outside The Confines: We got questions

Photo by Michael Owens/MLB Photos via Getty Images We’ve entered the final month of the season, and that means something. The Braves and Ronald Acuña Jr. are really good. And other MLB news. Happy Labor Day. Now that we’re into September, Anthony Castrovince has nine “bold” predictions for the final month of the season. You’ll like prediction number 5. Mike Axisa has eight storylines for ...2023
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• Angels catcher Stassi won't return in '23 season

Los Angeles Angels catcher Max Stassi has announced he will not return this season due to a serious family medical issue that has kept him out all year....2023
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• Angels Place Max Stassi On Restricted List
The Angels announced that catcher Max Stassi has been placed on the team’s restricted list (retroactive to September 2). Stassi hasn’t played at all this season due to both a hip strain that required a 60-day IL placement, and a personal situation involving his family. That latter reason has led to the restricted list placement,…...2023

• Angels Sign Max Stassi To Extension
The Angels announced this evening they’ve signed catcher Max Stassi to a three-year, $17.5MM extension. The veteran backstop will earn $3MM in 2022, and $7MM apiece in 2023-24. The deal also contains a $7.5MM club option for the 2025 campaign that comes with a $500K buyout. The deal buys out up to three free agent years,…...2022
• Angels, Max Stassi Avoid Arbitration
The Angels and catcher Max Stassi have avoided arbitration with an $800K agreement, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com tweets. That’s the exact salary MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz projected for Stassi a few months back. Stassi didn’t hit much in 2019 with the Astros and Angels, the latter of whom acquired him at the July trade deadline,…...2020
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• Out Of Options 2020
The following 40-man roster players have less than five years service time and are out of minor league options. That means they must clear waivers before being sent to the minors. I’ve included players on multiyear deals. This list was compiled through MLBTR’s helpful sources. Angels Brian Goodwin, LF Cam Bedrosian, P Max Stassi, C…...2020
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• Jared Walsh, Max Stassi To Start Season On Injured List; Angels To Select Jake Lamb
Angels first baseman Jared Walsh and catcher Max Stassi will begin the 2023 season on the injured list, tweets Sam Blum of The Athletic. Walsh is currently being plagued by headaches and insomnia, while Stassi is dealing with a hip injury. With that pair of IL stints, the Halos will carry top catching prospect Logan…...2023
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• Angels Designate Jose Rojas For Assignment
The Angels announced a series of roster moves Monday, reinstating catcher Max Stassi and right-hander Archie Bradley from the injured list. In order to open roster space for the returning veterans, the Halos optioned catcher Chad Wallach and lefty Jose Suarez to Triple-A Salt Lake. Infielder Jose Rojas, meanwhile, was designated for assignment. A 40-man…...2022
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• The institutional idiocy of dropping José Rodríguez
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• Angels Place José Marte On 60-Day IL
The Angels announced a series of roster moves today, including the previously-reported selection of infielder Jake Lamb. To open a spot for Lamb on the roster, right-hander José Marte was placed on the 60-day injured list. Additionally, the club placed catcher Max Stassi and infielder Jared Walsh on the 10-day injured list, and placed right-handers…...2023
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for December 9, 2023

Stephanie Amador / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK Are the Royals on the verge of making some moves? David Lesky at Inside the Crown responds to recent trade rumors. I actually do think the trade market is what opens up over the next few weeks. I may be way off here, but it sort of feels like if a free agent doesn’t sign by the winter meetings, they hold off for a bit to re-engage. Now,...2023
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• The Kids Are Alright- Preseason Prep- March 18, 2023
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• The Royals should be aggressive buyers at the trade deadline
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• Gamethread: White Sox at Mariners
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• South Side Sox Player of the Week (April 19-24): Korey Lee
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• What’s the plan, White Sox?
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• A Game of Groans
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• Braves Place Ozzie Albies on 10-Day IL with Right Toe Fracture, Select Contract of David Fletcher
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• The institutional idiocy of dropping José Rodríguez
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• Dumpst ... I mean ... roster diving
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• Gamethread: Atlanta at White Sox
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• The institutional idiocy of dropping José Rodríguez
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• Rox: 7, Sox: BAD

Starter-not-starter Michael Kopech had himself another miserable spring outing. | Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Maybe the org is secretly doing us a favor not letting us watch? In a game that none of us could see or hear, probably for the better, the White Sox put on another indefatigable display of atrocious baseball. Unfortunately, I don’t foresee much of anything changing when the calendar...2024
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• It has been a busy and effective offseason for the Braves despite what some might want you to believe

It has not been a decaffeinated offseason, thus far, for Alex Anthopoulos and his staff. | Photo by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images It has been an active last six week for Alex Anthopoulos and staff as the Braves tweak their roster for the 2024 season. Since the disappointing end of the 2023 postseason, Alex Anthopoulos and his staff have been working at a frenetic pace churning t...2023
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• What’s next for the Rays?

Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports Three things to expect this month now that the Winter Meetings are over. This year’s Winter Meetings didn’t feature a ton of splashes, as was expected as the market waited for the big three dominos to fall: Juan Soto (Yankees), Shohei Ohtani (Dodgers), and Yoshinobu Yamamoto (TBD — and expected to sign the second largest pitching contract in MLB history). B...2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 11, 2023

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Here’s what Will Smith might look like in a Royals uniform. Anne Rogers covers the Will Smith signing for the Royals. The Royals view Smith as one option for the back end of the bullpen along with Nick Anderson, whom they acquired in a trade with the Braves last month. Younger right-handers James McArthur and Carlos Hernández also have potential to close game...2023
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