Astros Crawfish Boil

Astros Crawfish Boil: November 30th, 2021

The Rangers spending over $500MM so they can duke it out for 3rd place in the division sounds good to me

By CKuno Nov 30, 2021, 8:10am CST

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Hot Stove Boogie

The Rangers look determined to grow Carlos Correa’s market after inking Corey Seager to a 10-year/$325MM megadeal (MLB.com)
The funny thing is, after spending north of $500MM on 2 free agents, they haven’t really moved the needle all that much (Twitter - Breathin’ Orang Fire)
The Mariners are also looking to threaten in the West, snagging Robbie Ray off the market on a five year deal (MLB.com)
Brooks Raley is headed to sunny Tampa Bay on a three year deal (Tampa Bay Times)
Correa’s market appears to be shrinking as the Tigers are zeroing in on Javier Baez to be their new shortstop (MLB Trade Rumors)
Alex Cobb is also on the move with the Giants finalizing a deal with him soon (MLB Trade Rumors)
MLB has proposed a new 14-team playoff format as part of the CBA negotiations (MLB Trade Rumors)
The Indians-cum-Guardians will be in Cleveland for a while after a lease through 2036 was approved (AP News)
Marcell Ozuna has been retroactively suspended 20 games for violating MLB’s domestic violence, which feels a little light (ESPN)
For the second year in a row one HoF voter has turned in an empty ballot in an vain gesture of self-aggrandizement over steroids that no one cares about (Crossing Broad)