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Nice rundown Luke.

The pattern I see (in Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer terms) is another 2nd tier guy "from the land of misfit toys". M's take another chance on, hoping he's still got a couple years left. "2024's AJ Pollack" or if lucky legit Nelson Cruz FT DH at best. Looking at M's history: from the time A-Rod, Randy Johnson, Griffey left, to the 2023 makes it clear: the M's corporation is built to make a dollars and cents profit - PERIOD. PRETENDING to compete w/top tier teams is part of the business model. Keep asses in seats, sell merch, be profitable, no more, no less. All the top tier guys who left knew this, which is why they left. Fans remain blind, lucky for M's corp. Maybe give each M's FA retread a pallet home in the Driveline parking lot? Such a deal! ;-)

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