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The less you hear out of Anaheim http://www.bravesfanproshop.com/authentic-nick-markakis-jersey , the more suspicious you should be."Just to remind, as the s like the Angels are idle does not mean a damned thing. Not in Arte’s world of business affairs.Two things to keep at top of mind:Arte Moreno keeps his business processes and activities out of the public eye until it’s too late for his competitors to trump his moves. And,Billy Eppler likes to work early on the major moves, rather than wait until January.So don’t sit there thinking that we are getting left behind. We are probably just not falling into stupid deals that are already being worked hard.Have some Faith-In-Eppler-HaloLinks:A Little Bit Of Angels NewsThat which Halos in DE revealed to us on Monday, which came from an exchange with Jeff Fletcher of the OCR, turned into a national report from MLB on Tuesday. Speculation about Yusei Kikichi..........Trout Porn..........and, also, fond memories.......... Everywhere In BaseballThe Josh Donaldson deal is sure making a big splash. It is sold as a low-risk deal for the Braves, one that gives them Donaldson at a discount so that he can prove to the market he is still an MVP player. It’s being sold as his old buddy Alex Anthopoulos being far more shrewd than any other GM. It’s also being sold as the Braves just won the NLCS (and here). Just keep in mind that Donaldson has not played a full season since 2016. His presumably healed body only has 16 games under regular season fire, and took the first 10 of those to shake off rust. And the REAL way to think about Donaldson in Atlanta is that the Braves just added $23 million in payroll, to replace a guy who already had a 3.7 bWAR season at 3B.........The Mets (!) are getting modern, finally upgrading their Front Office. BVW, the Mets’ GM who came from representing players, just hired an analytics heavy hitter to be his assistant, and evaluate players. So maybe players should be thinking hard about analytics, too?..........For his part, though Brandon McCarthy Jersey , BVW doesn’t seem clued in to the full extent of the conflict of interest problems he created..........I linked to that MLB campaign contribution on Monday because it is a huge news item in baseball even during this Free Agent window. I can’t just ignore it. My angle was for you to remain aware that MLB is a business that works Congress for favors just like every other business, it ain’t a community service. Jeff Passan over at yahoo! explains that point further.....So does SportsIllustrated.....Exposed, MLB is announcing new donation protocols to push this back into the background..........Thank you Jay Jaffe, for being the guy who used metrics to back up my eyeball test! Edgar Martinez was a hitter to whom I always knew to surrender. That’s HoF stuff..........A vicious slider is so hard to hit, probably because not even the pitcher knows where it will end up once the break starts near the plate...........Joe Buck was bored by the World Series. To his credit, Bill Baer of NBC Sports pretty much shreds Buck - and his partner John Smoltz on all of Buck’s and Smoltz’ reasoning. One of the responses being that Joe Buck is boring.............Well here we go. The sporting league of the Black Sox scandal now has an official gambling sponsor in MGM Resorts...........Hot StoveThe Mets are pimping hard for a deal that could return Robinson Cano to New York...........Jesse Chavez, a guy who did much better before he was under the Halo, and much better since he left Anaheim, is back in the AL West. Just to bug us personally, I suppose..........Here is something that I hope Eppler is way ahead of. Perhaps the new market inefficiency will be to cherry pick among the middle-class ballplayers. After all, we already have the several superstars.........The are also looking to bolster their FO staff with analytics-capable researchers and developers..........Patrick Corbin has started his world tour looking for a fit for his multi-million dollar glass slipper.......... The Duffle BagChicks still love the long ball, but long balls don’t always score the W..........Another job posting (from above), this one closer to Anaheim. How about working and living in San Diego??..........So is “449” some kind of Hall of Fame Magic Number?..........Eric Thames is trying to find the new, perfect, weapon with which to battle Noah Syndergaard..........Happy Birthday, Sosh. I can’t believe that I am older than you............Yadi at Petra. To confess, I am much more impressed by Petra. But hats off to Yadier, because not all baseball players are as productive with their down time..........Previously un-identified film footage of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig http://www.bravesfanproshop.com/authentic-nick-markakis-jersey , discovered at the Japanese-American museum in downtown LA (Little Tokyo)...........Sam Miller, first world problems.......... Also, with the non-tender deadline looming, we look at who might not be a Tiger at the end of Friday night."It’s not much, but it’s something.That’s probably the best description of the most recent action on the free agent and trade markets as we arrive at the non-tender deadline to close out this final week of November. Thursday saw a few signings around baseball, not to mention some rumblings about potential big deals, potential stupid deals, and some smaller scale done deals.Do any of these involve the Detroit Tigers? Of course not. After you make a big splash like signing Matt Moore, it’s always smart to lay low for a bit and see what everyone else is doing. Let’s see what the rest of baseball has been up to.Cano way do the Mets know what they’re doingAs the day progressed on Thursday, what started as faint rumblings about a possible deal that would send Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano and closer Edwin Diaz to the New York Mets grew to a big perplexing crescendo. As I am writing this on Thursday evening, we don’t yet have a finalized deal, but word around the campfire is that it could be finalized as early as Friday morning.This is one of those deals that, as it has grown throughout the day, has left many a casual baseball fan wondering what in the f*** the Mets are doing.That’s a great question. Here is what is currently on the table.Goodbye, Garrett RichardsAfter signing Matt Moore, the Tigers were upfront about the fact that they aren’t quite done on the pitching front. Namely, the organization is still looking for another starting pitcher. Garrett Richards was one guy at least a few people hoped the Tigers might be able to scoop up, just not for 2019 Jose Ramirez Jersey , as he is currently recovering from Tommy John surgery. Many believe he would still be worth stashing for the potential 2020 benefits.Well, the San Diego Padres had the same thought and signed him to a two-year deal worth $15 million, plus incentives. On to the next one, I suppose.It’s tender timeThe Tigers did some good work last season scooping up some non-tendered players that they turned into prospects at the deadline in Mike Fiers and Leonys Martin. The team is reportedly looking to repeat that good fortune in 2019. Keep your eyes peeled in the coming week or so for the organization to possibly take a chance on one or two candidates likely to be non-tendered on Friday evening.The last of McCann?Speaking of non-tender candidates, the most likely player to suffer that fate for Detroit remains James McCann. Many folks have been saying it’s a distinct possibility, and Lynn Henning of The Detroit News joins that chorus. While the team continues to give lip service to what a difficult decision it is, I’m not sure that’s really the case. My money is on the team going with a cheap stop-gap option for the next year or two until one of the younger fellas on the farm are ready to step in full time.Who might they look to, you ask? Some of us around here seem to be rather keen on Matt Wieters. We’ll have more to come in the next few days.No more Kluber?How would you like to see less of Corey Kluber? Get in line. While it hasn’t developed into anything close to definite, reports are that the Indians have had discussions with the Los Angeles Dodgers about a deal that would involve Kluber and outfielder Yasiel Puig.Schoop him upJumping back on the non-tender train, there was a brief flurry of activity on Thursday around the news that the Milwaukee Brewers are likely to part ways with second baseman Jonathan Schoop. If only I could think of a team who might need one of those...Schoop had a bit of a rough go of things during his short stint in The Good Land, but considering he was an All-Star in 2017, he could be worth a shot. Not that I think Detroit takes that shot, but it would be interesting if they did.Flourishing in the Fall LeagueIn some promising notes of good local news, prospects Daz Cameron and Danny Woodrow apparently represented themselves quite well in the Arizona Fall League. If you read through the weird imagining of the future Tigers team taking the field in the first handful of paragraphs, you’ll get to the info on both players who impressed the big club with their recent fall performances.Around the hornPortland is ready for baseball with their new stadium plan. Speaking of stadium plans, take a look at what the Oakland Athletics are looking to do. Will Oklahoma quarterback (and A’s draft pick) Kyler Murray choose baseball or football as his future career? The super expensive cost of a ticket to watch MLB play in Britain this summer.