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Awards:

November 14th – Rangers SS Royce Lewis(22, 4/4.5*) won the AL Gold Glove at shortstop this year. The 22-year former first overall pick had a .972 fielding percentage, a +11.8ZR and posted a 1.068 efficiency.

November 16th – Rangers 1B Bobby Bradley(25, 3*) won the Silver Slugger at First Base this year. In his second full year, he is batting .274/.355/.521 with 36 home runs and 128RBIs.

November 16th – Rangers DH Nomar Mazara(26, 4*) won the Silver Slugger as a Designated Hitter this year. His second straight award, he is batting .294/.372/.498 with 28 home runs and 88RBIs.

November 16th – Royals C Kuniaki Takamura(27, 4.5*) won the AL Rookie of the Year Award, batting .332/.384/.511 18HR 93RBIs in 131 games.

November 16th – Nationals SP Glenn Otto(25, 3/4*) won the NL Rookie of the Year Award, going 11-13 3.28 188K in 34 starts.

November 18th – White Sox SP Carlos Rodon(28, 4*) won the AL Cy Young Award, going 13-7 2.96 203K in 32 starts. He also is a first-time All-Star.

November 18th – Mets LHRP Brad Hand(31, 4*) won the NL Cy Young Award, going 3-4 44SV 1.34 96K in 73.2IP in 81 games. He is the second Mets player to win the Cy Young in a row.

November 19th – Red Sox 3B Rafael Devers(25, 5*) won the AL MvP Award, batting .336/.400/.619 43HR 125RBIs in 157 games. He also is a 3x All-Star and 4x Silver Slugger.

November 19th – Dodgers 1B Cody Bellinger(26, 5*) won the NL MvP Award, batting .291/.382/.645 56HR 137RBIs in 154 games. He is also a 4x All-Star, 3x Silver Slugger, 2017 NL Rookie of the Year, was the 2020 NL MvP and has won the 2018 World Series.

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Top Free Agent Filings:

LHSP Clayton Kershaw(33, 5*) 17-10 3.30 253K 32GS 5.8WAR(STL)
RHSP Aaron Nola(28, 5*) 1-0 1.13 5K 1GS 0.2WAR(PHI)
RHSP Corey Kluber(35, 3.5*) 7-1 2.36 54K 14GS 1.7WAR(TEX)

C Buster Posey(34, 4.5*) .286-6-41 .746OPS 111G 3.0WAR(SFG)

1B Freddie Freeman(32, 4.5*) .301-38-120 .958OPS 162G 6.7WAR(ATL)
2B Arturo Trevino(28, 5*) defected from Cuba
3B Miguel Sano(28, 3.5*) .272-37-110 .860OPS 156G 5.3WAR(MIN)

LF Miguel Conforto(28, 5*) .262-26-88 .822OPS 161G 4.0WAR(NYM)
CF Byron Buxton(27, 4*) .272-29-101 .787OPS 155G 5.7WAR(MIN)

When the offseason started, we were thinking hard about Aaron Nola. The 28-year old 2020 NL Cy Young winner lost the 2021 season to a torn flexor tendon and suffered a setback in late November. He will be out until at least May. Not sure if you want to dump a TON of money on that... or do we?

And then, Arturo Trevino spawned. He looks like the real ticket according to our scouting department. 60/60/55/55/65 on the hitting department, a 60 rated defender with a weak arm. The OSA has him as a 60/60/50/60/65 with better defense and 3.5/4* rated.

We will negotiate with both. Depending on how that works out... we may do some additional business at the Winter Meetings.