It’s hot stove season, and my dude Hyun-Jin Ryu has accepted the qualifying offer to stick with the Dodgers for at least one more year. The Cubs might trade Kris Bryant? The White Sox might sign Manny Machado and/or Bryce Harper? Who knows! Anyway, this episode I have Chris (@gokuffy) on to continue out Kurosawa […]
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