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CC Sabathia has checked himself in to rehab for alcohol, and will return to the Yankees next season...

Matt Williams and entire staff have been let go.

Shocker.  Hope Theocracy tries to get him and let this Maddon loser go.

Stolen from Twitter...

@Ryan_Davis17: If Josh Donaldson wins the AL MVP, he's the first drafted/originally signed Cub since Ernie Banks in 1959 to win an MVP

Dave, correct that ignoramus: the 20-134 Cleveland Spiders of 1899 couldn't get more than 4 wins from any one pitcher:  http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLV/1899.shtml

Matt Harvey missed a mandatory work out today.  He's probably going to be traded this offseason, especially if the Mets don't go deep in the playoffs and his performance is part of the reason why.  I think we're going to hear a lot of rumors about him going to the Cubs for Baez and a prospect or two this offseason.

If all it took was Baez + to get Matt Harvey Theo and Jed wouldnt hesitate.

Jerry Crasnick has a scoop on CY Young vote that was completed on Monday.

Sources:  Greinke Finishes Ninth in Cy Young Vote

By Jerry Crasnick  ESPN.com Senior Baseball Writer

Sources have informed ESPN that National League Cy Young co-favorite Zack Greinke has finished a shocking ninth in voting completed on Monday.  What seems to have occurred is that Cy Young voters have entirely discounted Earned Run Average (ERA) in casting their ballots.  One source told ESPN that ERA is "unworthy of consideration" because the voters concluded that it is a flawed stat. Instead of ERA, voters relied almost entirely on xFIP, SIERA, and xFIP-{minus}. Using those metrics, Greinke's 2015 season is almost identical to Chicago Cubs #4 starter Kyle Hendricks. One source told ESPN that "if Greinke is hardly better than Kyle Hendricks in 2015, the voters could not possibly award him the CY Young or take him seriously." ESPN examined these statistics and they show Greinke and Hendricks are extremely close, with Greinke leading 83-84 in xFIP- and 3.25-3.22 in xFIP, and 3.37-3.27 SIERA. ESPN is unaware of the actual winner of the Cy Young vote or the order of finish, other than as to Greinke.

Greinke received only two votes in the ballots of 30 BBWA writers, who each vote for a top 5.  One of those who voted for Greinke was 102-year old beat writer Dave Pohld of the Springfield (OH) Times, who invented the term "old school" for some of his older colleagues in 1953. Pohld placed Greinke second on his ballot behind Warren Spahn. The second vote for Greinke was cast by Reb Russell of the Bradenton Post-Dispatch, who placed Greinke fourth, just ahead of Kyle Hendricks.

According to these sources, the BBWA are also seriously considering changing certain categories for 2016, including changing the MVP category to MLMVPNS (Most Likely MVP Next Season). "The advanced metrics are so much better in predicting future seasons that it may be advisable to just forget about actual performance in a given season and instead focus on future probabilities," said one source. This might also improve sample size. "Who cares about this season if we can better project NEXT season," said the source.

The National League Cy Young vote will be announced on November 10. 

I think they would want a package around Castro and Soler especially if they cant sign Cepedes