#josh-naylor

#josh-naylor

The exact nature of the Bucs' talks with Naylor weren't specified, yet Passan indicated that the Pirates were prepared to offer Naylor more than $78MM. This would've been, by a wide margin, the priciest free agent deal in Pirates history. Francisco Liriano's three-year, $39MM deal from December 2014 remains the biggest guarantee the perennially low-spending Buccos have ever given to a free agent.

Deadline for qualifying offer decisions: Today's the deadline for players who were extended the qualifying offer to make their decisions on whether to accept the QO or head into free agency encumbered by draft pick compensation. The majority of the 13 players who received a QO will reject it without much thought, but there are a handful of edge cases who could at least consider accepting the one-year, $22.05MM deal rather than testing the open market.

The days of George Steinbrenner seem like a distant memory in the Bronx. The New York Yankees last won the World Series in 2009, while he still stood at the helm. But most, if not, all Yankee fans still openly echo his philosophy, believing there is no such thing as a good season; you either win or you lose. If you did not win, then you lost. And if you lost, how can it be a good season?