[Ardaya] Dave Roberts said Will Smith is pain-free and has resumed baseball activities.
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She posted this on X so a link isn’t allowed. Doc is vague here but I hope Mookie is in an okay spot mentally.
Sonja Chen on X: Roki Sasaki will make his Cactus League debut on Tuesday, per manager Dave Roberts. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (~4 innings) will start, and Sasaki will follow (3-4 innings).
Identifying the stakes: 1) Currently, the process for becoming supermax eligible is somewhat problematic because the requirements are entirely tied to votes from sportswriters and broadcasters. Every year there are almost always controversial results for All-NBA/DPOY/MVP that have a real financial impact for players due to its supermax implication. 2) There is currently little incentive for players to make a real effort during the All-Star Game, which leads to a poor product. Attempts to create non-material incentives and changing the format of the game itself have not improved results.
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