Tuesday was shaping up to be a relatively quiet day for the Miami Marlins. The ripple effects of last week’s big trade are still being felt, with the club beginning Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s transition to center field and likely withholding him from the World Baseball Classic as a precaution. But other than that, not much doing locally. Maybe next year for Gary Sheffield.
Then, thanks to a heads up from terrific Twitter user @Sevento17, my attention was drawn to the eighth paragraph of a Los Angeles Times article about the Angels’ bizarre ownership situation (emphasis mine):
It is uncertain whether such a record MLB bid would have materialized.