Wondering when Shohei Ohtani will sign? I wonder if it’ll be before the winter meetings, which begin next week. I can’t imagine he’ll want all the hoopla that comes with those meetings, so I’ll make the bet that he signs next weekend.

On to the links.

Phillies news:

• With the signing of Aaron Nola, the team projects to be over the luxury tax next season. Good work here by Destiny.
• Rhys Hoskins is likely leaving for greener pastures. What are the top ten moments of his career in Philadelphia?

MLB news:

• The Tigers added a solid pitcher to their group, signing Kenta Maeda to a two year deal over the weekend.
• Somehow, it looks like the owners of baseball really want John Fisher to stick around as owner of the A’s.
• The plan for how to sign Yoshinobu Yamamoto is in place. Now teams just need to make sure they’re still signed u