Proper Player Ingredients for your MLB Team's Thanksgiving - No Turkey Zone

Thanksgiving “Recipes” for 30 MLB Teams AL East Power ShiftsRed Sox add Sonny Gray, creating a potential rotation anchor alongside CrochetYankees uncertainties: Garrett Cole’s health, unproven young armsOrioles lose Grayson RodriguezBlue Jays surge by adding Dylan Cease and retooling their rotationIs it now a Red Sox & Blue Jays division for 2026 What does it take to get a top tier player  - Cash - Payouts - Location - Teams Blue Jays Go All-InToronto surpasses the 2026 luxury tax for the first time.Dylan Cease deal building a legacy around young starter Trey Yesavage and a veteran rotation mix of Gausman, Berríos, Bieber, and CeaseBo Bichette’s future with Blue Jays or elsewhere & getting out of Vladdy"s shadow What does it take to get a top tier player  - Cash - Payouts - Location - Teams What’s cooking with the Rays RosterThe club DFA’s Jake Fraley to avoid arbitration—then brings him back and save over half of a million .Cooking ‘up a stew for Tampa Bay’s outfield mix: Jake Fraley, Ryan Vilade, Chandler Simpson, Josh Lowe, Jonny DeLuca, Richie PalaciIos, Jake Mangum.Does Rays’ aggressiveness lag behind AL East rivals.Extend Junior Caminero – a punch of positivity for the future of the Rays & the fansLoving past Rays players including Isaac Paredes & Joey WendleKyle Tucker or Alex Bregman - who would you chooseLongevity vs immediate impact performanceMat  “you never want to pay for what they did. You want to pay for what they"re going to do.”Kyle Tucker with Rays, Cubs, Dodgers and at what price Randy Arozarena - a talent undervaluedVernon Wells - Anthopoulos hot potato unloaded Anthony Rendon & Angels Buyout Gil Meche walked away from Royals leaving $12 million behind Measuring beyond Analytics Mental health considerationsCharacter evaluation should factor more heavily into long-term contracts.Big-moment - Clutch ratingBeing a good teammate & building comraderyReflect on 2020 Rays’ energy and Arozarena/Phillips sideline moments Contrast drawn with Anthony (Eeyore) Rendon negative presence & how moving on could re-energize Mike Trout and the Angels. World Baseball Classic Excitement WBC iconic moment - Trout vs. Ohtani Japan’s dominance, Yamamoto–Ohtani Should MLB should pause season or adjust the All-Star break to improve WBC pitching quality. Scheduling Challenges Across Sports Overlapping sports calendars  multiple leagues compete for fan attention. Women’s Pro Baseball League – WPBL Draft Draft Day party at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers during the first WPBL draft. 600+ players evaluated 120 drafted 4 teams, 30 draftees each, later trimmed to 15 Notable talent: Kelsie Whitmore, Ayami Sato Several players from the USA Women’s National Team   Reflection on MLB’s support for women"s softball vs. women’s baseball Pay to Play & Record – Youth sports can penalize parents & team standings if parents record sports at some locations. Find Mat at @matgermain.bsky.social or reach Mark @  baseballbizondeck@gmail.com BaseballBiz on Deck, @ iHeart Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, & at www.baseballbizOnDeck.com  Special Thanks to XTaKe-R-U-X for the music Rocking Forward