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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Last time around, it was shortstops. Next time, pitchers will be most prominent. When free-agent season begins in baseball this fall, numerous notable arms will be available. Headed by two-way star Shohei Ohtani, likely headed for the biggest payday in the history of free agency, they include Lucas Giolito, Aaron Nola, Julio Urias, Yu Darvish, and Luis Severino. Even if Ohtani were considered only as a designated hitter – his baseball alter ego – that’s quite an impressive rotation right there. Already this year, pitchers are commanding the highest annual salaries, with New York Mets co-aces Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander both at a record $43.3 million. Ohtani’s advantage is age; at 29, he’s 10 years younger than Scherzer and 11 years younger than Verlander. In 2022, his WAR (Wins Against Replacement) was 9.6, trailing only record-breaking slugger Aaron Judge, who hit 62 home runs for the Yankees to … [Read more...] about Powerful Pitchers Top Potential Free-Agent List For Fall 2023

Sui generis. Unique. One of a kind. That’s how businessman Eric Recto, the nephew of Roberto V. Ongpin described the tycoon, former government minister and philanthropist who passed away in his sleep last Sunday, Feb 5  at the age of 86, leaving in his wake a colorful and controversial record of multibillion-peso business deals and policies that helped the country survive its most devastating economic crisis. “‘Keep it simple’, he always said,” recalled Recto, who also served in government as Finance Undersecretary and followed his uncle’s path of carving out blockbuster business deals. “He made sure to train me well.” At the time of his death — a surprise to relatives and associates who said he was not suffering from any health problem — Ongpin was working on expanding his exclusive Balesin Island resort off the coast of Quezon province by building another resort on the larger Patnanungan Island nearby. His record of creating upscale leisure developments include the … [Read more...] about ‘Sui generis’: Tributes pour in for colorful, controversial Roberto Ongpin, 86