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<p class="MsoNormal">Allow me to be the first to congratulate Mr. Kerber on a dominant (Damon-ant) run to the title. And kudos to Dean Klein for making a run despite the ultimate futility of the effort.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Of course, Monday marks the beginning of off-season trading and I’d like to be the first to let it be known that the Berliners are in it to win it in 2024. With the following players to choose from, my only issues is going to be who to
cut. But that means there’s opportunity for mutually beneficial trades, for example, one where someone takes Wander Franco off my hands and I reward them generously. Here’s a sneak peak at the Berliner keepers:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Josh Naylor 10 Option Year (17 HR, 97 RBI, 10 SB and a .306 BA)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Anthony Volpe 20 Y2 (21 HR and 24 SB)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Julio Rodriguez 10 Option Year (‘nuff said)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Josh Jung 10 Y2 (23 HR, 70 RBI and 74 Runs in only 468 at bats)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bobby Witt 15 Option Year (‘nuff said)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Clay Holmes 5 Option Year (23 Saves for a bad baseball team…and no I’m not talking about the Berliners)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Brooks Lee 5 Bean BB America #24<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jackson Holiday 10 Bean BB America #1<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Marcelo Mayer 5 Bean BB America #15<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Coby Mayo 5 Bean BB America #23<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Max Clark 5 Bean BB America #20<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Evan Carter 10 Bean BB America #10<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yoshinobu Yamamoto 5 Bean Can you say Yankees!<o:p></o:p></p>
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