How will the Arizona Diamondbacks replace Daulton Varsho’s defense in the outfield and power at the plate? And how will MLB replace 10 umpires who are retiring? And how will some of these MLB teams replace all of the money they are paying in Competitive Balance Tax? We ponder all of these questions and more.

“It’s been ONE WEEK since you looked at me and questioned my future with this New York team.” The Mets have still not signed Carlos Correa and we are starting to wonder if a deal will get done between these two parties. We also get excited about a MLB.com article predicting that the D-backs will bring home some major awards, and we take a look at what Cuba’s WBC team will look like after the U.S. permitted MLB players to join their national team.

Welcome to the Valley, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. We already love you. Meanwhile, the Braves continue to extend every single one of their players, Chase Field shot off indoor fireworks, and we are grading Ketel Marte’s 2022 season.

MLB trades for top prospects like Gabriel Moreno don’t happen often. The Arizona Diamondbacks know the pain of trading away a young player only to see them flourish elsewhere. While we have no way to actually look into the future, we have a feeling this one that will haunt Toronto for a very long time. At least…we hope it will.

We are still bubbling about the Christmas Eve eve trade that will bring Gabriel Moreno and Lourdes Gurriel Jr to Arizona in exchange for Daulton Varsho and tools to be named later. Is Moreno the final piece to the D-backs core they have been trying to establish? And how will Gurriel fit into the lineup?

The D-backs did some last-minute Christmas shopping and completed a stunning trade with the Toronto Blue Jays that will send outfielder Daulton Varsho with all of his tools to Canada in exchange for Gabriel Moreno, the number three prospect in MLB, and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Get our immediate reaction to this trade and our thoughts on who we feel may have won this deal.

The Diamondbacks have moved in a younger direction over the last two seasons, which begs the question does Madison Bumgarner fit in this starting rotation for Arizona any longer? We discuss some potential routes the D-backs could go in 2023 with their aging gunslinger.

Never challenge a man that has more money than Santa. Jacob deGrom fired some shots in his introductory press conference with the Rangers, and Steve Cohen may have taken it personally. We are also remaking our favorite Christmas movies with D-backs players.

After signing what was the biggest free agency contract for a shortstop in MLB history with San Francisco, Carlos Correa has unexpectedly pivoted to a new deal with the New York Mets upon discovery of medical issues that reportedly came up during his physical with the Giants.