Happy first Saturday of the offseason everyone. To celebrate the occasion, you’ll get two mailbag columns this week! Game 1 takes place on Monday, capping off an exciting World Series. In today’s edition, we continue the Fall Classic and answer your questions about a few teams at the bottom of the standings this season. We’ll also look at small market teams and some of the structures that encourage them to invest more money in their rosters.
The first question we’re going to answer today is about a player we’ve profiled in this column before. In fact, some call him the “Patron Saint of the Mailbag,” an honor second only to his status as the worst player ever in the major leagues.
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