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Pay Day Comes for Chase Burns

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By Michael Baumann Verified
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Katie Stratman-Imagn Images Something significant happens to Chase Burns around this time every year. In 2024, the Reds made him the no. 2 overall pick in the draft. A little less than 12 months later, the former Wake Forest flamethrower made his big league debut. This summer, Burns was named to his first All-Star team, paving the way for a seven-year, $105 million contract extension.
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The Haters’ All-Star Game

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By Michael Baumann Verified
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Kyle Ross-Imagn Images PHILADELPHIA — “What could Jac Caglianone possibly have done to these people?” I thought to myself on Monday night. The young Kansas City Royals slugger has scarcely been in the majors a year; he’s played the Phillies only six times and not accomplished much. Surely Phillies fans didn’t have a consensus view — good or bad — on his college career at the University of Florida.
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The MLB Draft Is Once Again for Diehards Only

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By Michael Baumann Verified
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Michael Baumann, FanGraphs I love the draft. Well, from a broader standpoint I find it morally abominable that workers entering an industry have no say in which company they work for or where they’ll be posted. But since we have a draft, and it seems highly unlikely that that’s going to change in the near future, I love covering it. This is the confluence of amateur baseball (especially college ball, my great love) and the professional game.
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