Chris Lacey

MLB Columnist: @NGSCSports.

[FOX Sports: MLB @MLBONFOX]

The Diamondbacks are acquiring Lars Nootbaar from the Cardinals, per multiple reports

[Yahoo Sports @YahooSports]

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts speaks on the team’s move to acquire Tarik Skubal ⚾️

[PCMag @PCMag]

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[WWE @WWE]

KEVIN OWENS IS BACK!!!! 😱😱😱

THIS IS MADNESS!!!

[MLB Network @MLBNetwork]

The Yankees are reportedly acquiring INF Luis García Jr. in a deal with the Nationals.

[Jon Heyman @JonHeyman]

Nats get RHP Jake Bird, RHP Ben Grable, RHP Yovanny Cruz, RHP Jack Cebert for Garcia Jr.

[Chris Lacey @aecanada12]

RT @JimBowdenGM: Yankees Get: Luis García, Jr. 1B/2B
Nats get: Jack Cebert, RHP; Ben Grable RHP; Yovanny Cruz, RHP and Jake Bird, RHP. Ceb…

[FanDuel @FanDuel]

The Dodgers really owe $1.1 BILLION in deferred money to players 😳

They'll be paying:
⚾️ Shohei Ohtani: Until 2043
⚾️ Mookie Betts: Until 2044
⚾️ Blake Snell: Until 2046
⚾️ Freddie Freeman: Until 2040
⚾️ Will Smith: Until 2043
⚾️ Kyle Tucker: Until 2045
⚾️ Tommy Edman: Until 2044
⚾️ Teoscar Hernandez: Until 2039
⚾️ Tanner Scott: Until 2039
⚾️ Edwin Diaz: Until 2047

Wild.

[Deadline @DEADLINE]

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' with a $927M global opening at 90,000 screens worldwide was the second best ever for the motion picture industry, behind Avengers: Endgame‘s reported $1.22 billion global record bow and ahead of 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War‘s reported $640.5M. The global projection by Sony for Brand New Day was $425M WW.

Read more here: https://t.co/H6q8MVIOgL

[ComicBook.com @ComicBook]

‘SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY’ opens globally with $875M

This is the second biggest opening weekend ever, only behind ‘Avengers: Endgame’

[The Hollywood Reporter @THR]

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Soars to $355M for Second-Biggest Opening Weekend Ever https://t.co/iwsoeIkq5M

[Bloomberg @business]

Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the latest film starring Tom Holland as a superhero with arachnid-like powers, generated the largest opening weekend ticket sales of any film this year, and the second-highest in Hollywood history. https://t.co/A7srJ2Q1Qg

[Variety @Variety]

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Swings to Mind-Blowing $355 Million Debut, Second-Biggest Opening Weekend in Box Office History https://t.co/xjovVOJTHr

[Variety @Variety]

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has earned an estimated $355M, making it the second-biggest domestic opening in box office history:

• It trails “Avengers: Endgame” ($357M) by only $2M and could still break the record if Monday's actuals come in above estimates

• Christopher Nolan's “The Odyssey” earned $51M in its third weekend, helping power the biggest collective weekend in domestic box office history with more than $406M

• Marvel Studios now holds the four biggest domestic openings of all-time, with “Spider-Man: No Way Home” ($260M) at No. 3 and “Avengers: Infinity War” ($257M) at No. 4

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[PW Chronicle @_PWChronicle]

Oba Femi sends a heartfelt message to Brock Lesnar after Lesnar proclaimed Femi as ‘The Future’ —

“We all know Brock is a beast, he presents as a beast, he’s a monster, he’s been dominant for 25 years. But he is still very much human, he’s a human-being, he’s a man, he’s a father, he’s an athlete, he has feelings as well.

So to Brock, I wish you all the best, man. I really do.

Go hunting, do what you do, go be a father, go be a human being, you’ve earned this. In the ring, in the cage, everything you’ve done, you’re the best, you’re one of the greatest minds of professional wrestling

And I hope when all this is said and done, everybody knows that.”

— via #SummerSlam Post-Show

[Underdog MLB @UnderdogMLB]

Early expectation is for Tarik Skubal to make Dodgers debut on Tuesday, per @JesseRogersESPN.

[FanDuel Sportsbook @FDSportsbook]

The Dodgers' Top 100 prospects after trading for Tarik Skubal:

⚾️ Josue De Paula — No.4
⚾️ Mike Sirota — No.11
⚾️ Eduardo Quintero — No.19
⚾️ Emil Morales — No.24
⚾️ Christian Zazueta — No.66
⚾️ Charles Davalan — No.81
⚾️ James Tibbs III — No.89

THE MOST OF ANY MLB TEAM 🤯

[MLB @MLB]

4x World Series champion and 2018 AL MVP 😤

Mookie Betts has put together quite the career ⭐

[PW Chronicle @_PWChronicle]

CM Punk responds to Big E asking if Punk had any feelings over Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar main eventing over him and Cody Rhodes —

“Of course I had feelings about that. But I’m not one of these guys that has it in their contract that I HAVE to close the show. Listen ladies and gentlemen, there’s a main event and there’s the match that goes last, it ain’t for me to decide. I’m too old for that.

I’m just gonna lace my boots up and beat somebody’s ass. That’s all I know. Whether I’m first, whether I’m before intermission, whether I’m the popcorn match, whether I’m semi-main main. CM Punk is ALWAYS the main event.”

— via #SummerSlam Post-Show

[Maury Brown @BizballMaury]

Some thoughts on the Skubal trade:

1 - Clearly, it’s going to ramp up talks of MLB needing a salary cap system.

2 - “But, Maury, it was a trade. The Tigers controlled this.” This is true, but the Dodgers can jettison top prospects much easier than other clubs, namely the Brewers and Rays. Dodgers can fill mistakes through FA.

3 - Before last night, the narrative has been small markets leading races upending MLB’s cap argument. This remains true… for now. I dug deep into what competitive balance and economic parity means with the dueling proposals by MLB and the MLBPA and why they see it all through different lenses (link in the comments)