Shota Imanaga says he chose #18 in honor of Ben Zobrist.
"I chose #18, I was looking through Chicago and Cubs history, I saw that was the number that Ben Zobrist wore and I wanted to be the player he was too."
(📸: @cubs)
@slmervis@Econ_Sport_Prof Making Shohei the face of the franchise will have overwhelmingly positive effects for the Cubs Organization. Ohtani will cost a lot of money, but the long-term benefits are worth it
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@grant_warnick @Econ_Sport_Prof A lot of people didn't really understand or seem to care for the in-season tournament, so giving it more publicity is huge for the NBA
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This shows the overall value of last year's trade of the #1 pick, goes to show how valued college athletes can be for some franchises and only raises the question of what that value looks like for next draft
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By firing Frank Reich, the Panthers believe they are trying to help Bryce Young. A reminder of what they gave up to get him:
Bears receive:
🏈WR DJ Moore
🏈2023 first-round pick (OT Darnell Wright)
🏈2023 second-round pick (CB Tyrique Stevenson)
🏈2024 first-round pick (currently No. 1 overall pick)
🏈2025 second-round pick
Panthers receive:
🏈2023 No. 1 pick (Bryce Young)