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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kqrfz7H9x2Q" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to windows explainer</a>
<a href="https://imgur.com/62danPE" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to breakout push notification</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/43781101/mlb-spring-training-2025-one-player-watch-all-30-teams" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ragans article</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&season=2023&month=1000&season1=2023&ind=0&startdate=2023-08-01&enddate=2023-11-01&team=0" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to late-2023 pitcher WAR</a>
<a href="https://stathead.com/sharing/zC0ly" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stathead results</a>
<a href="https://effectivelywild.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_1946:_I%27ll_Be_Home_for_Correa-mas#Stat_Blast" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Kram&#8217;s Stat Blast</a>
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1724UMb6tU6h_rUs1wX9a9axQW6x70jvWvt_PkPfmL14/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ryan&#8217;s Stat Blast data</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uIPALH_6z0R8qabJpXRADwZtl07xVRLi9TwB6bfFkz0/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Michael&#8217;s Stat Blast data</a>
<a href="https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/offseason/_/year/2025" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to offseason spending</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/breakdowns/payroll" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG payrolls page</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/astros" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Astros depth chart</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/astros" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Astros offseason tracker</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/chandler-rome/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Chandler&#8217;s author archive</a>
<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2EJhAka6rD5vZy0t7VqH39" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Chandler&#8217;s podcast</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/cardinals" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cardinals depth chart</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/cardinals" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cardinals offseason tracker</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2024-misc.shtml#all_attendance" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2024 attendance change</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/katie-woo/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Katie&#8217;s author archive</a>
<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/23GthznBlqBwVnpY7G1uId" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Katie&#8217;s podcast</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/02/royals-cole-ragans-agree-to-three-year-deal.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Ragans</a>
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