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Today’s word of the day is ‘cause’ as in termination for cause as in contract details as in Wander Franco as in the Tampa Bay Rays. We haven’t heard from Franco since last august because of an investigation into a relationship with a minor. Details are starting to trickle out of the Dominican Republic about his arrest for not appearing in court. What is baseball doing? (17:07) The Atlanta Braves have traded for Chris Sale. They also get a wheelbarrow full of cash so they’ll only pay Sale $500K. Why did the Red Sox do this? Why would the Braves do this? (27:45) Yoshinobu Yamamoto contract details have come out. Elbow clause!? (37:50) Review: Saltburn. (40:20) The NFL has fined David Tepper $300K for his drink throw. And then he released a lame statement. (45:20) NPPOD

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