“’That was excellently observed’, say I, when I read a passage in an author, where his opinion agrees with mine. ‘When we differ, there I pronounce him to be mistaken.’” – Jonathan Swift
“Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug.” – Mark Knopfler
It will be quite some time before I post anything remotely controversial after having to defend myself for columns I wrote yesterday and also on Saturday morning. I am loath to announce my non-tender predictions as a result, but I’ll stick with what I’ve said all along: Javier Báez, Kyle Schwarber, Kris Bryant, Willson Contreras, Ian Happ, Ryan Tepera, and Victor Caratini will be tendered contracts.