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Good points, diderot. One can't help but wonder whether Chicago would be the choice were it not for their geography, and whether or not their geography is enough to forestall the choice.
I too have had a gut feeling San Diego would be the winner ever since news came out that Ohtani was not so much interested in a team's previous success with Japanese players as he was in blazing his own trail as someone who would help turn around a franchise and become his own legend.
If we get him, it will be reason enough to be excited about 2018. If we don't, DiPoto has his work cut out for him.