Cuba, Complicity, and Christmas Beer on New Years

<p>We kick off the new year with Rockies and Rangers boyfriends. Patti is already considering Rangers pitching for our wacky fantasy league, but that’s separate from picking <a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/rangers/prospects/craziest-year-josh-smith-excited-texas-rangers-direction">Josh Smith</a>, because LSU and other compelling factors.  Pottymouth selects <a href="https://theathletic.com/954357/2019/04/30/i-love-you-nathaniel-parents-cherish-nate-lowes-major-league-debut-for-rays/">Nathaniel Lowe</a> because he’s a pottymouth, and other compelling reasons. For the Rockies, Patti and Dante Bichette both see the potential in <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/path-to-the-draft-top-prospect-brendan-rodgers-works-daily-to-keep-his-dream-going/c-108429596">Brendan Rodgers</a>, and Pottymouth likes that <a href="https://gazette.com/sports/colorado-rockies/baseball-saved-me-yonathan-dazas-journey-from-venezuela-to-the-colorado-rockies/article_bab403aa-ff22-11ec-a8c4-0f67fff6e566.html">Yonatan Daza</a> is always dancing. A Dominican court convicted ten people on charges including criminal organization, use of illegal firearms, attempted murder, and complicity in the murder attempt of <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/dominican-officials-sentence-10-to-prison-for-trying-to-kill-hall-of-famer-david-ortiz-000131524.html">David Ortiz</a> in 2019. Former Oriole Adam Jones helps Pottymouth’s dad feel better about the Red Sox. We reassure you that movement is happening, quietly and slowly, toward the minor league’s first <a href="https://theathletic.com/4036712/2022/12/27/mlb-minor-league-collective-bargaining/">collective bargaining agreement</a>.</p><p><br>So much happening in international baseball including a preview of the <a href="https://www.seriedelcaribe.net/articulos/calendario-serie-del-caribe/">Serie del Caribe</a>, a heads up to start making plans for the <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-ix-womens-baseball-world-cup-group-a/news/canada-to-host-ix-womens-baseball-world-cup-finals-and-group-a-in