Summary

"Billy, of the 20,000 notable players for us to consider, l believe that there's a championship team of 25 [now 26] people that we can afford because everyone else in baseball undervalues them like an island of misfit toys." Yes, the team that won an American League-best 98 games and reached the 2026 World Series is a roster made up primarily of players who either weren't drafted or weren't signed as an international free agent signing by the Rays.

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