Festive and Caramelized

<p>We catch you up on <a href="https://www.mlb.com/awards/platinum-glove">Platinum glove</a>, <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34990120/aaron-judge-paul-goldschmidt-win-mlb-hank-aaron-awards">Hank Aaron</a>, and <a href="https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/2465874">Player’s Choice</a> awards, which is like watching  the Golden Globes to prep for the Oscars. The <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/11/09/mlb-free-agency-offseason/">GM meetings</a> happened last week, weirdly during the “quiet period,” kicking off the official Hot Stove Season. We provide the annual <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34997449/14-mlb-free-agents-receive-qualifying-offers-sources-say">qualifying offer</a> vocabulary lesson, with offers tendered to 14 free agents. Scott Boras drives Pottymouth to defend high-end vegan restaurants and Patti to note that hamburger is in fact meat. We touch on how teams for sale and upcoming rule changes may affect the market. </p><p>Solomon Bates reminds us that we’ve never picked a Colombian team, and <a href="https://meridiano.net/beisbol/beisbol-venezolano/254733/lvbp--yadier-molina-explota-contra-mlb---venezuela-merece-ver-a-altuve--cabrera--arraez----.html?fbclid=IwAR1q_WeCglskR8DF3OJHJbWVZ2lyZ85Y3XkV6Dr_94Pfc6klIWEUoE753PI">Venezuelan ball</a> is looking more attractive all the time. Get your vacation requests in early for Baseball for All Nationals in July, with the location reveal coming soon, and a <a href="https://www.sarasotamagazine.com/arts-and-entertainment/2022/11/womens-pro-baseball-sarasota">women’s professional baseball</a> tournament in Sarasota in November. Please check the  <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35012490/babe-ruth-baseball-glove-sells-auction-record-153-million">Babe Ruth glove</a> in your attic, it may  not be from a sporting goods  store. We cross-train with the <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/11/07/1134761991/mitchell-miller-boston-bruins-canceled-contract-bullying">Boston Bruins</a> where the players stand up a