Bobby Witt Jr. agrees to 11-yr, $288.8m deal with Royals; Dartmouth basketball players can unionize

Sports Open Line is shortened tonight as KMOX wraps up the Billikens Coaches Show with St. Louis University men’s basketball coach Travis Ford. In tonight’s show, Matt Pauley shares the news that shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. has agreed to an 11-year, $288.8 million deal with the Kansas City Royals. How does this monster deal affect the future contracts of young Cardinals stars, like Jordan Walker and Masyn Winn? MLB.com and New York Magazine contributing editor Will Leitch then joins the show to discuss the offseason, remaining free agents, and his comfort level going in to the season with the current Cardinals roster. Matt wraps up the hour by analyzing a National Labor Relations Board ruling stating Dartmouth men’s basketball players are employees and therefore able to unionize; and the St. Louis Battlehawks have released their 2024 schedule.

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