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The Athletics' efforts to secure public funding for a Las Vegas stadium project has been pending in the Nevada legislature for the past few weeks.Reports in late May suggested the organization and lawmakers had reached a tentative agreement that'd see around $380MM in public funding committed to the project via tax credits, exemptions and county-issued bonds.

The Twins are in agreement with veteran utility player Hernán Pérez on a minor league contract, reports Daniel Álvarez-Montes of El ExtraBase ( Twitter link).The GSI client will join the organization after the World Baseball Classic wraps up, as he's currently representing Venezuela at that event.

I have a tradition here where - usually - I write up a "here's what I did this year" post.Typically I write this just for myself as I figure it's a good way to take stock and really appreciate what I'm accomplished.Sometimes it's just a nice way to say goodbye and look forward to the next year.

The Phillies picked up their $16MM club option on for the 2023 season, the New York Post's Jon Heyman reports ( Twitter link).The option contained a $4.25MM buyout, but there was no chance the Phils weren't going to retain the star right-hander for another season.Drafted seventh overall in the 2014 draft, Nola made his MLB debut the very next season, and has gone on to become the gem of Philadelphia's oft-maligned player development system.

The Marlins have hired Brant Brown as their new hitting coach, as per SportsGrid's Craig Mish ( Twitter link).Brown was one of the Dodgers' two hitting coaches, and The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal ( via Twitter) reported earlier today that Miami was looking at Brown as the newest member of its staff.Under new manager Skip Schumaker, the Marlins' coaching staff will naturally look quite different in 2023.