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It is Christmas Day. MERRY CHRISTMAS!

And it is also time for The Sunday Request.

@sullybaseball Encarcion’s OPS+ has declined the last 2 years and he is 33. Would you give him 3 years at $20 million per?

— Bob Buscaglia (@BobBuscaglia) December 24, 2016

In a vacuum, I would not make this signing for Encarnacion. But this deal was made for 2017 and 2018 alone, and one extra year isn’t so bad.

A nice present is under the tree for Cleveland fans on The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

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