DVR and Keith discuss Brandon Nimmo's return to the Mets on an eight-year deal, the difficulty of assessing injury risk on longer-term contracts as Carlos Rodón searches for a new club, the Cubs' need to add another impact player in free agency, and whether Boston's next young core of prospects is good enough for them to spend carefully this winter. 

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