"For the second year in a row, Lin Guanglai has claimed the AL MVP and Cy Young Award. Just where is Lin Guanglai's ceiling? As long as he stays healthy, can anyone truly challenge him for these accolades in the future? I think the chances are close to zero—after all, Lin won't even turn 24 until next February, and by baseball player maturity standards, he hasn't yet entered his prime..."

"Moreover, according to inside sources, due to Lin's rise, Major League Baseball is actively advancing new rule revisions. It's said that these rules will be implemented starting next season, mainly concerning the role of starting pitchers who can continue serving as a DH even after being replaced—if this rule is officially enacted, maybe we should call it the 'Lin Guanglai Rule'?"

"As the 2018-19 off-season approaches, this winter's free agent market is destined to become the focus for everyone—including 2015 NL MVP Bryce Harper, six-time Gold Glove award winner Nolan Arenado, two-time Gold Glove winner, Orioles star Manny Machado, and multiple other stars entering the free agent market. These big fish are sure to create a bidding frenzy among teams; Major League Baseball fans are in for a treat this winter!" 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Just as Lin Guanglai holds the MVP trophy, smiling for the camera, behind the scenes, team executives are getting into action. Even those small clubs usually not involved in competitive activities are moving, trying to strengthen their teams via contracts and trades.

And the reason they're doing this is simple: they want to gain greater exposure in the new season, thus sharing in more benefits.

Despite the sighs from many local fans in North America that "the Yankees ruined baseball" following their consecutive championships these past two years, according to official MLB data, Major League Baseball's ratings and exposure have been rising steadily, even displaying a continuing upward trend.

After all, the Yankees players are poised, young, and dynamic. Their style of play is a dazzling display of offensive baseball. Even the traditionally boring pitchers' duels are made far less dull due to the presence of a superstar pitcher like Lin Guanglai—especially in the Asian market, where Lin Guanglai's jersey sales and tourism numbers to New York are enough to make other team executives green with envy.

Under Lin Guanglai's enormous influence in Asia and the Yankees' brand value, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the Yankees single-handedly saved the declining baseball sport.

As the MLB pie continues to grow, profit-driven capitalists are naturally stirred: given the Yankees' current dominant stance, competing with them directly may be unrealistic, but biting off more benefits from other teams is certainly in consideration. Consequently, as one big fish after another enters the market, more owners wield vast sums of money, hoping to attract superstars to gain more attention for their teams.

The first to act were the Los Angeles Angels, determined to secure their top giant, Mike Trout, in Anaheim. They offered Trout a record-setting 12-year, $426 million contract—this deal not only broke records across the four major North American sports leagues but made Trout the highest valued player in all of North America.

Next up was the most sought-after pitcher, Patrick Corbin. This ace left-hander from the Arizona Diamondbacks rejected his home team's renewal offer and opted to sign a six-year, $140 million deal with the Washington Nationals.

With the acquisition of Corbin, the Nationals' starting rotation has now been elevated to an extremely formidable level: three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer, one of the league's best young pitchers, the genius Strasburg, now coupled with the left-handed Corbin. Next season, whoever they face, the Nationals should be feared!

And it was right after this trade was finalized that this winter's top fish on the market, the MVP-caliber Bryce Harper, also officially announced his direction—

Contrary to outside predictions of signing a contract longer than 10 years and worth over $300 million, after careful consideration, Harper declined the 13-year, $330 million offer from the Philadelphia Phillies. Instead, he chose to renew a two-year, $68.5 million deal with the Washington Nationals, including an opt-out clause, opting to trust the Nationals' off-season moves for another shot at the World Series title!

After renewing with the Nationals, Bryce Harper immediately called Lin Guanglai, issuing a challenge, expressing that next year he and the Nationals definitely will make it to the World Series and personally end Lin Guanglai's dream of a three-peat.

In response, Lin Guanglai didn't reply with words but simply raised a middle finger at Harper on the other side of the video, revealing a New York Yankees 2017 World Series champion ring shining brightly.

In New York, inside the Yankee Stadium conference room, Brian Cashman and his team are in the midst of an intense meeting, with the theme centered around strategies for strengthening the team during the off-season.

With the joy of back-to-back successful defenses gradually subsiding, the Yankees management has already set its sights on the upcoming 2019 season: as owner Hal Steinbrenner has announced this year's budget—there's no ceiling on the budget as long as they can achieve the first three-peat of the 21st century!