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TEAM VALUES: How full rosters did in terms of cost per WAR American League Red Sox: OF Andrew Benintendi Salary: $620,500 WAR: 4.3 Cost per WAR: $144,302 The 24-year-old Benintendi looked like the player the Red Sox expected him to be as he built upon his strong 2017 rookie campaign. He boosted his WAR by 2.5 points through improved performances at the plate and in the field. Benintendi’s salary will remain inexpensive in 2019, his last season before he can become eligible for arbitration....

But if you aren’t looking for something superficial, Ingress offers a way to use up all your free time. The premise is that a ‘mysterious energy’ could be changing the way people think. Your job is to pick a side: the Enlightened or the Resistance and try to gain territory from the other faction. Launched in 2012, this is a well-established game which hasn’t had many recent updates. However, at some point this year Niantic is releasing a major update with so many changes it is giving it a new name: Ingress Prime....

RELATED: PlayStation 2: The Must-Own And Skippable Exclusives Backward compatibility for consoles was almost nonexistent without some sort of device, so this feature was huge. The PS2 changed the landscape of gaming in many ways from hardware specs to starting brand-new series. There are too many great and underrated PS2 games to talk about from 2002, the third year in its life cycle, but these ten rose to the top....

The concept of Dead By Daylight is simple, yet effective. Four players take on the role of “survivors,” who have the goal of activating generators that will open a gate and let them escape with their lives. One player, meanwhile, takes on the role of the killer, who relentlessly pursues the survivors, typically with supernatural abilities to aid them. The killers are able to hang the survivors on meathooks to immobilize them temporarily while they hunt down their friends, and eventually, can kill the survivors completely....

Black Friday is still a while off on 24 November, with Cyber Monday just after on 27 November, but there’s no harm in being prepared, especially since deals will most likely start much earlier and run for the full month of November. As with so much tech, you tend to get what you pay for. We’d recommend avoiding the very cheapest, basic models that probably won’t live up to your expectations....

There’s plenty of time to wait of course – next Cyber Monday isn’t until 27 November 2023, a few days after Black Friday on 24 November. Still, there’s no harm in getting ready early and preparing for what you want to buy. As is usually the case, you will get what you pay for. We do recommend avoiding the very cheapest, most basic models. With Cyber Monday sales you may be able to afford to step up to a model with a better spec than you would otherwise – and you’ll thank us later....

RELATED: Best Isekai Light Novels These works span the genres and time periods from the present to the distant past and from the military to the college campus. In order to save you the hassle of searching for good romance novels, this article has assembled a list of the best in the genre. Listed here are all of the top romance web novels available on Webnovel. Only translated online novels are included on the list....

Most of the big design changes have been reserved for the high-end S22 Ultra, but its smaller siblings are still proving to be popular. The cautious upgrades here aren’t a bad thing, considering the S21 and S21+ consistently ranked among the best Android phones you can buy. Key upgrades on both phones include a new chipset – that’s the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 in some markets (including the US) and Samsung’s own Exynos 2200 in Europe and elsewhere....

RELATED: Underappreciated Dystopian Sci-Fi Movies While there is a multitude of different genres to explore, there is nothing quite like a good sci-fi horror to play on a dark stormy night. The only problem, choosing the perfect game can be a real challenge, especially since there are so many available. Luckily there are a select few that players just have to try. 10 Space Hulk (Fourth Edition) Space Hulk is often thought of as the grandfather of sci-fi horror tabletop games....

Windows offers quite a few ways to take screenshots, and you’ll probably find a Prt Scr key on your keyboard which will grab the whole screen, but if you want precise control over the area you capture and you want to easily and professionally edit or annotate that screenshot then third-party software is the way to go. Here is a selection of the screenshot software you should get. Snipping tool This one is built-into Windows, and is different from the standard Print Screen key....

Every wind gust and raindrop is big news in L.A. In Arizona, the monsoon comes and goes every year like clockwork. But what precisely is different about rain in the desert? To find out, we asked a bestselling author, a storm chaser and TV meteorologists who have known both coasts. From his home in Southern California, Dean Koontz, the bestselling author whose latest novel Quicksilver was published in January, has written dozens of books in which the weather adds to the suspense....

There are also numerous romantic comedies available for female viewers in 2022, such as Rent-A-Girlfriend, More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers, Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out, and more. However, these showstoppers emphasize their male leads and miss the mark in terms of Shojo qualifications, and therefore won’t be featured here. 7 Magic Girl Cooking Mastery: Delicious Party Pretty Cure CooKingdom’s treasured Recipe-Bon book has gone missing, and the livelihoods of the adorable Recipeippis (and everyone’s tastebuds) are in grave danger, in every realm!...

RELATED: Hilarious Memes That Prove A Deadpool & Spider-Man Movie Needs To Exist This extends to the musical themes of these movies as well, all of which are great in their own right. Spider-Man’s movies have always featured amazing music, with the main themes being especially notable in this regard. Each Spider-Man movie has pushed the envelope when it comes to delivering a stellar cinematic experience, and the main theme of these movies plays a huge role here....

RELATED: The Most Iconic Anime Girls With White Hair And, for the most part, the best Sports series out there have been adapted into anime by now, but not all of them. Here are some of the standout examples that should have long received the same treatment by now. 7 Real There aren’t many mangaka out there who are even close to as prolific as Takahiko Inoue. Frankly, he stands among the greats along with the late Kentaro Miura and the bizarre Hirohiko Araki....

RELATED: Most Iconic Movie Cowboys There are some great movies out there in which stepmothers are presented as loving, fun, and people that audiences would want as tropes for their mother. Some are as fun as the Minions. It’s great to see a representation of stepmothers in films, especially in a positive light rather than as the evil and wicked depictions that have been seen in previous entries. 8 Brenda MacGuff – Juno As the stepmother to the protagonist, Juno, Brenda is an adorably sweet and supportive stepmother....

RELATED: Genshin Impact: Best Nahida Team Compositions Guide In combat, The Head Shrine Maiden can be a valuable Sub-DPS if players include her in the right team composition. She can support other characters in inflicting damage and has an outstanding Electro application. All these abilities give Yae Miko the ability to easily work with other characters, so Genshin Impact players should not find it hard to team her with the right units....

It isn’t just his own character creations either. Burton has tackled a host of existing properties, twisting beloved characters into new shapes. As we look forward to his ghoulish take on Wednesday Addams (surely a match made in heaven…or hell!), here are some of Burton’s other macabre manifestations. 10 Vincent Malloy (Vincent, 1982) Written, designed and directed by Tim Burton, the short film Vincent is a tribute to one of the director’s favorite horror actors – the legendary Vincent Price, who also narrates this macabre tale....

When choosing a backpack, think about the different ways you will use your bag – does it need to take you from beach to bar during a low-key vacation, or will it be your trusted partner on an adventure through the wilderness? Also consider how you are reaching your destination, as some bags are a suitable size for use as a carry-on bag on a plane and can be easily stowed beneath a seat or in an overhead locker....

RELATED: Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville - Pro Tips For The Zombies Classes Still, that doesn’t mean some of these underrated zombie games are not as good as the more mainstream ones. If players give them a chance, then they might just prove themselves to be worthy of more praise at the very least. So for those who just can’t get enough of zombies, these titles might just reignite that newfound love for the living dead....

The end result is that VR is more affordable than ever before. We’ve done our best to sort through the best offers around on VR headsets and games to help you get the best price. Best virtual reality deals For ease, we’re going to break down the sort of deals you can expect to see by platform. Was: £199 Now: £149 (£60 off) With £60 off, this is the cheapest we’ve ever seen the standalone Oculus Go headset....