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Plus, with Taylor, they can DH Buck more without losing defense in CF. That might mean 20-25 more games in the batting order for Buck.

The question is: what is the shelf life of a player who got this surgery in 2014? The Twins knew about what the ankle looked like and figured about 18-20 years is about right and offered 10 years. The Giants & Mets were not privy to the info before reaching deals with Boras. If they knew what the ankle looked like, would they have offered a 13 & 12 year contract, respectively?

18% with the two throw-over rule might not be bad anymore. We have to see how many of those SBs were off of good jumps with no threat of a pickoff attempt.

Fulmer moves to the less leverage 6th or 7th inning spot. Good move.

Nice to see Sonny have a great rehab start. But, should a rehabbing Major Leaguer really be considered for Minor League player or pitcher of the day?

I've known Tracy almost all of her life (confession: I went to high school with her mom), I can attest to how great a person she is.

Now you're in trouble with RandBalls Stu for stealing a great article idea.

Pace of play is a problem. TV has has added 30 seconds to each break to make advertising quotas. How about shorten breaks by those 30 seconds with an advertising bug on the TV during play, with an announcer's read of "This 1/2 inning is sponsored by..." That would shorten games by 8.5 minutes (with no in-game pitching changes).

I like it. I would put Toronto in our division. That would put the 2 Pennsylvania teams in the same division.

Anyone have the NESN or WEEI call?

Because most teams see teams don't want players to change their approach to hitting because of a shift. That might screw up their swings. Plus the shifting team is saying a single to the opposite field is better than a double in the gap or a home run.

I wouldn't call it a garage, but a manufacturing process. Let's see how the players on the backfields develop before pooh-poohing the process.

Is there a stat for errors prevented? Because Joe bailed out Sano & Polanco more times than I can remember.