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And they’ll capture even more revenue when legal betting is conducted at their stadiums through their partnerships with Fanduel, Bally, and whoever else.

Sorry, don’t see it getting done by Monday with these updates.

It’s the owners’ attempt at winning in PR/media. Funny how they gave a hard deadline in 10 days knowing full well there was a ton of work to do. Next up is blaming MLBPA for every missed game, then saying 60 games take it or leave it.

I’m sure we all knew this but the point is emphasized today. Doesn’t sound promising.

“The minimum salary is of course a big deal to a very large swath of the union, as players on the minimum accounted for about 47% of all service time in 2021, though they took home just 7.5% of the total pay.” https://blogs.fangraphs.com/even-with-face-to-face-meetings-a-new-cba-isnt-getting-much-closer/

I agree with the premise of the article but have some disagreements about it. I don’t think improving pace of play from the current 3 hours 11 minutes is going to bring in a new wave of fans. There’s nothing baseball can do to change the fundamental nature of the game. A player will always throw a ball to another player holding a bat, with the batter attempting to put the ball in play. You either like the game or you don’t. 2019 with the super juiced baseball and loads of home runs didn’t do much to change that. Why would people be suddenly interested in where players are lined up on the field, or how quickly a pitcher gets ready in between pitches, if they didn’t like the sport before? I have no interest in boxing, never will. They’re not going to hook me in by having fewer rounds in a fight; or time in between rounds. Where baseball really misses the ball is accessibility. They’ve made it really easy to be out of sight, out of mind. It’s been what, 2 years since they stopped negotiating with streaming services YouTube TV, Hulu, and Sling? If cord cutters aren’t baseball fans, they’re not going to go out of their way to get cable again. Or even stream it illegally. Baseball relies heavily on outdated revenue streams… Cable TV deals, tickets/merchandise, and some streaming options. They rely heavily on regional interest, and barely scrape the surface for National exposure. That’s holding them back from modernizing the sport… Not where players are lined up on the field, or a pitch clock. Those are just aesthetics for existing fans.

Certainly possible. He’ll need a bounce back year in South Carolina. The talent and measurables are there to be a high draft pick. I’m not a fan of the 2022 group of QBs and would rather take that gamble in 2023. This year I want to focus exclusively on defense in the early rounds. A top CB at 12 choosing one of Sauce Gardner, Stingley Jr. or McDuffie. And EDGE in the 2nd like Boye Mafe.

You’re correct I mixed up Ridder being this year. Spencer Rattler is who I was thinking of in that group of QBs next year.

I would move Cousins for a 2023 1st. I don’t buy #6 overall being in consideration for Carolina, but if they get that desperate it’s an instant accept. Having 2 1st rounders in 2023 sets us up well to make a move for one of Bryce Young, CJ Stroud, Desmond Ridder, or another QB that breaks out next year. I would move Hunter for a 2022 1st… Worst case top 50 pick. EDGE is fairly deep this year and we should take advantage of that need if we trade Hunter.

No QB in history has taken a pay cut. Tom Brady accepted below market value contracts for a decade and received every cent. It’s been the same cap manipulations for years… converting salary to signing bonus, adding future void years, etc. Meanwhile the player gets the glory for being a “team player” while the team pays for him after he’s no longer there. Tampa Bay is paying Brady the next 2 years after his retirement. New Orleans continues to pay Drew Brees when he retired 2 years ago. There’s not a single example of a player who’s guaranteed to make $10 million and say “You know what, I only need $5 million. Use the other $5 million for someone else.”

Your point is still valid, but I’d look at percentage of salary cap vs the raw salary numbers. LA Rams are the first team in a long time to win a super bowl dedicating more than 15% of the cap to QB (Stafford $20 million and Goff’s $20 million dead cap hit). The cap is going to continue to skyrocket, so Kirk’s $45 million cap hit will be closer to his market rate than we’d like to admit. Kyler Murray is asking for $50-55 million in his extension talks. All that being said, I’m ready to move on from Kirk. Not solely for the cap savings, which will help rebuild the rest of the roster. Because I don’t think our roster is ready to compete for a Super Bowl.

On the bright side, only 16 more meetings until the owners concede and meets MLBPA at their proposal if they give up $5 million each time.

Twins Daily is a great community and I’m thankful to be a part of it for several years now. I kept hearing about it from John Bonnes on the Power Trip morning show. And it helped me stay connected to my home state team after I moved to Austin, TX. Now that I’m back in Minnesota, I hope to finally meet some of you at an in-person event! I may be frustrated by the current state of the Twins and baseball as a whole, but I couldn’t imagine leaving behind this wonderful place… All I ask is for @Brock Beauchampto wear the same jeans he’s pictured in at the next event ?

Good luck to Bonnes and Matthew. I think you’re going to have a hard time beating out these entries…

This is pathetic.

From FanGraphs: The Owners’ Latest Offer Gets Us No Closer to Baseball Season

I do find it ironic that Barr is no longer under contract the very first year we switch to a 3-4. Now that this is reality, I’m actually interested in retaining him… Since we’re paying him anyways.

I’m on board taking either Sauce Gardner or Derek Stingley Jr at 12 if they’re available. Now that we hired a DC who will transition us to a 3-4 base defense I’ll need to start looking into pass rush LBs as well.