Squirrel
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Several posters who were on the 'Sign Story' train, already had AM in the outfield ... right @chpettit19
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I'm warming up to this a bit ... or maybe just becoming resigned to it ... at the time, it was a D, now I'm grading it a C, and we'll see where I'm at come opening day
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That, too ... crappity crap crap
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This has a 'Matt Capps for Wilson Ramos' feel to it ... crappity crap crap
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Simmons was a flat out 'never' for me, so I'm fine with him going to the Cubs. Rodon, meh ... wasn't first on my list when there were more options, but not sure I really wanted him even as a last resort. The problem isn't who we sign or don't sign at this point. It's that this is what we are left with, and now not even that. There's still the possibility of a trade. Not holding my breath. We could still sign a legit SS, which would help the young pitchers, to have good defense behind them. That seems to be the only logical plan left, imo ...
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Most CEOs are. You don't really expect him to say much of anything, do you? I don't. But I'd like to see him actually DO something.
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The Cubs got him
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To a minor league deal ... that's a minor league signing ... who will be the first to actually be signed directly to the team? (if anyone)
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Well, it's a start, I guess. All of the rules of up and down and options were always confusing to me, anyway
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This was good. but I have a question for anyone who has read a more detailed report. This above said: The change in options rules is significant, as it will limit teams’ ability to continually keep their rosters (particularly their bullpens) fresh with guys taxiing back and forth from the Minors. Anyine know what those rules now are?
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Okay, that's weird ... do you suppose it's supposed to be 500,000?
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I think this is a good thing. As I said in another thread, I think baseball has become too regionalized. And with the universal DH, I have fewer opinions now of interleague play.
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Trying to mimic your hero?
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Funniest post EVER!
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This is actually the BEST NEWS EVER!
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They resolved the international draft issue, according to this: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/03/mlb-mlbpa-international-draft-agreement-july-25-deadline.html So ... now we'll see what MLB comes back with
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No, the players are not paid during a lockout
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Good thing that stadium no longer exists! Are there other stadiums that are like this? (I haven't been to enough to know)
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I read somewhere ... probably on Twitter and don't remember the source, so, consider the non-source ... commenting on this, and said that MLB had some new things like this all lined up but were waiting to complete negotiations before making any of those announcements, but that in this case, Apple jumped in with it ... hmmm ...
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Yeah ... I would love to see that and think that the between inning time is one of the biggest time wasters. But ... ad dollars ... Even so, I think the pitch clock is also a good thing.
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Yeah, but that still isn’t anything. Owners only to give up money in one area as long as it is made up in another, which signifies an unwillingness there, too
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https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/03/details-on-mlbpas-latest-offer-to-league.html “Perhaps the most notable difference is that the players agreed to give the league the authority to make on-field changes with a 45-day window of initial proposal, in regards to three specific rules — a pitch clock, restrictions on the use of defensive shifts, and the size of the bases.” There were more details in there than what I extracted.
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Yep. Not too long ago, in a thread saying we needed to be more like Tampa, this was one of my points … that it wasn’t just winning, people wanted to know and connect to the players, too. Tampa trades away players so quickly, and while it might produce a winning team, the fans stopped coming and the ownership doesn’t care. There has to be a balance in there somewhere. You can win all you want until the sport slips into oblivion.
