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  1. Northern Star
    Has there been advanced statistical analysis of the importance of the bullpen vs starting pitching? So that we could get a guide of how much attention/money to spend on it in an ideal scenario.
  2. Northern Star
    Where does Kimbrel think his worth to a team is 9 figures?
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  4. Northern Star
    yeah, definitely.
  5. Northern Star
    Bad trades bother me, but only if a team I like is on the receiving end. Otherwise, they're hilarious. Right, Dave? [stewart].
  6. Northern Star
    Reducing capacity to 25,000. What a joke. They say it will create a more "intimate" atmosphere. I don't think that's possible at that dump of a park. Yet they want to build a new one, like that will solve their fanbase problems....
  7. Northern Star
    Is it bad that I'm impatient for these two bozos to sign somewhere? I don't know why it is, maybe because the anticipation has been building for so long.
  8. Northern Star
    Can we get Travis Shaw back?
  9. Northern Star
    As far as I'm concerned, this is an off year. They can miss the playoffs and I'm still kicking back, because reigning World Series champs.
  10. Northern Star
    I understand the hatred of the reserve clause, but I wonder if players today recognize how fortunate they are to make this kind of money. I think for some, it warps their perception (Gary Sheffield asking what the Dodgers ever did for him). I can't blame them for wanting the most they can get, even though at some point the numbers are academic, as they have more than enough for them and any children to be set for life. But the name of the game in our society is make as much money as possible, the one with the biggest pile of cash when they pop off wins. I wonder how many of today's players even know their history, and what the reserve clause was.
  11. Northern Star
    I hate to be picky, but Seattle to Tokyo is a 9 hour flight. I knew it couldn't be 11 because I've flown Minneapolis to Tokyo before, which was 11.5.
  12. Northern Star
    Is some of that where people with certain athletic ability could play a number of sports well and just choose to play one?
  13. Northern Star
    So, what you're saying is.... thanks, Ben?
  14. Northern Star
    Although the Sox drought was long, it has nothing on the Cubs' one. It's generations of their fans that I feel sorry for.
  15. Northern Star
    Harper and Machado should team up and hold a workout for potential buyers. They can pump each other. ("Fletch" reference).
  16. Northern Star
    His name looks like what I get left with at the end of Scrabble.
  17. Northern Star
    The more I think about it, the more I think drafts are unfair labor practices. I assume they must pass a legal test as there's been no significant challenge to them that I've heard of. I saw someone argue for giving each team a set amount of money for the whole draft and they negotiate freely with all eligible players. I like this idea, except it would seem to invite the likelihood of hidden money under the table as ways of going over the limit and signing more top players. http://time.com/money/3838694/nfl-draft-unfair-unamerican-labor-market/
  18. Northern Star
    You're right, not worth a thread of its own.
  19. Northern Star
    I've been advocating for expanded playoffs, but this article is making me reconsider. http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/25664696/expanding-college-football-playoff-simply-create-more-blowouts
  20. Northern Star
    In the midst of this discourse about how much to give Betts, has anyone considered Betts might not want to stay here (very) long term?
  21. Northern Star
    I agree that Betts has been a great player, but my spidey sense is tingling due to the relatively small sample size. My preference is let him do it again for another two years, make a 8 year deal if it makes sense, if not, trade as a rental and goodbye. Maybe I just don't get attached to players as much as some of you.
  22. Northern Star
    Am I the only one seeing the inconsistency here? And best player for the franchise since Williams after only 4 full seasons?
  23. Northern Star
    Remind me why we're giving him a 12 year deal here? He's not a FA yet so can't shop around for more years elsewhere. That's still an unacceptable level of risk for the team, and sabotages the key to give him less money than he'd make in the first FA years. Why a opt out after 6 years? No player would take that. He'd be 32 and on the cusp of declining. He'd want an opt out sooner in case he's still performing at a high level and wants to try for more money, but hard to believe he'd get better than 12 x $31.
  24. Northern Star
    That's just it, though. What if? Teams are always handing out huge amounts of guaranteed money on what ifs. It's a racket.
  25. Northern Star
    He asked for total payroll, not what the Sox should spend on Mookie Betts.
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