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Everything posted by notin
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Wrong again. It’s the Furries…
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So $350 million divided by 11 million = $32 million?
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True but each side has to get as much money as possible from baseball until they together completely destroy it…
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We really knew the length of their run, but the point is about how many tank years of rebuilding it took to get there. And how many more since to try and get back. That’s a process many teams go through, and most peak with much less success…
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Now if the Red Sox should have converted anyone to starting pitcher, it should have been Scott Cooper. The dude was subpar with the bat, wasn’t really that great in the field. But he probably threw harder than any human being ever…
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He might be able to eke in at some point this season if injuries pile up. Of course, he’ll need to be added to the 40 man roster first. I just don’t this this situation is all that much different from what he had in Boston. So the same results shouldn’t be too surprising of an outcome
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For every team that works the system successfully, how many never get there? Even some of the success stories are short-lived. How many years did it take the Royals to build an elite farm system with, was it 9 players in the BA top 100? And how long was their run?
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That’s the type of situation Ockimey may find himself in every year. It could be tougher in Philly, where Rhys Hoskins is a considerable obstacle at 1b, unlike Dalbec…
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I get selling off pieces in July. I just don’t like watching the same teams “building” for a draft pick every March..
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No idea. Manfred stopped taking my calls. But my point all along has been the union should concede to the owners’ proposed ceiling if they can get an adequate floor (with proper penalties)…
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And really, shouldn’t every GM act similarly? Tanking for a pick is a joke in MLB that ruins the game for an entire fan base. Not to mention, most teams are not out of it at the beginning of the year except by choice. When you can put a projected .400 team on the field and the best on your division is a projected .600 team, the decision to stay in it can actually pay off…
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Ok, but doesn’t a corresponding floor force some other typically disinterested teams back in?
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The first line is me. I stand by it. I think the majority of players who are negatively affected fall into a category where the negative effect they feel turns into a counterbalancing positive effect for another player…
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Oh I’m on the very short list of Dalbec supporters, but you have to agree he had some serious stretches where he left the door open for Ockimey. And it’s not like Dalbec’s glove saved him…
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Probably also worth noting that if a new CBA ever actually gets done, Philly can make a fairly minor move that drastically reduces those odds for Ockimey, like grabbing Dan Vogelbach or Travis Shaw or Corey Dickerson…
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Well, he was unable to make one in Boston when he was only blocked by a displaced third baseman with contact issues…
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Tampa might not be “stacked”, but they sure do get a lot of mileage from their little piles…
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The problem for Ockimey is he fits the same profile as a 100 other minor league free agents and Philly probably has a few equivalent and incomplete players in their own system that can challenge him for a platoon DH role. Sure he might make it, but I wouldn’t really be all that surprised if it was more of the same for him in Philly…
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I think that the artificial deflation would only affect a few, and making them “suffer” through a $25mill AAV instead of $32mill isn’t exactly a cry that elicits a lot of sympathy. A floor is really needed. And a cap actually makes a floor more palatable to any owner who actually wants to put a good product on the field. And - and this does help the union - increases the total amount of salaried money in the game for players. I think the union needs to concede this point if they can get a good floor. It does become a question of what the floor should be. $50million? $75 million? Is there any number the owners would say “we can live with that.” MLB remains the only sport with these types of levels of economic disparity. Maybe it’s time they got in line…
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While I understand his enthusiasm and confidence, does anyone think he makes his MLB debut for his hometown team?
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Mookie did make it sound like testing free agency was important to him. I suppose it’s possible his $400mill counteroffer was not a serious one, either. “Sure I’ll re-sign. For oh maybe half a billion. Or heck - make it $400million.” If we think teams make non-serious offers solely for PR purposes, why do we think players don’t? (And why would anyone think the offer to Lester was for PR only? It netted exactly 0 characters worth of positive ink.) Maybe the pandemic heavily influenced Mookie’s decision more than we realize…
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That’s all “after the fact” evaluations. Trying to predict who will be considered a good player is completely different…
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While true, it also has to come down to which demands each side has to surrender. For example, do the earlier free agency proposals offset anything the union wants? This isn’t ever getting resolved if both sides insist on each getting all of their demands…
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So let’s say the proposal was: 1. Limits as proposed by the owners 2. Similar penalties on a salary floor of $90mill 3. Ditch the arbitration process (which neither side likes) and replace it with restricted free agency (similar to NBA) after 3 years and unrestricted free agency after 5 years Which side says no and why? (Both might be a correct answer here.)
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Exactly. The MLBPA should focus on those guys. The penalties on the upper tier spenders are an easy concession for them here…
