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  1. Abomination
    You could always award bonus cap space for signing a player who has been in your organization for at least (say) 3 years to an extension that covers FA years.
  2. Abomination

    NHL Thread

    Abomination replied to GD's topic in Other Sports

    As a Canuck fan I watched Raymond play several years. I like him, but I'd be very careful about offering him too big an extension.
  3. Abomination
    I think it would penalize older players too much. I think you have to place some kind of age cap on it, in which case you may just as well keep it simpler and award extra cap for players under x years of age who leave due to FA.
  4. Abomination
    True, but I have issue with that also I think the capped amateur budget would work to solve the same things, but without rewarding tanking (at least to the same degree).
  5. Abomination
    No kidding. I also hate the idea of rewarding owners of teams like the Marlins.
  6. Abomination
    MAYBE 6/120 + posting, but that would make me extremely uncomfortable.
  7. Abomination
    I doubt it'll be extinct, but you raise an interesting point in whether or not the stations have internet broadcast rights or not. Also, even if everything regarding broadcasting remains the same 25 years for now, unless the contract escalates every year (like the Phillies do), the team could be devastatingly hamstrung 20 years from now like some are currently if tv contracts continue to explode.
  8. Abomination
    I disagree with the home region part (although I get the appeal), but overall there could be something to the capped amateur budget. Make it a little more dynamic though, with all non-playoff teams participating in a weighted lottery for budget amount (playoff teams get fixed amount based on how deep into the playoffs they go). That amount can then be increased based on teams losing a (say) FA 30 or under who are offered a QO, and 50% of the amount can be traded. Once you reach your budget limit, you can still sign players but for no more than 100k. Get rid of all other forms of compensation etc. Roll IFA's in as well. Not sure if issues would crop up from this (some less desirable destinations could be at a disadvantage for example, although I think players would tend to follow the money), but it would make things more interesting overall.
  9. Abomination

    NHL Thread

    Abomination replied to GD's topic in Other Sports

    Hockey game gets cancelled due to good hockey weather outside the stadium? Well, I suppose a blizzard isn't good hockey weather.
  10. Abomination
    The Rays designated Jerry Sands for assignment. He could be a rather interesting guy to grab. Right handed bat that plays both corner outfield spots as well as 1B, and hits lefties well. Horrible season last year, but was a fairly well regarded prospect and has good power. Might make a nice and somewhat versatile platoon partner for Lind.
  11. Abomination
    Yup, ask him where we sign lol. I'd take him on that contract in a heartbeat.
  12. Abomination
    The only way it might hurt the Jays is that Rogers is also committed to turning a profit, and we don't know the exact amount that the Jays games make to their bottom line (the financials are fairly vague on the hard details). Overall though, having no "middle man" also wanting to make a profit can really only be a positive for us.
  13. Abomination
    Please do continue to post them. Very helpful for those of us in the BBDL as we try to gauge player value when we run into this situation in a year.
  14. Abomination
    There's no reason for the White Sox to want to do something like that. They're rebuilding, they have no need for a guy like Rasmus who is on an expiring contract.
  15. Abomination
    It's actually quite an interesting article, and I kind of like his suggestions in it provided there's a way to guarantee the "compensation fee" didn't just go into the owner's pockets as extra profit. Perhaps teams losing "prime free agents" (such as Price will be) could also get extra cap space in the international draft or something.
  16. Abomination
    I usually feel that most rumors are made up my desperate journalists, but this one feels like it could be legit.
  17. Abomination
    Man alive Ang could have some fun with this lol.
  18. Abomination
    So what would you have believed if Management said they fired him because he didn't gel with Gibbons? Hentgen is a stand up guy. If they're saying it's for family reasons (and they do in fact specifically state that his dad is ill), you can believe it's true.
  19. Abomination
    He basically pulled a Romero lol. Apparently almost literally "forgot" how to throw due to the injuries he suffered in 2011 which threw out his mechanics. His return to the same peripherals in 2013 as he had prior to that suggest that he's got it fixed (or adapted) even if the velocity hasn't returned. http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/43634906/ (If he hadn't bounced back to the same numbers in 2013, I wouldn't be considering 2012 and Outlier btw)
  20. Abomination
    If you believe it is an outlier, and the numbers bounce right back to where they were after it, I don't see why you can't. Including it is likely to throw the projection off by more than eliminating it does.
  21. Abomination
    Really if you consider his 2012 an outlier (which seems likely for several reasons), he's been incredibly consistent before and (what is hopefully) after the velocity drop (velocity using fangraph's FA). 2009: Velocity: 96.0 xFIP: 3.59 Sierra: 3.77 K/BB: 2.33 2010: Velocity: 95.8 xFIP: 3.60 Sierra: 3.68 K/BB: 2.33 2011: Velocity: 93.9 xFIP: 3.71 Sierra: 3.74 K/BB: 2.31 2013: Velocity: 92.1 xFIP: 3.62 Sierra: 3.74 K/BB: 2.43 Keep in mind that the accuracy of velocity the last few years with pitchfx being unable to differentiate well between the different kinds of fastballs is iffy, although there's no doubt he's lost some. Also, 92.1 puts Ubaldo 30th in the league in velocity last year among qualified starters.
  22. Abomination
    http://www.breakingblue.ca/2014/01/02/offseason-power-rankings-jan-2/
  23. Abomination
    I believe the defensive shifts actually significantly penalize Lawrie's defensive metrics, if I remember correctly on how the stats are now calculated (post Lawrie breaking WAR).
  24. Abomination
    I'd be okay with him playing Drew at 2b too, even if it's not 100% ideal
  25. Abomination
    Pillar is a perfect 4th outfielder imo. Can make contact and hit for average, play all 3 positions at or above average, and steal the odd bag. He's also destroyed lefties in the minors, so he'd make sense in a platoon with Gose if we needed to go that route.
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