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Just checked and this is not true. There is a universe where Puig ends up in the CFL and Juan Soto dies from measles, though.

In what universe is Juan Soto way better than Yasiel Puig? How about, I dunno, every universe?

I don't think dropping 2 affiliates per team would have any measurable negative effect on player development tbh. Modern player development is probably moving the process away from the traditional natural selection process anyway.

lol @ these PRs Spanky is the king!

Just put a trade history note that says Boxcar trades, his nuts, BTS trades, his nuts.

Is he a 2020 J2 guy?

Was Marcus' plea for veteran leadership an unintentional admission of his own immaturity? Hmmm...

Hernandez is > Zobrist. Brantley is > Winker. Hendricks is > Happ. Stripling is in the pen I think so that should be a wash. Wash the bullpens too for unpredictability. Folty should only be one level greater than Arrieta.

I agree with the 6'5" American guy - it doesn't necessarily need to be a dramatic overhaul. I kind of like the idea of turning the Arb 3 year (and Arb 4 for Super 2 players) into a form of Restricted Free Agency like in hockey. Any player in Arb 3 or Arb 4 can be given a one year offer sheet by any other MLB team. If the player accepts the offer sheet, the current club gets a right of first refusal - if they match the $$$ they can retain the player. The effect of that ^ would be more money for the players, obviously. But the owner would still technically have the same duration of control, it would just be less absolute at the tail end. Another idea that I kind of like is a tax during arbitration for surplus service time. I would consider surplus service time to be the years after a whole year. When a team controls a player for seven years after gaming his service time, they end up with something like 6.170 years of service time control over him. I think those hangover days should somehow turn into a tax, payable to the player, on top of their arbitration salary. So sure, you can keep Vlad down three weeks in order to steal a year of free agency from him, but you'll have to pay him a tax on top of his Arb 3 and Arb 4 salaries in order to do that. Depending on how you do the tax calculation, you could actually incentive late-season callups. Say if "surplus service time" of 60 days or less was not taxable - you'd get a lot of August call ups. Edit: I think I am a genius, MLBPA or MLB should hire me

Better question is - when we look at the entire sample of professional baseball players year over year, which traits correlate with MLB outcomes? (people have already done this research - it's on the baseball dark webs)

Funny how the White Sox lost Tatis Jr. in a horrendous trade yet acquired Eloy / Cease in a horrendous trade. The Cubs have maybe lit their potential dynasty on fire with moves like Heyward, Darvish, Quintana...

I'd rather just move the draft a month than go to comp pick trouble. WHO OPENED THIS TINY CAN OF WORMS ANYWAY OR CAN OF TINY WORMS

Moving it one month wouldn't really change this. There's also no issue with where it is so maybe we just don't mess around.

https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/02/19/trevor-bauer-cleveland-indians-training-tools-twitter-controversy-cy-young "When Bauer meets a potential romantic partner, he outlines for her the parameters of any possible relationship on their very first date. “I have three rules,” he says. “One: no feelings. As soon as I sense you’re developing feelings, I’m going to cut it off, because I’m not interested in a relationship and I’m emotionally unavailable. Two: no social media posts about me while we’re together, because private life stays private. Three: I sleep with other people. I’m going to continue to sleep with other people. If you’re not O.K. with that, we won’t sleep together, and that’s perfectly fine. We can just be perfectly polite platonic friends.”"

Can we include Maicer Iztirus please

It's just such a huge weight to be a real leader and carry an entire clubhouse on your back. Impossible to perform every year with a team on your shoulders.

Eric Hosmer says kiss his WS CHAMPION ring with that dirty video, you butthurt youtube boi We play this game on the FIELD with BARRELS. Not on youtube!

I have considered your point. It's not a very good point. Have a nice day.

Hosmer is possibly one of the worst leaders a baseball team could have. This is a bad combination: - Seems like a close-minded idiot - Seems to exude alpha-male leadership traits There's nothing like a born leader who, thanks to charisma or traditional good looks or god-given talent, can successfully convince his followers to adhere to sub-optimal methods of practice.

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/know-your-latin-i-e-vs-e-g/

Sure, Manny Machado is good at baseball but I think what everyone is overlooking here and what the Padres are probably most attracted to is the veteran presence he can bring to this yung organisashinkrjbijreerngkrejngkerjngtjknkjhnkerehkerewjhrewj kerhewjkrhwekjrhewhrjkkerhewjrnjknvfcujdnuivhoiweruj8932ur4893 2weujwefnh989f2n uincvn v89rhj2893r23 whrieuwhnrfewirf89023rh292rnu32jrjkmwnbfjhbfweoirhuj290r123ui4rj9io2urnfiwdns

*blinks in bewilderment*

I suppose we could. If we set it to July 8th or whatever it would eliminate the issue of drafting players who don't end up signing, which would probably be the bigger benefit IMO since there is really no problem with J2 players just going as part of our next June draft as they currently do.

How dare a baseball player want to win! People not liking his persona is exactly what this is. He runs hot and he is outspoken. Sometimes he is wrong, sometimes the passion fuels him to success. If you can't see that, you're just a baseball dinosaur born three decades too late. Rogers ethics policeman Boxcar8 demands that all audacious players be labelled entitled morons and traded immediately.