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Old 02-05-2019, 11:45 PM   #1
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Detroit Tigers Spring Training - Voice of the Turtle - Ernie Harwell - YouTube


Some interesting changes coming. These are the proposals going back and forth between MLB/MLBPA

1) MLBPA is pushing for universal DH, and wants it in time for the 2019 season. While it's not going to happen this year, it's going to happen sooner or later. (If I had to guess, I would say that this is one of the things that gets thrown in to satisfy the players after the 2021 strike/CBA bargaining)

2) MLB wants to reduce mound visits to a max 3 per team per game in 2020. (I think this is ridiculous, personally. I can understand you don't want the great debate out there, but this is way past ridiculous)

3) MLB has offered to raise the amount of players on the roster from 25 to 26, but they want to reduce the expanded rosters (Sept1) from 40 to 28. (I would support reducing the 40 man expanded rosters to something like 32-34)

4) MLB wants to pass a rule requiring pitchers to stay in the game for at least three batters. (My response: Hey purists, want to defend the sanctity of the game? You keep talking about how double switches and lineup shenanigans to pinch hit for the pitchers is part of the game, how is limiting Strategic reliever match ups a good thing. If they absolutely MUST have it, which I'm strongly against, it should be two batters, MAX.)

5) Last year's pace-of-play proposals (20 second pitch clock, reduction of total mound visits to 5, and baserunners start on base after 10th inning of Spring Training and All-Star Game) will be put into place this year with or without MLBPA ok.

(the Athletic piece mentioned in this story is behind their paywall)

MLB rule changes for 2019? Three-batter requirement for all pitchers, universal DH reportedly being discussed - CBSSports.com
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Old 02-06-2019, 01:38 AM   #2
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Some interesting changes coming. These are the proposals going back and forth between MLB/MLBPA


1) MLBPA needs to fuck off. I'd sooner see them strike permanently than institute that bullshit.

2) silly

3) nothing but an ownership power play on that, no rule (that I'm aware of) requires teams to call up to the max so if they choose to put themselves at a disadvantage to save a few dollars, let that be on them

4) considerably sillier than #2. But don't blame purists for not stopping it (which kinda seemed to be what you were doing), none of us with any sense of what baseball is supports any of this fucktard stuff

5) whoever came up with that runner at 2nd horseshit ought to be hung by the neck in the public square until dead & their corpse left in place until nothing remains but sun-bleached bones
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Old 02-06-2019, 06:33 AM   #3
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The extra innings thing for me would be a killer. It's honestly one of the dumbest ideas I've ever heard.
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Old 02-06-2019, 06:45 AM   #4
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I don't get the appeal of watching some guy who never takes batting practice and does not ever bat go up there and take 3 terrible hacks and sit back down. They may as well choose a fan at random in the game and at least make it interesting. "Because our ancestors did it" is not always the best thing.
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Old 02-06-2019, 07:18 AM   #5
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I'd be fine with #1.

As for the pace of play changes, I think it's all a bunch of BS. The reason games take longer today than they did say 40 years ago is because of all of the tv commercials. If you want to get some time back, remove some commercials. They won't do that because it would cost revenue. So, instead they need to create this BS rules.

You limit the amount of visits to the mound and you save maybe 10-15 minutes per game when commercials are like 45-60 minutes of time over the course of the game.

I think they should embrace the game for what it is. It's just a slow game.
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Old 02-06-2019, 08:11 AM   #6
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1) This is eventually going to happen, so...

2) I'd rather keep the catcher mound visits and add a limit to coaches visits at 3 per game. Any other time, you just go to the home plate umpire and tell him the change. Also, limit the warm up pitches once the change is made to 3 pitches.

3) 26, then 32.

4) Stoopid

5) I like these, but I didn't realize there was a pitch clock.
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Old 02-06-2019, 09:09 AM   #7
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The extra innings thing for me would be a killer. It's honestly one of the dumbest ideas I've ever heard.

It’s like deciding an nfl game with a field goal kicking contest.

Beaseballs biggest problem isn’t pace of play, it’s the lack of marketing their stars. Probably 10% of people east of the Rockies would walk past Mike Trout and recognize him. .
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Old 02-06-2019, 09:47 AM   #8
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Old 02-06-2019, 10:00 AM   #9
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I don't get the appeal of watching some guy who never takes batting practice and does not ever bat go up there and take 3 terrible hacks and sit back down. They may as well choose a fan at random in the game and at least make it interesting. "Because our ancestors did it" is not always the best thing.

Yeah, not that good hitting pitchers were ever a big thing, but there have been a number of good hitting pitchers that added value to themselves by being good hitters.
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Old 02-06-2019, 10:07 AM   #10
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I have always hated the Designated Hitter, but Madison Bumgarner really ruined it for me.
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Old 02-06-2019, 10:20 AM   #11
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1) This is eventually going to happen, so...

2) I'd rather keep the catcher mound visits and add a limit to coaches visits at 3 per game. Any other time, you just go to the home plate umpire and tell him the change. Also, limit the warm up pitches once the change is made to 3 pitches.

3) 26, then 32.

4) Stoopid

5) I like these, but I didn't realize there was a pitch clock.


That's a good one. I would go even further, and say no warm-up pitches. You warmed up in the bullpen, didn't you?

Why do we have to have a commercial break for every pitching change. That would save a lot of time and one reason baseball gets interminable to watch in late innings.

I'm for the pitching mound visit limits also.

I'm also fine with the DH in both leagues.

I do not like the pitch clock. At all. Or the extra innings runner thing. Sure, it's good in softball where you literally have unhittable pitchers facing off at times. This is the Major Leagues. You want to score, earn it.

I also don't get why they would want to limit the September rosters. They can already self-limit. Sounds like term limits. Seems like a negotiating tactic to have something easy you're "giving up".
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Old 02-06-2019, 10:22 AM   #12
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The extra innings runner on second thing is for meaningless games, right? Spring Training and All-Star? I don't see that as too bad. Get a "winner" for a game that doesn't mean much. That's fine.
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Old 02-06-2019, 10:52 AM   #13
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Yeah, but in Spring Training they can just declare games a tie after 9 innings, so just do that. I don't know why you're playing extra innings in Spring Training anyway.
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Old 02-06-2019, 11:39 AM   #14
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1. I HATE the DH...don't want it in the NL.

2. Stupid

3. I'd rather have 26 on a roster than a DH in the NL...

4. I like the idea of forcing a pitcher to face multiple batters. Force pitchers to be more versatile and stop all the pitching changes. Plus it creates a whole new set of decisions around when to change pitchers and which pitchers to use. Could be fascinating.

5. speed up game items are ok, and the extra-innings rule for exhibition games doesn't bother me, as long as it doesn't somehow manage to show up in real ball games. I'd rather just see the exhibition games end in a tie.

Baseball has a lot of problems and these aren't going to make that much of a difference in the long run. I agree with Tom Verducci the biggest issue is nothing happens for long stretches...
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Old 02-06-2019, 12:55 PM   #15
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I know why it doesn't happen, but I've always thought that Baseball would be the absolutely perfect sport to adopt the soccer-style permanent banner ads with no commercial break broadcast system. It would solve all these problems at the same time.
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Old 02-06-2019, 01:03 PM   #16
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Dola: the Giants met with Harper recently. It's an interesting matchup that I still think is too far-fetched to actually happen, but there's plenty of pros and cons:

Pros:
  • Giants have a glaring need for Power, OF help, and a big name.
  • Harper will still be young enough to have something left in the tank in three years when the Giants are likely to be relevant again.
  • Though their finances aren't great right now (~ $10m over the Luxury Tax if they sign Harper to a $30m/year deal), in two years they basically have no one under contract, and it isn't super far-fetched for them to sign Harper AND stay under the tax right now.

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  • Free agent hitters don't sign here because of the Park's reputation for suppressing offense.
  • Why would Harper sign with a team as old and bad as the Giants?
  • Why would the Giants commit several hundred million dollars to one player when the team has so far to go to become relevant again?
  • His OF defense was freaking awful at age 25, and the Giants have arguably the most difficult Right Field in all of baseball to play in.

It's a fascinating combination of circumstances.
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Old 02-06-2019, 03:28 PM   #17
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[*]His OF defense was freaking awful at age 25, and the Giants have arguably the most difficult Right Field in all of baseball to play in.[/list]
It's a fascinating combination of circumstances.

One-year defensive metrics are notoriously fickle.

And, likely, "I'm a year away from cashing in" might have played a role in his decisions on how hard to pursue balls out there. Get that ten-year guaranteed contract, and maybe the 2019 numbers look way better.
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Old 02-06-2019, 03:46 PM   #18
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One-year defensive metrics are notoriously fickle.

And, likely, "I'm a year away from cashing in" might have played a role in his decisions on how hard to pursue balls out there. Get that ten-year guaranteed contract, and maybe the 2019 numbers look way better.

Fair, but his defense isn't exactly inspiring over multiple years as well, if I remember correctly.
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Old 02-06-2019, 04:24 PM   #19
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I would prefer no DH in either league, but if the choice was 1 or both I say both.

I like increasing roster size to 26, but think expanded should be at least 30 so a few top prospects can get some end of season MLB time.

Pitch clock is a great idea, but 20 seconds?
1-15 second pitch clock
2-Batter has to stay in the box once he steps in unless he is hurt (such as fouling a ball off the instep or a hummingbird flies into his mouth) The pace of play is worse than fucking Test Cricket right now.

Everything else I could either care less about or it's stupid (I.E extra inning courtesy runners, though I could deal with it in the All-Star game, just not ever regular season)

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Old 02-06-2019, 04:34 PM   #20
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Extra inning runners is dumb.
I prefer something like game day active pitchers vs set batter requirements. You get 4-5 relievers and one(or more) emergency guy if the game goes extras or is a blowout.
26 regulars is fine but no more than 13 total pitchers.
DH is kinda dumb, and I don’t have a strong opinion on it.
But if I’m seeing the Yankees in an NL stadium I’d rather see Giancarlo hit instead of JA Happ.
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Old 02-06-2019, 05:19 PM   #21
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1) MLBPA needs to fuck off. I'd sooner see them strike permanently than institute that bullshit.

2) silly

3) nothing but an ownership power play on that, no rule (that I'm aware of) requires teams to call up to the max so if they choose to put themselves at a disadvantage to save a few dollars, let that be on them

4) considerably sillier than #2. But don't blame purists for not stopping it (which kinda seemed to be what you were doing), none of us with any sense of what baseball is supports any of this fucktard stuff

5) whoever came up with that runner at 2nd horseshit ought to be hung by the neck in the public square until dead & their corpse left in place until nothing remains but sun-bleached bones

What he said.
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Old 02-06-2019, 05:53 PM   #22
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I think they should make the roster limit 27 with two inactives (I’d imagine yesterday’s and tomorrow’s starting pitchers).

I used to be completely against the DH for all, but there over the last few years I have seen too many numbnuts managers overthink pinch hit/substitutions.

Salary floor/cap would be nice, too. I have no beef with the Red Sox because they have developed a lot of their own talent to offset things, but they paid Pablo Sandoval, Hanley Ramirez and Rusney Castillo something like $50M not to play for them last season and still won the championship. In other sports, making bad decisions like that would have pretty devastating consequences. In the MLB, they can still outspend all but 5 or 6 teams.
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Old 02-07-2019, 05:25 PM   #24
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I also don't get why they would want to limit the September rosters. They can already self-limit. Sounds like term limits. Seems like a negotiating tactic to have something easy you're "giving up".

It's to allow teams to cut back on service time accrued. Think of it as the other end of the calendar that sees teams stashing players in the minors until mid-May despite them being major league ready.
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Old 02-07-2019, 06:05 PM   #25
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There's also a lot of complaints about all the pitching changes in September games.
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Old 02-08-2019, 09:32 PM   #26
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The Marlins in a nutshell from an article on ESPN.

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Of the Marlins' all-time top 25 players, by WAR -- Realmuto ranks 16th -- 23 have now been traded away, rather than held onto until they reached free agency.
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Old 02-16-2019, 10:36 AM   #27
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Orioles' long time radio play by play guy, Joe Angel, announced his retirement this week. He made a lot of crappy baseball more entertaining to listen to.
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The Marlins in a nutshell from an article on ESPN.

On the flip side if the World Series title is desired achievement (I would argue that regular seasons, attendance, revenue, etc are just as important) they have won more since their inception than everyone but Boston, New York, San Francisco, Toronto, and St. Louis. (And are tied with Toronto and St. Louis)
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Orioles' long time radio play by play guy, Joe Angel, announced his retirement this week. He made a lot of crappy baseball more entertaining to listen to.

Why now? I wonder if this was planned or if he’s being driven away by Angelos as was Jon Miller.
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Why now? I wonder if this was planned or if he’s being driven away by Angelos as was Jon Miller.

He's in his early 70's I think. Had heard some rumor type stuff that he was thinking of either cutting back or retiring altogether. Maybe the thought of watching another 50-ish win team again pushed his decision?

Then again, can't ever totally rule out the Angelos factor.
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On the flip side if the World Series title is desired achievement (I would argue that regular seasons, attendance, revenue, etc are just as important) they have won more since their inception than everyone but Boston, New York, San Francisco, Toronto, and St. Louis. (And are tied with Toronto and St. Louis)

I can't speak for hardcore Marlins fans* but I would think that playoffs would be the desired achievement because every time they have made the playoffs(2), they have won the World Series(2).

*Yes, actually are a few hardcore Marlins fans.
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I can't speak for hardcore Marlins fans* but I would think that playoffs would be the desired achievement because every time they have made the playoffs(2), they have won the World Series(2).

*Yes, actually are a few hardcore Marlins fans.

Miami is a tough market. I have no problem with the way they do things. Win and strip it down and win again in 5 years. Best way to use that market.
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Old 02-17-2019, 05:26 PM   #33
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No need to lie, Miami is not even a good sports market.

That being said, the distrust of the Marlins organization under all ownership groups is unique even for that market.
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Unless I missed it why aren't the Dodgers going for Harper or resigning Manny Machado..sp? They have more money than God and it seems they don't care about the over the amount tax line.

38 days till opening day.......

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Old 02-18-2019, 09:42 AM   #35
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Unless I missed it why aren't the Dodgers going for Harper or resigning Manny Machado..sp? They have more money than God and it seems they don't care about the over the amount tax line.

38 days till opening day.......

They don't want to go over the tax line. Doesn't mean they won't but had Ryu not signed that QO, they might be more involved
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Old 02-18-2019, 09:53 AM   #36
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With all this talk of teams not spending, my Brewers actually spending a bit. As they should be with their window wide open. To be fair, they aren't handing out huge long-term deals but they are getting some nice players on one-year deals like Grandal and Moustakas. From what I've seen, their payroll will be in the $125 million range this year, highest in team history.
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Old 02-18-2019, 11:03 AM   #37
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I dont think its a spending problem, I think it is a time problem. As i length of contracts. No one wants to get saddled like the Angels did with Pujols.

2 years and $80 mil is easier to swallow than 10 and $400
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I dont think its a spending problem, I think it is a time problem. As i length of contracts. No one wants to get saddled like the Angels did with Pujols.

2 years and $80 mil is easier to swallow than 10 and $400

Apples and oranges. Pujols was 31 when he signed his 10-year deal (and rumors persisted as to whether he was 31, or older than that, due to the unreliability of Dominican birth certificates).

Harper and Machado are 26, and neither of them have that uncertainty.

It isn't about fear of getting saddled with an albatross. It's about front offices treating the luxury tax as a de facto salary cap because it scares players into signing for less than they're worth rather than risk unemployment.
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or resigning Manny Machado..sp?

Maybe they figure they've got their quota on guys who are lifetime .213 hitters in the post-season.
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Old 02-19-2019, 11:40 AM   #40
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Machado to the PAdres.

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Old 02-19-2019, 11:51 AM   #41
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Padres gonna Padre?

The stat guy in me can't help but think this is a good move - he's young enough and good enough that the contract size/length isn't that bad.

Then I think about how often the Padres do this and it blows up in their face. Or that teams with that much of their payroll invested into one player are usually doing it wrong.
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Old 02-19-2019, 11:55 AM   #42
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Padres gonna Padre?

The stat guy in me can't help but think this is a good move - he's young enough and good enough that the contract size/length isn't that bad.

Then I think about how often the Padres do this and it blows up in their face. Or that teams with that much of their payroll invested into one player are usually doing it wrong.

How often have they done it?

They just showed their 4 largest signings. It was Hosmer at 144, Myers at 82, Then Shields and Peavy around 50 each.
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Padres gonna Padre?

The stat guy in me can't help but think this is a good move - he's young enough and good enough that the contract size/length isn't that bad.

Then I think about how often the Padres do this and it blows up in their face. Or that teams with that much of their payroll invested into one player are usually doing it wrong.

Their farm system and young players are solid. The Padres will likely find a way to blow it but this team should win a title with some pitching.
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Wow. The Padres have 23 mil in retained salary for this year. That equals almost a third of their total 2019 payroll(pre-Machado).
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Old 02-19-2019, 12:44 PM   #45
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You have lots of talent and you want that talent to be influenced by Manny Machado.


Oooooooookay....
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Old 02-19-2019, 01:25 PM   #46
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You have lots of talent and you want that talent to be influenced by Manny Machado. Oooooooookay....

Padres doing Padre things.
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I'm so tired of Yankee fans acting like every other baseball team/ city is a second class operation.
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Old 02-19-2019, 01:44 PM   #48
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Old 02-19-2019, 02:00 PM   #49
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How often have they done it?

They just showed their 4 largest signings. It was Hosmer at 144, Myers at 82, Then Shields and Peavy around 50 each.

This is the third time in the last five years or so that I can remember. I think it was 2016 or 2017 when they unilaterally "won the off-season" with a bunch of lauded free agent signings and trades, and they bombed that year. Then the Hosmer deal this past season looked terrible when it was signed and looks worse now one year in. Probably a recency bias at work, but the Padres have been a laughing stock for so long now that it's hard to remember what really is versus the narrative they've (accidentally) built up around themselves.
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Old 02-19-2019, 02:05 PM   #50
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Awesome article, thanks for sharing. I knew he had done some good work after the game, but didn't know the half of it.
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