I think the rule is can't be traded until a year after they sign. January sounds like an odd time for a player to sign. The deadline is in August. I know there were a couple reasons it could be extended but I think they got rid of that recently.
When you look at it though what are they saying about each individual? There is Odorizzi at the top who might be a #2-3. Then a bunch of guys who are either #3's or relievers and one possible impact bat who didn't hit very well at A ball. There is a lot of depth and it should keep us from having to pursue mid level pitchers but little impact talent. We still have no idea what to expect from Jeffress. He would still have to learn better control to be a good starter and hasn't started a game in well over a year so he is a huge question mark. I am not trying to be negative but there is just very few p[layers who I would look forward to replacing any of our MLB players without a dip in production.
Cap is a bad idea. The owners of bigger teams would just be pocketing more money. Any solution needs to start with a massive overhaul of profit sharing.
How so? As far as I know it isn't readily available. Cot's is the only one I know of right off hand that has service time and I know they are at best a year behind. They have Mat Gamel with 28 days of service time. I know for a fact that is wrong. I don't know what his exact service time is but it is far more than 28 days. It was more than 28 days last year. If a guy gets called up it is pretty easy but if you have to figure September callups over a couple years plus MLB DL time and midseason callups things get very time consuming to keep track of where AB and IP are readily available and easy to look up.
[quote author=And That wrote: [/b]RoY standards also have a service time element, but neither we nor BA use that for prospect lists. Probably because it is very difficult if not impossible to figure out much of the time.
Not really surprising though. We have a plethora of solid players but no can't miss guys or future stars. Add in that most of our possible impact talent was A+ or loser this year and it is hard to even gauge what they will do.
That doesn't mean the players who are lost aren't important or worth their money just that the team is deep enough to overcome the loss. and most teams are deep enough to replace a closer. An average reliever is likely to very closely match an elite overpaid closer. Year after year after year we see teams bring in no name guys and they work well as closers. If you can get a guy for under $5m why pay $15m?
I just read that in a book I have. Blending batches to get a more consistent color. I heard that Miller Lite is mixed with carbonated water about 50/50 to carbonate the beer. I have a relative that used to work for Miller. They carbonated it then run it through diatomaceous earth a couple times to filter it. I believe he said they keep it under pressure while they do it. Of course they would have to. They may have changed things since then but I honestly kind of doubt it. I also heard that Coors would make Coor light concentrated and ship it like that in tanker trucks across country to be mixed with carbonated water. They had the whole "Taste the Rockies" thing so they couldn't brew it anywhere else.