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  1. 1992casey
    The article boils down to the luxury tax not doing much and they will 'talk' about revenue sharing. It definitely doesn't spread money around, but I don't see that as its main purpose. It's probably somewhat effective as an incentive to stay below the threshold. …it just doesn't make sense to spend money unnecessarily on expensive free agents just to meet an artificial cap floor for the sake of spending money. I think a floor would be an incentive to trade for lousy players with bad contracts in hopes of having some prospects included in the return. But teams can do that anyway. In general, though, I think the effect would be that teams would be chasing a few more inconsequential wins by spending money that doesn't need to be spent.
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    I don't feel very educated after reading that article. Most of it is a bunch of examples of the kinds of things we've been reading for years. And while the luxury tax is relevant, the author gets the basic premise wrong. He implies that the small markets split the tax money when the reality is that all teams not being taxed benefit from it. Revenue sharing is what's critical. It's a completely different animal than the luxury tax, and the article doesn't touch on that.
  3. 1992casey
    If you want to do stolen bases, you have to figure in caught stealing, using at least 67% to 70% as an acceptable break even point. Anything beyond that is the total worth discussing. Jean has 96 stolen bases in 125 attempts, which results in a 76.8% success rate. That makes his stolen bases a positive. But it also nets him only 12 stolen bases beyond the 67% threshold over the course of his career.
  4. 1992casey
    I'm looking forward to (or at least hoping for) a lack of shabby play. Avoiding stupidity and slop is possible even if there's a lack of talent.
  5. 1992casey
    When Time Warner's internet goes down, its call center also goes down. It appears that the call center uses TW's internet phone service. Also, today I patiently waited at a green light so a pedestrian with a cane could finish crossing. While I was waiting, the vehicle behind me zipped around me to the right, with zipped being the operative word. I generally get impatient when I can't get through a green light, but a case like this is an exception. If I had had to wait for another green light (which I didn't), so be it.
  6. 1992casey
    I'm fine with what Luc said. It's honest, and it's probably a very accurate assessment. I don't see it as undermining anything. And I certainly don't see it negating his status as a team leader during any time that he might still be here. However, as some of the posts here indicate, it's reasonable that others may take his comments differently.
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    MadScientist has it nailed. A team signing a free agent that requires compensation gives up a draft pick, and that team's turn is skipped. Teams receiving compensation gain a sandwich pick. The pick that's given up no longer goes directly to the team who's lost the free agent. That avoids situations like the one that occurred when the Brewers lost Sabathia. Because the Yankees also signed the only free agent who was rated higher than CC, the comp pick that went to the Brewers was an entire round later. MLB Trade Rumors and Baseball America didn't get it wrong; they only offered half of the explanation. They explained the consequences for the Tigers but were silent on what the Padres gained.
  8. 1992casey
    I don't think the author is taking himself too seriously. We probably shouldn't take him very seriously either.
  9. 1992casey
    If someone's interested in discussing a topic, it's relevant. If you're not interested, there's no need to read or respond. This is the kind of thing where opinions can change over time, so what might get said now might be different than what would have been said earlier. Having said this, if someone knows of a recent thread (i.e. a topic started in the last six months or so) that's dedicated to these trades (rather than a thread that started off as a different topic), feel free to provide a link. A moderator can do a merge.
  10. 1992casey
    Modern day ballparks are made to last a lot longer than they used to. Most of them are. Turner Field was value engineered, which is why it's time to replace it. We're midway through the Brewers' lease, but I'd certainly doubt that we're halfway through the Miller Park's life. One of the goals was that unlike County Stadium, Miller Park would be update-able. The Brewers and the stadium board have been conscientious in that regard.
  11. 1992casey
    If a team agrees to go to arbitration and loses and just wants to cut the player at that price, how much are they on the hook for? I don't remember the details offhand, but it's something like 30 days pay if the player is cut in the first half of spring training (or earlier), 90 days pay if he's cut in the second half of spring training, and the full season's pay if he's on the opening day roster. Contracts awarded in arby would be non-guaranteed. If the team and player settle, the contract would almost certainly be guaranteed.
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    I don't have an issue with this: But I think problems arise when the focus becomes hurt feelings rather than simple sportsmanship. And the idea of an itemized list seems weird to me.
  13. 1992casey
    There are huge questions whether Santana can handle major league pitching. I think that this season would certainly be a good time to find out. There are a lot of pieces to juggle, but in a neatly ordered world, I'd prefer to see Santana in right and Braun in left, with the provision that both of them are available to play either position when needed. I agree with the assessment that Domingo shouldn't be a center fielder, but I wouldn't have a problem with him playing there in a pinch or for an occasional spot start.
  14. 1992casey
    I've closed the previous topic where Lucroy proposals were being discussed. In case anyone wants to continue any previous discussion, here's a link to the last two pages of that thread: viewtopic.php?f=66&t=33468&start=440
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    I'm closing this topic in favor of the new thread: Lucroy Trades/Proposals Feel free to go to that topic to continue any discussion that's been occurring here.
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    I kind of feel that way too, although it's way too early for anything to happen. I think MLB is being up front when they say that the court stuff has to be out of the way for them to get into the nuts and bolts of their own investigating. That said, I'm surprised that we saw guilty pleas this soon.
  17. 1992casey
    Yeah, the short season squads and the bonus pool money crossed my mind too. It wouldn't be fair to punish draftees as a side effect of sanctioning the Cardinals. If the Cardinals were to lose pool money, maybe that amount could be made available to the other teams. That would more or less assure that players would get that money one way or another.
  18. 1992casey
    The requirements are that a player be placed on waivers, traded, released, or sent to the minors. If the player is placed on waivers, it must be done during the first 7 days of the 10-day DFA period. Of course, we never know if a player has been on waivers unless he's claimed or outrighted. If there's been no waiver claim or trade, I'd assume that Pinto would be outrighted. I'm not sure if his approval is necessary or not for him to be outrighted. The bottom line is that the team has to do something. Nothing happens automatically.
  19. 1992casey
    I basically concur with ZBTMP, although I think López may have a higher ceiling. I view Davies as closer to Major League ready, though, and that's what should count in the short term. Zach's an interesting player as he's consistently exceeded expectations. Concerns about things that might cause trouble don't seem to have happened.
  20. 1992casey
    torts linked to the available penalties in post 75. The maximum $2 million team fine doesn't come close to addressing the seriousness of what's been admitted to, but I supposed it's possible that baseball could consider this to be multiple transgressions. Still, if it's three incidents, $6 million isn't much either. I'd bet on fines levied against the team plus the loss of draft picks. "Such other actions as the Commissioner may deem appropriate" offers leeway to get "creative" outside of increasing fines. I'd expect Correa to be officially banned, although that's just symbolic. I'm not sure if baseball can fine a former employee, but even if they could, I don't see that doing much good. Fines are more effective to "encourage" a current employee to avoid similar mistakes in the future.
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    Fixed.
  22. 1992casey
    Branyan carried an above average OBP rather than a below average one.
  23. 1992casey
    Because we've traditionally stickied a batting order thread that we can use over the course of the season, I've split discussion of pitchers into a new topic: 2016 Opening Day Pitchers
  24. 1992casey
    If I've overstepped my bounds bringing this up, my apologies. What you said was perfect.
  25. 1992casey
    Just to summarize the option situation, these players have no options remaining: Jonathan Villar, Tyler Thornburg, Josmil Pinto, Shane Peterson, Ariel Peña, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Jeremy Jeffress, and Ramón Flores. These players have one option remaining: Michael Blazek, Garin Cecchini, Scooter Gennett, Corey Knebel, Martín Maldonado, Wily Peralta, Domingo Santana, and Will Smith. Here's the 40-man roster, which includes every player's option status.
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