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Players union only gets a say on the rules and MLB then either accepts their concerns or doesn't.

This is some really bad defense. Something needs to be fixed but not sure what.

Just leaving this here.

This is exactly what they are doing. They are the only team so far connected with Snell that I have heard of. They will probably sign Snell and J.D. Martinez and then call it an offseason. Burnes just makes 0 sense at all even for the Angels.

Mayo is a 1B and not a 3B. Defensively he is somewhere between average and below average at 3B.

The Angels do dumb stuff but this would be extremely dumb if they did this. I don't see them making this type of a trade. It just subtracts without adding. Yeah I get that. But they won't do this type of a trade. It just doesn't make any sense at all for the Angels to make this type of a trade. I don't believe they would even trade Schanuel so I think the Angels are basically just a team you avoid with any type of trade for Burnes. The teams with prospects to trade for Burnes are the Dodgers, Braves, Rangers, Giants and Orioles. I think we can cross the Dodgers and Orioles off a possible Burnes trade destination so that leaves the Braves, Giants and Rangers. The three are really good options as they have some prospects the Brewers would be interested in.

I doubt that gets introduced this year. I think they said they still have some work to do with it on the technology side of things. Mostly what they need is a bigger database of all the hitters and their strike zones. I think some of the MLB stadiums also need to be updated for the tech to work correctly and not all MLB stadiums have this tech installed or have older tech that is not compatible with the automated ball and strike system.

Why would the Angels trade Neto and Schanuel for Burnes? It makes no sense at all for them to do that. You are just subtracting pieces from their MLB team without replacing them with anything. Even with Adames in the deal you haven't even improved the Angels team as a whole at best you are at where you were before the trade. So why would this trade make any sense for the Angels?

If I remembering this correctly this has more to do with modern NFL defenses than with any defensive coordinator. I believe every DC now has a CB just locking down a side instead of having your best CB on the other team’s best WR. No more Deion Sanders taking on Jerry Rice matchups. I fully believe the NFL has gotten worse because of this. Defensively it is probably better but I have no idea if it actually is. I prefer the stud CB vs stud WR. It made the game more entertaining and worth the watch even if the game was a snooze fest.

There is a rumor that Amazon is willing to buy the streaming rights from the regional sport’s networks that have them. The Brewers are one of them. It doesn’t solve the revenue problem or local TV but it would allow for streaming on Amazon for a few teams.

The Giants are 0-2 this offseason and 0-3 in the last two offseasons in signing someone of significance.

Yes on the mound. This will actually help with some strategy in the game you can then pull your next left handed hitter and bring in a right handed hitter to face off against a lefty that came in last inning for one of your left handed hitters. If the pitcher warmed up they will have to pitch to that batter so a full outcome unless the pitcher is injured. No more keep the reliever you had from the last inning and then make a change if the other team changes the batter. I think they should also limit this for a batter if they are due up they have to hit or allow for the opposing team to change their pitcher. Kind of like in the NFL where the offense has to allow the defense to substitute if they substitute.

Pitch clock will change to 18 seconds with runners on base. The runner's lane between home plate and first base will be widen by 6 inches. This is the dirt area. Mound visits will be decreased from 5 to 4. Relievers will now only have two minutes to complete warming up down from two minutes and fifteen seconds. After a foul ball the pitch clock will now start when the pitcher has the ball and all fielders have made it back to their positions. Any pitcher who warms up at the start of an inning will have to face at least one hitter. From the Athletic: https://theathletic.com/5155360/2023/12/21/mlb-rule-changes-2024-pitch-clock/

Mayo has put out his top 100 for the '24 draft about a week ago: https://www.mlb.com/news/draft-top-100-prospects-list-2024 Around the 17th pick these are who I would target: For pitchers I am looking at Brody Brecht (RHP), Thatcher Hurd (RHP), Chase Burns (RHP), Josh Hartle (LHP), Cam Caminiti (LHP) or Drew Beam (RHP). Brecht, Hurd and Burns all have control issues and could just be relievers. It is possible all three drop to after the 1st round. Hartle maybe gone before the Brewers pick and Caminiti is a HS pitcher and the Brewers haven't taken a HS pitcher in the 1st round in awhile. Beam has the highest ceiling of all the pitchers as a mid rotation starter. Nothing exciting about Beam but he should make it to a starting rotation but his ceiling isn't all that high maybe a #3 starter at best with a floor of a #4/5 starter. For bats this is who I am looking at PJ Morlando (OF/1B), Mike Sirota (OF), Caleb Bonemer (3B), Cam Smith (3B), Dakota Jordan (OF) or Braden Montgomery (OF). I really like PJ Morlando and I think he is more of a 1B than OF but he can definitely play the OF and he has plenty of power though he gets pull happy a lot. Sirota is basically the same type of hitter the Brewers have been drafting recently. More hit tools than power. Someone who may rise up in the rankings and be out of the Brewers draft range would be Cam Smith. If he performs this year he could be in the 10-15 range. Caleb Bonemar is another interesting player who could fly up draft boards. Dakota Jordan is a very interesting prospect who is very much like Tyrone Taylor. Probably is a comp A pick or a 2nd round pick than a 1st round pick. Dakota Jordan is extremely raw and will take some time to develop but OMG his bat speed and his swing remind me of a young Rickie Weeks. The power potential in his bat is there just need to get him better at handling breaking balls. He K's a lot with a 25% K rate which is mostly due to him having issues with breaking balls. If he could get better at recognizing those pitches you have a 40+ HR hitter who can hit those HR's all over the park. He has HR power to all parts of the field.

Because the Red Sox have no interest in trading Mayer. It is literally in what you quoted. The inclusion of Story is because Adames basically fills the same role Story does for them. I don't see the Red Sox having any interest in trading for Adames and this gives Adames negative value to the Red Sox. Note this is not me saying Adames has negative value just that he has negative value to the Red Sox. Adames has positive value just not to the Red Sox. The only way I see the Red Sox giving up Mayer is if you are trading Peralta.

That is excellent news.

Most would just reenter the draft depending upon how well they played. Draft range the player would be hoping for would be in the 1-5 range. The only thing I am not clear on is if the bonus goes towards the year they were drafted or the current draft pool. If it is the current then you are hoping the player gets a later draft ranking.

Those games are just torture no one should watch those games. Should be against the Geneva Conventions.

That is why it wouldn't happen. You won't be getting Mayer and you would have to take on a bad contract like Story. This is why the Red Sox are a bad fit. They just don't have the prospects they would be willing to give up for a Burnes trade and they wouldn't have any interest in a Burnes and Adames trade. You would have to take Story back in that deal and also be ok with not getting Mayer. The Red Sox are just a bad fit all around for the Brewers. You either take junk back for a Burnes and Adames trade or you just avoid the situation since you know there is no match.

This isn't 100% true. If a player was selected after the 10th round and then attends a JUCO college they can be designated as a draft-and-follow. The player would be able to sign between the end of their JUCO season and before the next draft. So drafted in 2023 after the 10th round the player doesn't sign and then goes to a JUCO. The team that drafted that player can try and sign them once the JUCO season finishes and before the 2024 MLB draft. Any amount over $225,000 counts against the teams available draft pool. https://www.mlb.com/news/draft-rule-changes-with-new-cba https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/checking-in-on-the-7-draft-and-follow-prospects-from-the-2022-class/

The NFL has just got way too boring for me to watch a full game. I can't stand the stupid penalties the defense gets handed and has to play with one hand handcuffed to their opposite foot. Even with that disadvantage the offenses still have problems with actually scoring and putting drives together. Then the referees are completely useless and decide to let the players play on pushing each other and then the next play calls a penalty on the same thing that happened in the previous play. But the current play there was less than what happened during the previous play. The officiating is just dumb in the NFL now. There is no consistency and it is like the NFL wants it this way. It makes the games hard to watch and is overall frustrating trying to keep up with what is or isn't considered pass interference or illegal contact. At some times the defender will be all over the WR in an obvious PI situation and no call is made. The next you are seeing the defender barely touch the WR and PI being called. The wasted time in trying to get someone to jump off sides and then an O-lineman flinches and called for a false start is also getting aggravating. How about the NFL just cut the play clock down to 15 seconds. If you can't get a play off in 15 seconds then stop with the stupid hard counts that add nothing to the game. The game is just a slog to watch now. Boring boring boring boring boring boring.

It is not possible to have too much sauce. It just is not. 99.999999999% of the time when I order a pizza and even if I request extra sauce there isn't enough sauce.

The Red Sox wouldn’t have any interest in Adames. You would have to take Story back in that trade along with Mayer not being in the trade. The Red Sox would have 0 interest in including Mayer in a Burnes and Adames trade.

It is not without a guaranteed long term contract with Burnes. You have to include that otherwise you won’t get Harrison.

Baez is definitely destined to be playing somewhere other than SS. Pratt may also be destined to be playing somewhere other than SS but I have more confidence in Pratt sticking at SS than Baez. Defense does matter especially at SS. Every MLB team is going to want someone who can field there and not be a butcher. A positive for both Pratt and Baez is that their bat will basically play at any position. Finding a home defensively where they are comfortable is far more important than an OPS at a certain position. You can't just look at a players bat and say they are the best at that position. It just doesn't work that way. Baez looks like he is destined to be a corner OF if he can't clean up his defense. At 5'9" he is also limited to where he can play so 1B is probably not going to be an option. He may also be topped out in terms of power production already while Pratt has more room to grow.