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  1. DHonks
    Good for him. It lets him compete in big environments and hopefully make some money. If he does well, he'll come back to the States
  2. DHonks
    What's the difference between a 4A and an MLB flameout? Maybe a few years of age, but mainly opportunity. Pretty much the same pool of people
  3. DHonks
    I'm not a fan of a "hard salary floor", but I think we need to discourage teams from tanking. What about penalizing teams that are below some team salary threshold AND have a low number of wins. This way young teams with low payrolls (like the Brewers last year) are not forced to go sign free agents they don't need (and block younger prospects) as long as they are winning. Or if a team has a low salary and are not winning they are encouraged to trade for more established players (with higher salaries). The penalty for not doing so could be a loss of draft picks or a drop in their draft order. This is what I meant to say in another post. I don't mind low payrolls with success, but I don't like low payrolls where there's no intent to try. I fully agree with your comment.
  4. DHonks
    This is well said. MLB is in good shape. The only major fixes I'd like to see are: 1) minor league pay 2) better revenue sharing (I don't care that the Yankees have an advantage. I just don't want them to have a $150M advantage. Do other teams complain that the Packers have an advantage as a non-profit that generates more revenue than most of them?) 3) salary floor linked to performance. A team should not generate a $60M profit while screwing over their fans and collecting massive revenue sharing (Marlins). If a team goes below a salary floor, they should lose out on some revenue-sharing funds or be downgraded in the draft. The game exists for the owners, players, and communities together--not just the owners. Fear the Chorizo, Why pay younger unproven players more? Stars that made an immediate splash like Ryan Braun, Kris Bryant, Mike Trout, Stephen Strasburg, etc were all compensated VERY well early in careers, receiving tens of millions by year 3. That's better than most top NFL or NBA picks can say. Heck, NFL players are limited in earnings for their first 4-5 years based on rookie contracts, and the average NFL career is half of that. Also, don't forget NFL contracts aren't guaranteed. I just don't get your argument that MLB players need to be paid more than they currently are in seasons 1-3. MILB players need to get paid more, but I can't see how the MLB system is unfair.
  5. DHonks
    MLB players are paid the minimum for 2-3 years (usually 3), then see rapid acceleration. The average salary is $4 million and rising. Players do not make the league minimum for 6 years.
  6. DHonks
    I don't know if that's true. A baseball player can spend much of his 20's in the minors, come to the majors for six years through his prime and not get offered a big deal after "team control" is over. He'll make more than a "normal person," but not nearly as much as a NBA or NFL guy will get in his initial contract after being drafted. Actually, the way baseball is set up if teams stop giving dumb deals to older guys who have no chance of living up to them, then I think the union has painted the players into a bad position. Only the guys who are brought up in their early 20's and therefore hit free agency before their "prime" years will have a chance at getting paid anywhere near what everyday players in other sports make. Notice what I said.... the only fair "free agency" is MLB. Good NFL players don't reach free agency, and NBA free agency is also a joke. You misunderstood me as I never said anything about MILB. Minor leaguers are not free agents. Baseball needs to do far more for their minor leaguers.
  7. DHonks
    What? I never thought I'd see a Brewer fan argue for a seemingly uncapped system. Your concern of competitiveness will be moot and the Brewers will be back to being bottom rung feeder team if that was the case like it used to be. I guess you can put in a floor to help it (which NBA and NFL have too), but without the tax impeding the big markets they'd have more power than they already do. I guess I don't follow at all how you think it's good for competitiveness to have some teams able to spend 250 mil while other like MKE can only spend 100. As opposed to the NBA and NFL who basically make everyone spend roughly the same. And if they do have situations that allow them to go way over in the NBA it has a massive tax penalty to help out the other teams, so it becomes pretty rare. I've never heard a good argument for a capped system. I like the system in place (at the high end) where there's a luxury tax. If a team wants to exceed it, it's their own choosing and they pay taxes. Spending big money doesn't make someone a winner. The Cubs, Red Sox, Dodgers, and Angels spend massive sums every year, but only make the playoffs occasionally. I've loved seeing these teams (and others) spend recklessly and get little out of it. And I'm talking about free agency. The NBA's system is a joke. Teams really can't better themselves in free agency in the age of super teams. The NFL is even worse. The only players that become free agents are guys with serious red flags (injuries, behavior/legal issues, old players) or complementary players. Star players don't become free agents.
  8. DHonks
    I fear the day when MLB has an NBA-like system where someone has to have a law-degree to understand veteran exemptions, mid-cap exemptions, and Larry Bird clauses. I love the regulated free market system MLB has in place. The NBA's system is why nearly every team has zero chance of competing in the season and free agency. The NBA's system has long been broken and unfair to players, teams, and fans.
  9. DHonks
    That's ridiculous, and the sole reason why the NFL and NBA have broken free agency models. The only fair free agency in pro sports is MLB. This article was well thought out. Some thoughts: -It's interesting to note that players are more concerned with perks than $$. -MLB needs to address the strategy of tanking. Nobody thought the Brewers were tanking last year, but perhaps MLB needs to have some policies in place where teams tanking teams do not get top picks. Perhaps a salary floor (like a cap) is needed. I'll get skewered for this, but I don't care if the Brewers win the World Series. I want them to be enjoyable and competitive. 75 wins in a bad season, 90 wins in a great season. I don't want to see the 1990's and early 2000's ever again! It's ridiculous to fans that teams feel they have a right to tank. The goal should be to build a competitive team AND a competitive minor league system--these are not mutually exclusive. I know the Marlins have had some good years, but this is insane that this is the 3rd or 4th major gutting of the franchise.
  10. DHonks
    Why down on Medeiros? He's 21. If he had gone to college he likely would have signed last July, or would be returning this season. I'd give him this year at least
  11. DHonks
    Few guys come back well from labrum or rotator cuff surgeries. Mike Adams is one of the few to come back stronger
  12. DHonks
    I worry that as Crypto has grown and become accepted, it's going to face challenges with governments. In the US, the gov't is investigating why holders of Bitcoin haven't been reporting their profits as cap gains on their returns. It's also supposedly the preferred currency for rogue nations (North Korea supposedly is VERY active in crypto) and organized crime. It's really intriguing, but gov'ts will scrutinize this more
  13. DHonks
    This is a perfect fit for Jungmann, and I wish him the best. He needs an opportunity, and perhaps he can have a Colby Lewis or Ryan Vogelsong (I think that's who I'm thinking of) late career opportunity in the States
  14. DHonks
    maybe he was out of the country, and they had to wait on his physical. Or maybe the physical had an abnormality that needed addressing
  15. DHonks
    I’m not giving up on Jungmann. We’ve seen pitchers like Mike Adams and Mike Fiers have sophomore slumps before being productive, so it can happen. He needs to re-dedicate himself and find his armslot early in camp
  16. DHonks
    Yo's still young enough to have a revival. It's happened plenty before. People wrote off John Lackey, Bartolo Colon, Rich Hill, Jamie Moyer, etc etc (to name a few that come to mind at this late hour). He could still have a good 2-3 year run in him, especially if he adapts. One thing that would seem to hold him back is conditioning. He was getting pretty big, and of course he had his horrible DWI. I've heard stories of his drinking from several people
  17. DHonks
    We don't run a 3-4. I'm glad to see a couple Packers beat-writers acknowledge it. Last year I suggested we needed to build a team around our nickel defense, or we needed to draft players with enough cover skill to be able to utilize our 3-4 on most downs. But as they say, we play roughly 80% nickel/dime these days, and this is the second straight year where we've been heavily utilizing our 4th, 5th, and 6th cornerbacks. We really need to hit on a few draft picks. I'd be happy to trade down if we could net a few more 2nd and 3rd rounders. Those are where Ted and Ron earned their keep in good drafts.
  18. DHonks
    I'm tired of Ted building his teams to grind out games in December. With it generally warm these days most of the year, and plenty of dome games in December and January, we have seen that our teams are much slower than our opponents. I think it was 2 years ago when the Packers lost and the beat writers said they needed more speed--like the Cardinals. But we haven't successfully used our roster. Clay Matthews is a shell of his former self. Beat writers still like to say good things, but it's painfully obvious that he's terrible at setting the edge, nearly always being fooled into over pursuing and vacating the hole. While we have plenty of money available, Cobb, Nelson, and Matthews all should have pay cuts to keep their spots.
  19. DHonks
    Wait, 2008 was Sveum and Yost. I'm surprised Roenicke hasn't gotten another job. He's did a nice job
  20. DHonks
    I think I'm confusing Lindell with a 2016 draftee. There was a mid-round guy that wasn't supposed to sign, but wound up doing so.
  21. DHonks
    wasn't Lindell highly thought of????
  22. DHonks
    I don't agree with this at all. I'd like to see Hader start, BUT he was pretty awful last year with command. He's a pitcher that's wild in the zone. He needs to spend a year honing his mechanics, learning to attack hitters, integrating secondary pitches, and figuring out how to hit spots. I think another year in the pen where he pitches frequently is a good option.
  23. DHonks
    That's very interesting....new or possibly cancelled/refurbished? A Chinese manufacturer may also be more likely to be prone to something like this, although while Lenovo is a Chinese company, most brands are made there. That sounds problematic
  24. DHonks
    Peralta with interesting comments about his release point. When I watch his scouting video, he looks like a mirror image of an early Gallardo
  25. DHonks
    I'd love Fiers and would be willing to offer $4 million with incentives. He could be a great steal
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