Matt

Imagine explaining the Super 2 system in any other sport. None of us are even sure that's the reason some of these guys are still in AAA. It's just the logical explanation. Oh, and the 40 man. And Rule 5. Baseball is so stupid.

Do we think Murph has any input at all on lineups?

God that was fun.

I don't care about either if local TV revenue is being distributed equally (even better if if more is being given to smaller markets).

Airmailed a throw.

Think you're overthinking this, bud. Stuff happens in a series. Dodgers were awesome and the Brewers were underdogs, but it could have gone the other way. I don't think it's a referendum on the whole system. I'd love a salary cap, but like I said, I would worry that it comes with concessions that harm small market teams like the Brewers. The players proposal is trying to head that off by opening with significant boosts to small markets. I think it puts the owners on their heals a bit.

Smith, Freeman, Betts, Pages, Hernandez, and Shohei. Those are the batters who got their asses beat by the Brewers last season in full season series. What are you talking about?

Their division is crap. But is there really any reason why San Francisco should be this bad? Or San Diego? If both of those teams were holding up their end of the bargain, the Dodgers wouldn't be pencilled in every year lately.

They'll just say look at the division leading Brewers, Rays, and Guardians. Look at the Mets.

FWIW, I don't think the owners can credibly make that argument.

I don't think you get a cap without giving up something significant, and those things are likely to be things that disproportionately hurt teams like the Brewers, i.e. earlier FA.

The reduced FA also comes with a provision that the team has the option of keeping the player if they pay salary equal to the top 125 salaries in the league. As for the salary floor, I don't think $150 million is worth sweating when you're also increasing salary minimums, doubling the Super 2 percentage, and increasing revenue share via TV deals. Rewarding small market teams that perform well also benefits a well run organization like the Brewers. Guaranteeing small market teams $240 million if they keep it invested in the team. I liked what I read.

Reading through the MLBPA's initial proposal, it actually looks good from a small market perspective.

Way to go Murph.

The tarps off moment (blegh) makes me miss the Buckethead Brigade.