Harold's Leg Lift

That Polonco dude has 20 errors? 20?? Were they all at 2B or was he so bad at SS they moved him to 2B? I don't think errors are a good indicator of defensive ability but come on man 20 errors is ridiculous. Get Goose up there for crying out loud.

Moreland pitched at Mississippi St.

That dude has some serious lettuce.

I would say those are examples of scouting department successes.

The former is not player developments fault and the latter is not their concern.

Kelley is 3 years younger than the avg player in Low A while Dahlquist and Thompson are 2 years younger. Chill

It would be reverse order for non playoff teams. The playofff teams would still pick at the back. If the season ended today this would be the draft order: 1.Yankees 2. Reds 3. Blue Jays 4. Mariners 5. Cardinals. 6. Phillies 7. Mets 8. Angels 9. Indians 10. Tigers 11. Twins 12. Rockies 13. Cubs 14. Marlins 15. Royals 16. Nationals 17. Rangers 18. Pirates 19. Orioles 20. D'Backs 21. Braves 22. Padres 23. A's 24. Red Sox 25. White Sox 26. Astros 27. Brewers 28. Rays 29. Dodgers 30. Giants This sytem would incentivize teams to win in August and September instead of trying to lose. Teams cannot continue to be rewarded for having historically bad seasons.

The fight for the bottom might be more fierce than the fight for the top. The Orioles and Cubs are currently on 12 game losing streaks and the Nats are on a 7 game losing streak. Nearly half the league is trying to not win another game. MLB/MLBPA has to address tanking in the next CBA. This shit is out of control. A salary floor is a must (there already is a salary cap). A reverse draft order. It would incentivize winning (what a novel concept). Service time needs to change. It's sad to say but teams need a reason to field their best players. I really like the idea of the service time clock starting when the player signs. Teams will no longer have a reason to hold players back. It would also allow players to reach free agency sooner and hopefully end the ridiculous arbitration system. These idiots have a lot of work to do and i'm afraid they're just going to fight over how to split the enormous pie and ignore the issues that threaten thefuture of the game.

He had a wrist injury.

It's the smart play to trade an out for a run except when Luis Robert is the runner.

Hell of an inning by Seby. He saved 3 from going to the backstop.

He was protecting the runner but Robert didn't need protection.

I had to think what that was about. Goldstein was cleared of any cheating so his assbag status was suspended.

I kinda like this guy. Rays Attendance: What is the most important ‘makeup’ trait in a ballplayer? And which teams value makeup/character the most, you’ve found? 1:18 Kevin Goldstein: I know it’s a cliche, but love of the game is big for me. Even more important is that drive to improve and knowing that there’s always something to work on. Don: How do you think fans (who feel this way, at least) rationalize siding with owners over players while also constantly saying that Manfred is ruining the game? As if Manfred is anything more than a figurehead and mouthpiece for those owners? 1:19 Kevin Goldstein: Um . . . without getting too political, on a cultural level this country has turned bosses/busines owners into heroes and workers into less than that. Joe: Is it difficult to square any potential political leanings one might have about workers (say, they should be paid for their labor) and being in a front office? It seems sort of impossible not to treat players like commodities to some extent. 1:33 Kevin Goldstein: Yes, it can be difficult, and I personally believe players should never be referred to in commodified language, like ‘assets’ for example Mac: Do you think they’ll move the draft up? This summer is/was an absolute mess. 1:36 Kevin Goldstein: Man, I hope so, but it did well in terms of in a public facing way. JB: From your experience (writing, scouting, FO, etc.), is there a logical fix for service time? Seems like a good opportunity for MLB to also enhance its brand by getting young upcoming stars going earlier/without controversy. 1:37 Kevin Goldstein: I’ve always liked the concept of just starting service time at signing date.

Know nothing message board idiot wants to fire guys. I love this place.

This is such bullshit. Kash is an incredible guy and he does a ton for the organization. It's a very difficult job and a totally fucked up system but they call him out to appease the idiot mob. That's fuckin bullshit.

The lineup sucks, the ump sucks, his velo is down, LaRussa should have used the other guy.

Oppo taco. Kid's showing off that plus plus power.

The lineup sucks, his velocity is down and the ump sucks. I beat everyone to it. Enjoy the game.

Thompson got knocked around a bit but I'm sure they're working on him to limit the walks which he did and it will be viewed as a good outing in his overall development.

Game winnng four pitch walk. Pitchers fear the Kelenic.

It was glorious.

He sure does.

He threw a middle reliever in the *checks notes* middle innings of a *checks notes again* bullpen game. If that's not cause for faux anger then nothing is.