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M's ownership is pretty cheap, absorbing Bellinger's money is probably a no go unless they find a taker for Haniger.

Seriously. When even the cheap ass A's are handing out 20+M AAV deals for pitching, Jerry's assbackwardness looks even more behind the times. Just sell the damn team already FFS.

Basketball allows for players to sub back in, baseball doesn't. There are also rules that govern when a player can sub in certain situations in those sports, and don't always allow you to put your best player in a big spot arbitrarily. Different sports don't have to follow the same rules, and this idiotic idea cheapens the uniqueness of baseball. I have zero problem with Ohtani or Soto or any other superstar pinch hitting in a big spot if they weren't already in the game, because that falls into the parameters of how game is played. But magically being able to skip multiple batters in a line up just to put your best hitter at the plate is a cheap gimmick that doesn't actually improve the game itself.

The beauty of this in baseball is that it's random and unpredictable. You can game plan around it hoping to line up your best vs their best, but the stakes are impacted by variables that aren't predetermined. This rule would drastically alter fundamental aspects of baseball chasing a fabricated instant gratification. Walk-off wins are beautiful because any of your 1-9 could be the hero that night, and arbitrarily being able to jump the batting order to insert a star player cheapens those moments, and the game itself. We don't need to ruin baseball by turning it into football or basketball.

Fans: please end blackouts and make the game more accessible. Manfred: So ghost runners, golden at bats, and other stupid gimmicks? Done!

The rebuild needs foundational pieces, but with the state of the org this scenario seems likely. We’d be looking to trade him for a haul by the time they are decent again.

Agree. Good pay day for Edman, but it seems like a massive overpay.

A cap won't make cheap asses like Jerry spend with the Dodgers and Yankees of baseball, and a floor only requires him to spend the bare minimum. So long as he gets to bank free money from revenue sharing with no requirement to spend it on baseball operations or player salaries, little would change. Stopping the richest teams from spending won't stop the billionaires at the other end of the spectrum from choosing not to spend.

And then what happened? And what happened when he faced a team for a second time? And what will happen when teams get more tape on him and can game plan for his subpar pitch repertoire?

Assuming Venable is better than Pedro, which isn't a stretch, you're probably right. But if anyone could put a worse team on the field than 2024, its Chris Getz.

A pitching prospect with more than a good Change Up with no velocity to change off of?

Didn't we say the same thing about Cease?

Getz might just be dumb enough to think this hypothetical return is a quick fix short cut to being decent again. We can never underestimate the stupidity of a Reinsdorf front office.

Cool, so Getz will cave in February and give away Robert for pennies on the dollar like he did Cease. All because cheap-ass Jerry is hellbent on shedding any large or longterm payroll commitments.

Getz best not get any ideas...

Now do Vaughn...

The former International Amphitheater grounds feel more fitting, with the smell of melting pig fat wafting in the air from up the block.

Admitting a mistake and moving on?

Totally agree. Small venue and there's not a hell of a lot to do in the vicinity. Better than nothing, but a far cry from Soxfests of the past.

Hosting a downsized version of Soxfest there gives me visions of Hahn's infamous Reggie's chat. Better optics than canceling again, but this definitely feels like them limiting public scrutiny from fans.

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That would be a first. And what a blessed day that would be.

If they keep Sale, there isn't a real path to acquire Cease. Rodon didn't become this version until after being non-tendered. Crochet might not even be in the org as well.

With an owner even more risk averse and reluctant to spend.

Someone's head had to roll after another postseason flop.