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Makes sense.

It will be interesting to see who ends up as the presumed "5th " outfielder after ST. They would be the first promotion from AAA should the need arise. Obviously position ( i.e. CF vs corner) could also be a factor)

It is St Patty's day and our luck ran out. Joc heading west to join Carlos.

Which means Eloy will not be the primary DH.

With the shortened spring training, we will probably see more injuries. Having surplus SP could be an important insurance policy.

Having lived in New England for a long time, Joe Kelly is more than an injured pitcher. You can bet he will become a magnet with the local media for his quirky comments. He will also be the first White Sox player to instigate a bench clearing brawl this season. For those familiar with former pitcherBill Lee( i.e Spaceman) Joe is cut from the same cloth.

or did Kimbrel tell Joe that he would 1. Be here till the trade deadline in July. or 2. Be gone next week so he can take over his lease. or 3. Will be the closer on the South Side and you can be my set-up man like we did in Boston.

I like Joe Kelly. He is very entertaining but he can also go off the rails at times. I think he will be a fan favorite as long as he is consistent. Will always have his teammates backs.

I think the local Florida and Arizona Chamber of Congress Offices would not agree.................. Luckily for Florida they are having a great tourist season despite the loss of spring training. Not sure how Arizona is doing.

Good point. I think Grandal as a DH has much lower wRc+ than as a C.

Players who really worked hard in the off-season will benefit, young or old. Players will get less spring training which could result in more injuries.

Walmart eliminated 'greeters" in 2019. They retained some number of them as receipt checkers as you exit and in various miscellaneous roles in the express checkout area and covid related tasks.

I Understand your point, but only 68% of Walmart employees are full-time.

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You can bet we will see a lot more injuries coming out of a shortened spring training whenever it ends.

Jimmy, if so what would that mean for spring training. 2 weeks of training and 2 weeks of games? They said tonight the the first week of games from 2/28-3/5 are already cancelled.

The Lawyers are in no hurry. They punch clocks. .................................

Actually, it really makes no sense that MLB has different rules for Al and NL. Suppose in the NBA, the Western Conference had the player that is fouled take their own foul shots but in the Eastern Conference, teams would have a designated foul shooter for each team?

But you can be assured that the financial nerds in the FO know that delaying ST by one week costs owners X but getting concession Y in a new agreement gets us z. You can bet the teams know how long they can delay before they have to settle.

FWIW--Heard this morning that the MLB Umpire Association was meeting today in Orlando.

I don't see where fans will ever see fans paying less to go to games. I used to go to games in April in Tampa when I spend winters in Florida. Tampa never drew many fans and average ticket was $10 and free parking ( 2008-2010). Then they raised prices and drew even less fans. I think they have so few fans they can give you your own row for social distancing. Yet last few years they have been begging for a new stadium. These owners think they are playing Monopoly. Pretty soon stadium rest rooms will be coin operated.

Teams were negotiating with him before the deadline so probably most of the speculation is based on how those discussions went. Once the MLB talks conclude, I guess there is a very short window for him to sign ( 20 days)

You could be right, but also having a hole again at 2nd base is also a problem. I think the FO has a good feeling of where Crochet fits in to the present pitching staff assuming Kimbrel is gone somewhere. So the risk of trading Crochet should be weighed against the benefit of adding McNeil. But also some have said just Crochet may not be enough.

But if SP is really their goal, Mets may find a better partner unless Crochet is the piece.

But the egos often win out