wrathofhahn

I am not sure what you are attempting to argue. NBA, NFL, NHL, etc teams operate as monopolies in their territories and are given exclusive rights. What there has been is the lack sort of will on the owners part to run afoul of each other and take them to court but Al Davis famously did and won so it's not like it's an impossibility. For MLB owners because of the anti-trust decision it's impossible to exert any sort of leverage over the rest of the league. It's one of the reasons why the MLB has had so few relocation's in comparison to other leagues.

Of course we are talking basically 180 PA for Sheets last year and with Burger 42 PA. I am willing to bet on Burgers approach along with his talent translating more at the MLB level. I also think his ability to play 3B makes him more valuable. They also appear to be trying him out at 2nd. I don't expect he will be able to play there fulltime infact I'd be shocked if he could play there even part time but the fact they are attempting to do so sort of tells you they are trying to find a way to get his bat playing time. As far as Sheets goes like I said my preference is to keep him he probably has very little value in a trade anyways so unless it's to just clear a spot it doesn't make a ton of sense. However, I don't have a ton of expectations for him but I'd be happy for him to prove me wrong

Conforto is still out there and we have Engel.

It's pretty self-evident because unless you live in New York or one of the larger markets baseball basically is constructed for the good of the "whole" rather than a bunch of independent franchises operating completely in their self-interest. Without anti-trust there is nothing prevent small market teams from moving their teams to larger cities other than provoking ire from other owners. Furthermore at a time of record inflation where many Americans are worried about how to put food on their table and massive suffering around the world it is f'n trite to be having a debate about MLB antitrust. Maybe Sanders could focus on an issue that actually matters to Americans.

Why would we trade Burger and keep Sheets? Burger is under control until 2028. Use him as a 1B/3B/DH. We really have no bench guys who can hit other than 1B/DH types. Keep Eloy at LH. Vaughn becomes the DH and helps give Abreau a rest at 1b. There should be at least 400 PA for the role and possible more in case of an injury. Hell if he plays well enough you can figure it out possibly by having him play 3B and moving Moncada back to 2B. Burger profile as a OBP guy with decent power who has positional versatility looks to be a be a heck of a lot more likely for sustainable success than Sheets. Furthermore Burger value right now isn't anywhere near where it will be if he plays well even in an UT role next year. So it makes much more sense to keep him over Sheets. I'd probably keep both guys with sheets profile are a dime a dozen in this league. He strikes out a ton doesn't walk much and has tower power and only plays 1B/DH.

Save American baseball by stripping it of it's anti-trust? Yeah that makes sense.

Pretty bad contract for the Giants they assume all the risk - I mean if he has a good year he walks if he blows out his arm again then the giants pay him 22m to rehab it. I don't know how Boras convinces clubs to do these awful option deals. Glad he didn't get it from us. For players like Rondon you should only really be doing 1yr deals.

His issue has always been he has a good fastball with good velocity but it's very straight with not a lot of spin.

It seems like a waste of resources to be honest. Guys like him are a dime a dozen if you needed backup INF help just go out and trade for one they don't cost much to acquire. He has zero power and because of that the signing has almost no upside.

Joe Kelly is being massively overpaid. I like the player but at 8.5m yikes. Brad Hand signed for 1/6m. How do you pay Kelly more than that?

This is a ridiculous post but you already knew that. TLR is literally already in the HOF as a manager. He didn't need to stretch his qualifications for the job. I mean really.

What often doesn't get discussed is he also played in the majors for 6 years and played a total of 16 years in the minors plus majors and 1295 games. He is literally a baseball lifer. But some would have you believe he is some sort of idiot. Yes he is a hardass and honestly he has every right to be. He knows the game of baseball inside and out.

First of all it's obvious by who are his loudest critics on the board. It's also obvious because the national media who go after TLR for his age and being "out of touch" don't go after Dusty Baker in a similar way. I also look at the reaction to Guillen when he was rumored to be interested in coming back people mentioned him being a traitor and quitter but noone mentioned him being an admitted drunk as one of the reasons he shouldn't be hired. In any case I've probably said enough back to lurking.

It isn't even that TLR been around the game longer then most of these know it all posters have been alive and has seen it all. He knows what the Indians did was reckless by calling a pitch high and inside with a pitcher who had lost his command. He also articulated the issue of what happened perfectly and why he was upset/disappointed with the Indians and to be quite honest in the olden days the next Indians hitter would have gotten one right in the ribs. They didn't. So what exactly are the wusses on the board angry about? The fact he defended Abreu? Called out the Indians? If he didn't would they have been happy? Nope. The reason? Their hatred of TLR is completely not related to baseball it isn't honestly even to do with his DUI. They are political bigots and they will continue to attack one the greatest managers of all time as somehow unqualified no matter how ridiculous he continues to make them look in the process.

It wasn't just the fact he called a pitch inside it was the fact he called it high and inside with a pitcher that had no control. La Russa was completely right and in ole school baseball the next Indians player would have been plunked whether the pitch was intentional or not. Why the fuck should sox players care whether it was intentional to begin with?

I saw this same shit with Colby Rasmus with few exceptions almost every one of these situations where fans have backed the player have been proven wrong. Congratulations on Yermin supporters for joining the club. What a headcase! Glad his drama in the minors where it belongs

Calls are starting to come in to boycott MLB baseball. From Trump. To radio sports personalities. To politicians. https://www.newsweek.com/mlb-boycott-calls-grow-after-donald-trump-hits-out-over-all-star-game-1580840 For me I have no interest in baseball or giving any money to support the direction Manfred has taken MLB. Since the season has started I haven't watched a single game and it will be interesting to see what the numbers are for baseball since their fans tend to skew older and conservative. Going to war with the majority of your fanbase doesn't seem to be overly well thought out but we will see. You need ID to pick up your tickets. ID to receive the credit card to purchase the tickets. ID to purchase beer at the stadium. You need ID to get to the stadium in the form of a drivers license. The MLB has also came out in support of a vaccine card for attending games which you guess it is more ID (https://www.mlb.com/yankees/ballpark/health-and-safety/testing-requirements-faq) ID for voting? That is where they draw the line apparehently well they have theirs and I have mine. I'll won't be purchasing the MLB package and going to any games until they decide their business is baseball/sports instead of politics.

Not signing a DH is easily the biggest mistake of the off-season they aren't expensive and we literally were dead last in the AL All our eggs seem to be in Vaughn being able to step in day 1

You mean the 2.3 fWAR? And yes the nationals ballpark is one of the hardest to play defense and he can't cover the same ground as he used to. If he can put up a similar level of offense with even mediocre defense he'll be a bargain

Bottom line is we can find a quality DH at a very low figure so the waste of resources is malarky. Yermin was 27 last year and didn't get a shot and we had one of the worst DH situations in the league. Vaughn and Yermin are insurance if Schwarber or whomever we bring in either gets injured or isn't up to the job. Vaughn hasn't hit above A ball pencilling him at DH seems a bit nuts to me especially when the rest of the team is built to win now. People need to get over this mad scientist stuff we went through when we were rebuilding. We aren't in a position to put the season at risk for unproven players

Great move. Also lets not read too much into 40 games. He'll likely bounce back this year and is a massive upgrade at RF. Now we just have to find ourselves a DH and the lineup is pretty much set

I'd take him if he willing to backup and insurance against Madrigal but he will get a better offer elsewhere. Besides we still need to figure out our pitching and LF/DH.

Hed be useful as an extra infielder but down year notwithstanding he is gonna get starting offers. So zero interest

If he is playing well we keep Vaughn in the minor leagues to develop. It's a win win. I'd rather be in a position of keeping Vaughn longer then necessary in the minor leagues preserving extra service time then in a position where Vaughn struggles at the MLB level and not have another option at DH which is where we were last year with EE. Vaughn has yet to face any pitching above A ball. I know everyone is excited and I am to an extent too but lets see him face AA and AAA pitching first before anointing him ready to play at the MLB level next year.

I mean he was just non-tendered. He will likely be limited to AL clubs and maybe a handful of offers of those clubs who need a DH. We can offer him consistent playing time to start the year in a hitters friendly park and if he plays well we keep Vaughn in the minors. He may get a better offer then that I dunno but if it isn't acceptable move on to the next guy there will be other options