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I think it's notable that the Braves won the world series last year. OIBDA of the Braves since 2017 2017 ($39M) 2018 +$84M 2019 +$39M 2020 ($53M) 2021 +$104M

I'm not gonna lie, the Braves financial report isn't as impressive to me as I expected.

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/zips-2022-top-100-prospects/ I think we'd all prefer to be on a scout top 100 but interesting nonetheless. ZiPs:" To make a long story short, ZiPS is a computer system that attempts to turn an avalanche of data into a player projection. (The Z stands for Szymborski, because I didn’t realize in 2003 that this project would be useful enough that I’d need to think of a good name.) I like to think that I’ve developed a pretty useful tool over the years, but don’t get me wrong: a projection system is not even remotely a substitute for proper scouting. While ZiPS and other systems like it can see patterns in the data that can be hard for humans to extract, humans have their own unique tricks." the system likes Jose Rodriguez (80s) and Bryan Ramos (the first unranked player, at 20). It, as it says above, is interesting. I think for all of us we've been frustrated with the idea that these guys could be so productive, at levels more advanced than their age, consistently - but rarely get any mentions. This at least lets us know that yes, their production is noteworthy for those reasons. But its a lot of work left to do.

these are incredibly fun tools now between this and PFN. But I don't watch college football so I know basically none of these names. Was definitely more fun last year trading up for QBs. If baseball allowed draft trades and people developed this for baseball drafts? My heavens.

PFF just added an awesome draft tool. It's nice to get the pre-made trades from PFN, but this felt more creative. Also had ADPs based on everyone using it which is AWESOME pff.com/mock I traded back with bears second and fifth round pick to get Colts 48th and 80th overall picks. Drafted jalen pitre, jalen tolbert, leo chenal and luke fortner

I don't see Stiever or Lambert as strong backend depth, as seen by Mike Wright getting more burn in the majors. Stiever has not been effective since 2019, Lambert looked like a good bullpen piece in 2020 ST before another injury. McClure and Bilous are bullpen plays. Bilous walks way too many guys. More interested in Emilio Vargas as backend depth than either.

every team spends $200 million in the nfl. The median MLB team spent $140 million last year and the lowest team spent $40M. MLB is also more dependent on in game revenue than the NFL where it's broadcast deals cover blanket the revenue. So reducing the top spenders who are making the most is cutting a lot of potential money from going to players since the thrifty teams have shown they don't spend shit even if you give them more shared revenue.

Amen. I for one think it's swung too far in favor of small market teams when it comes to competing. Not just free draft picks, but top picks that give them way bigger draft budgets, big compensation for losing free agents. A million more in INTL, AND money passed from richer markets to poorer ones. But obviously JR is not going to swing his weight around to help the sox be more competitive in these agreements.

Meh, it would have been a better owner wedge by the players. Some of these payrolls from the bottom 3 teams recently have been low even in early 2000s. Though I know post-trade deadline the team salaries of BAL, PIT, CLE weren't as bad. If you set a threshold of $45M you lose your competitive balance intl bonus slot money and at $40M you lose your comp balance picks it does 100x more to reduce egregious tanking than the players push of lottery style system for the draft. Those are low thresholds, it's crazy how the lowest teams are on par with the most cash strapped teams of the early 00s. No MLB team should ever below $55M nowadays.

What would be nice is not having a salary floor, but having certain thresholds where if you spend too low of an amount you lose draft picks and intl spending

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100%. I think for a time they overvalued control and were ignoring athleticism in pitching. But I don't know that is the case now, if anything they seem to be targeting present-stuff too often in the draft. As above, cleveland, milwaukee seem to have really linked their scouting/dev side on pitching. They have types. Sox seem like it's been a lot get guys with 2 really good pitches...then fast-track them to bullpen.

I am not an online speller stickler but just wanted to point out it's Simons like Simonsays just in case you verbally say it at a bar.

I guess they may not care about this year, but I thought he was only out for 2-3 months not the whole season but again I can't stay up past 9pm so the west is like hearing about the NPL.

I think it's a combo of the incredible number of games of the last few years and its effect on the older superstars - whose teams are built around them with creaky parts because of how much cap % they consume. The Cavs weren't hurt with Sexton out. Grizz are insane. We'll see what happens to PHX without Paul.

I'd believe anything in the West right now. It's hard to believe they'll be overtaken from the play-in. After that it's all about health above them. Could they advance past the clippers? Lakers? Well, if AD is out, If Kawhi does not come back, I could see playoff dame overcoming (playoff George). I think they'd have a real tough time vs. Minny though. They don't have the same injury vulnerability.

The lack of SP depth in our AA/AAA levels is just absolutely disturbing. For all the warrented excitement over the stars our INTL program have found, and finally progress in position player depth out of that area, it is astounding that 9 years in - with all the random variability that happens with pitchers suddenly finding velo or stuff - that we have zero, zip, nada in terms of a decent pitching prospect from intl that has made it past single-A. I think Greensox is exactly right above. This system will likely do better than we thought in different ways than we thought. But the problem with the early 00s was those guys being on completely different timelines than the major league team. Burger to me is still nice depth, he hit the shit out of the ball, and based on his history he maybe can cut down on Ks with experience. But otherwise, what this system currently lacks: - Dominant defender - fortunately we have Engel for 40 games. No outfielder or infielder that we could point to with excellent MLB ready defensive skills that maybe could find a bat. - Viable Control-based college pitchers - cleveland has roughly 600 of these guys, with confidence their system will gain them velo and voila biebers. Be wary of Pilkington - Contact-approach hitters - just a ton of players trying to find enough power to justify their k-rates - Athleticism - thank goodness for Colson. But part of this is I can't remember the last college player drafted by the sox with anything other than gritty pitchability and corner outfield profiles. With this system I'd definitely have maxed out my INTL budget with volume, and I'd move off of the draft strategy of 2 top 50 targets and 18 250-1000 guys, personally

I'm not actually sure it will. I'd be surprised if players can stay together on this "players absolute right to movement". The owner-led caps on contract lengths and max contracts are what have facilitated the player movement. Unwinding that would already mostly benefit the players. The structure of the NBA now is getting everyone paid. The cap has consistently moved up. I have a hard time believing this can't be resolved with a normal CBA cycle. The marginal NBA player is really going to hold the line, lose their salary, to prevent James Harden from faking an injury to go to strip clubs and eat hardees?

this that Mavs draft pick?

That's my guess too.

If teams really wanted to improve their teams why didn’t they start trading in June and get greater impact for the season? HINT

If you knew nothing other than the date you should be more optimistic if this being resolved sooner than you felt 2 weeks ago

well, whatever comes of today seems like they are finally acting like there are repercussions to waiting.

Well it's been longer than 18 minutes.