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I think the bigger bases may be fun. I think finding ways to adding the run game more effectively back into baseball is a good thing. Stolen bases are fun, the players that found incredible value stealing bases were fun. edit: It wasn't mentioned in op but one of the changes is increasing size of bag from 15 inches to 18 inches

I was listening to some sports radio this morning on way to gym, a lot of consensus that Bell came out poorly. I agree in the perception in a team game of doing this is bad, and the contract is less than he initially sought. But the whole reason players hate the franchise tag is even though you get one big year, you are at risk of long term security. It is absolutely likely that he could have had a good year, made that $15(?) million int he bank, and found another $15 milll guaranteed in FA/re-signing. However, he also could have gotten injured or slowed down this year, and then entered free agency as a player people were loathe to give guaranteed cash to. This isn't best case scenario deal, but it also isn't worst case scenario, which would have been playing and having a catastrophic injury.

Takes pressure on needing a playmaker at safety too.

Kinda bummed about bell but pretty sure I’ll be happy about it by end of year 2. Definitely wanted to max out this window pre QB contract though.

I am not sure it would cost that much now that his contract pays him most.

Nowhere near the cache as american ninja warrior host.

I think the ability of nfl players to get more leverage on guaranteed money at least means we may likely have smooth cba negotiations in future.

I still think the CJ Mosely contract is the worst of the offseason, personally. One other thing is it feels like I know a lot of nfl players but then the free agency starts and its all inside linebackers and o lineman and I keep doublechecking if the cardinals signing jordan hicks is a baseball signing or football.

I would let the host of american ninja warrior break all my news, personally

Yeah, gonna be exciting.

Yeah gonna be weird if they just sign cody whitehair, get the cheaper safeties and call it a year. I'd guess Houston because Bell will have longer term cap issues which the mack situation doesn't clear up.

https://www.theringer.com/2018/3/20/17144242/restructuring-contracts-nfl-gamble Yeah check out the Von Miller table here, its virtually the same conversion as Macks was.

The thing about fuer is the org was flying high on their work with Sale. So I think it was mostly a scouting fail but it also punctured the impression we had that we may not have position player development but had top pitcher development.

In fairness to sss, it’s clear their trouble is due to prioritizing paying their writers which is something vox avoids like the plague. Good on the individual editor for trying to do that. I support a lot of Sox media and hopefully their community can find ways to keep them on that mission, but vox will just get people to write for free if they fail.

Obviously I read the post after writing that. Very cool of him to prioritize paying contributors and I wish them the best.

I don’t wish anyone to lose their jobs (if sbnation even pays anyone there which isn’t guaranteed), but when Jim left there was no reason to go to south side Sox and there are plenty of options for Sox content. Had sbnation tried and found a good site lead it probably would have survived, but as it is it’s not at the same level as other Sox blogs.

https://theathletic.com/856960/2019/03/08/he-actually-has-said-that-i-have-a-good-spirit-michael-reinsdorf-talks-jim-boylen-and-much-more/ man this monitor comment is so embarrassing ” I firmly believe that we are staffed really well. That the Bulls, it’s not about cutting costs. John, Gar, his staff, they’re able to cover the college games for us scouting. I did believe that one day, this was like four or five years ago, I walked into Steve Weinman’s office. He was working on one computer. I said, “Steve, you’re our analytics person. Why don’t you have like four screens here?” And he was new and I said, “OK Steve, let’s get you set up.” We expanded his staff this year, we added people.”

I'm kinda over scouting reports on defense. Unless they say they are a wizard on defense they seem to be all over the map based on body projections and the like, until the org moves them off the position it's hard to care.

Correct. Leury did move from terrible offensive player to slightly above average if he could stay healthy so that was decent. Maybe I should move Omar up.

I wonder where she read that?

Still feels like we are going to be light on offense without a big bat.

It feels like this is going to be one of the weirder nfl offseasons.

It has been a really interesting series. Some white sox specific notes is you can see the sox doubled their scouting since 2009 and are in equal footing with most. Sox have also appeared to be influenced in the draft by trackman universities, and you have to wonder if part of their heavy tilt toward college players during hostetler is perhaps because of maybe overemphasizing those data points when available over none at all. Also really good stuff on university of missouri, who compete in the SEC with big disadvantage due to weather (though nashville not insanely different). But to counter it have really leaned into tech under Bieser, and there is a white sox angle there as Matt Lisle was a short lived Mizzou hire before being poached by the White Sox this offseason.

Yes and it will not end any time soon so strap it in.