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It has 2 teams one of which won a super bowl recently. You are correct. It will be interesting.

It wouldn't be apples and oranges if they had the same rules. The teams could do many more things if they know their expenses. They draftand develop their own players because they have a cost controlled payroll and can put money into those areas. It works in all of the other leagues. Green Bay, Oklahoma City there is no way those markets could compete with LA and NY without the cap. I dont see any reason why it wouldn't work in MLB.

Yeah, bonemer should be there.

I don't think so. It will make it more competitive. NFL teams like Green Bay would become the pirates if they didn't have the cap and they can improve other things around the park. Part of the reason they do that in MLB is that teams know there is no way Pittsburgh and others can compete with LA and NY for spending. Their revenues are just too great.

I know we dont agree very often but on this we agree. There will be a prolonged work stoppage. If even JR and the Sox incurred substantial debt over the last few years, most of the teams are struggling. They will push for a salary cap but probably end up with more substantial luxury tax issues. Its unfortunate as other leagues reap those benefits and it continues to cause competitive issues in baseball.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are 326-464 with no playoff appearances.

I know. Just a general reply to the topic and ine commrnt.

Its not that they cant build there. They question us, would is the cost. The MLS stadium is half the size. Maybe the engineering costs are to great for an MLB stadium to be economically feasible.

No. Don't add more innings than needed. The Sox need those to count.

Players who have been successful their entire lives doing things one way are very resistant to change until they run into lack if success or another issue like an injury. Players aren't going to change anything while they are being successful no matter what any person or data tells them.

Rate capacity was lowered as well when they took off the top few rows. The seat i sat in for the first game there no longer exists.

That's a really small stadium. Has to be the smallest in MLB for a permanent home.

I agree. But I dont think disappointingis the word. Disappointing maybe compared to if they traded him in 2023 but they would have crucified for that. No one should be disappointed in what they get right not for his value right now.

I agree. He isn't worth much right now so they won't get much. That is a value deal. Not much for not much. However,there are going to be people complaining that they should have gotten more.

Never, then the complaints about the players acquired in the trade starts. It will be referred to in perpetuity as an example of how bad the trade was.

Better play through chemistry?

Definitely a possibility. Any new thing will change the muscle use. However, with someone like Davis who has been using it for a year, you wouldn't think it would be.

Anything is possible. Its a league wide issue so all the minds and people smarter than me are working on it. But the most simple explanation is the most probable. They are pushing the limits of what the body can take. So we need to manage the workload. But whats the best way? Not throwing max effort seems the most obvious but that won't happen because we know that is the most effective way to get outs. They are trying limiting pitches and innings. That has limited effectiveness.

One of his tenants was take off some velocity for movement. Probably a better philosophy injury wise.

Exactly. Its amazing what happens with communication.

Its true that limits have made an impact. But the reason its only at the pro level is that is where they emphasize the max effort all the time. The limits in little league are even more restrictive but they are throwing as hard yet. If they didn't throw max effort they wouldn't need the limits as much. The body needs rest. So they limit the innings. They could go to 6 man rotations but there aren't enough good pitchers now.

This is really the issue. The body in general isn't built to do any activity at max effort for any length of time. However people push that limit to find the best performance. With pitching the harder they throw the more likely for outs. So pitching has evolved to this. This will cause injuries. So the issue becomes are there other ways to minimize the risk of injury. Biomechanical analysis is a way to try to minimize the concentration of forces in one area. Strengthen routines and flexibility are others. However, there is going to be an increase in the injury incidence as long as pitchers use max effort for longer periods of time. This is why starter outings are shorter than in the past and teams institute pitch/innings limts.

Limiting injuries and pitching efficiency and effectiveness are the 3 primary goals of biomechanical analysis. However, the teams focus on the pitching effectiveness first efficiency 2nd and injuries last.

Iwas talking with some friends last night and we came up with a new hypothesis that I think one of them will turn into a research project with his MLB team. Many teams are using the biomechanics team as proactive where they see an issue an can work to change the mechanics of a pitcher in season. What if those changes are making the muscles work differently enough that they becoming fatigued quicker and causing the injuries? Changing mechanics in the off season when the muscles have time to adapt is one thing. But what if changing in the season while they are still pitching a full load is too fast of a change and the muscles dont have time to adapt? I have no idea if it is the reason but it makes some physiologic sense. Should be a good study if the team will go for it.

How do you not remember Scotty Fletchers daughter? A good name from the past.