southsider2k5

Oh it sucks for sure. If it is TJS, the odds are very real that he never pitches again, or his stuff is reduced enough that he never gets back to the majors. But for his sake, at least he gets some MLB benefits out of it, instead of being on the outside looking in.

In reality, I am sure he will get another chance. Rosters are going to be crazy churning this year with COVID and injuries from players not being ready.

Nope, I was wrong here. https://www.mlb.com/news/yermin-mercedes-on-white-sox-40-man-roster

I honestly don't understand why anyone wants to die on the hill of a guy who couldn't make a 30 man roster, even with a few guys missing.

I thought he wasn't on the 40 because he was exposed to the Rule 5 draft?

You have about 5 DH/PH types on this roster.

Actually the other thought I had is because Mercedes was a "taxi squad" guy, I wonder if he didn't require a 40 man roster, spot, and keeping him would have meant an addtional 40 man roster move. That would also explain this.

At least for his sake it happened while he was on a major league roster. He is going to get a full year of service time and 40% of a major league salary out of it, if nothing else.

Nicky can at least catch a ball at a defensive position on a roster where we have a ton of DHs. As much as Delmonico should go (and probably will once rosters reduce to 28), this is the right move.

This is not confirmation bias. This is good science meets snake oil salesmen, and trying to present them as equals. This isn't a 50/50 thing.

Pretty much the studies that have happened have either been disqualified or withdrawn due to flaws, or the people involved believe things like demon spawn are real. The next quality study proving this stuff is effective will be the first. At the end of the day, people with a fiscal interest in this stuff are the ones pushing the cure.

It's not suspicious, nor unprecedented. It is at best unproven, and at worst, totally false. They are trying to make sure more people don't kill themselves following the advice of this President who doesn't care about them.

Related: https://twitter.com/scotgregor/status/1290323020041650179?s=20 https://twitter.com/scotgregor/status/1290323020041650179?s=20

https://twitter.com/stevestone/status/1290330083606114304?s=20

Luis Robert

We have one athlete who is out for the rest of the year, at least, because of heart inflammation related to COVID.