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If you rate player A at 87 out of a hundred and player B at 85 out of 100 and player B can be signed for 750K less it isn't "beyond stupid" to go with player B. Not if you can use that money to get superior players later in the draft. It may or may not turn out to be the right move, but it isn't stupid.

Look how much Hall's command improved last season.

I don't think a team's value goes up like that if ownership of the team isn't generating significant revenue for the owners.

I disagree. I think we are seeing more of groups buying teams as investments.

Exactly. The Aiken pick didn't hurt them at all. I don't think missing on one pick, even a 1-1 would color Elias to the point that he would never again use a high draft pick on a pitcher.

How did he get burned by Aiken?

Are you saying you don't think Elias would take a pitcher 1-2?

They need to outlaw the shift to promote social distancing on the right side of the infield.

Starter and reliever are two different positions.

If you can't make very consistent hard contact against high school age competition I'm worried. Main reason I wouldn't have used a #2 on Witt last year.

Benching him to preserve his rookie designation.

Of all the things to criticize Manfred over, you go with his teeth? Well I've got some good news for you, he's had work done, probably for you personally.

Like I said earlier, I haven't seen much in the way of positives with the pick trading currently allowed. More teams have the chance to dump bad contracts for picks? No thanks.

I'll agree that in most cases it is the best move.

Because you think the overall value would be higher.

I don't care. Words don't bother me overmuch. Expressing an opinion about someone else's words bother me even less.

In what world is a minor league baseball player "somewhat prominent"? They were reaching pretty hard to advance their agenda. Which is of course their prerogative.

That's pretty obvious. Vaughn is rather similar to Tork and he went third.

Who'd want to look at me?

I gave one of your posts positive rep once, so accidents can happen, particularly on mobile.

Oh the irony.

I've been underwhelmed by the draft picks trades we have seen thus far.

I'm not a lawyer, can you explain to me how liking a tweet is hate speech?