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What if you specify in advance and then the Yankees get caught? Oh no!

I don't think MLB is interested in catching more cheaters. You don't want fans to get the wrong idea.

My opinion of his opinion dropped sharply with his change in employment. ?

That was why I asked. I think of 2019 as last season and 2021 as next season so that makes 2020 this season by default.

You don't think he'll be up by 2021? College catchers drafted in the top 5 since 2007. Wieters- Drafted 2007 made MLB debut in 2009. Posey- Drafted 2008 made MLB debut in 2009. Sanchez- Drafted 2009 made MLB debut in 2013. Zunino- Drafted 2012 made MLB debut in 2013. Schwarber- Drafted 2014 made MLB debut in 2015. Bart- Drafted 2018 was in AA in 2019. I think Bart makes the majors in 2020. I'd say recent history points to AR being up in 2021.

I'd rather have no apology than an insincere one.

Could be. Hopefully we will find out.

Since they fired him before he was suspended (potentially) they have to pay him the whole contract right? The smart move would seem to be to have waited.

I'm currently being mildly downvoted in R/Baseball for arguing against intentionally hitting Astro players.

It does exist but I'm kinda busy and didn't feel like looking for it. ?

I don't agree. 1B is only a step up from DH. Something like C-SS-CF-3B-2B-RF-LF-1B-DH.

Cheating a little is fine just don't get too good at it. Just like steroids.

My point was that Buck was a lot more eager to lay into his non tenured players. Like how he got on Kim about his fitness in the media but not Tillman.

Wow, the other owners think the penalty was too light? They are hardly biased right?

I'll agree he's better suited to first, or DH. I'll also agree that we don't know about Mountcastle yet. That is one of the reasons I was annoyed he didn't get called up last year, I think it could have really aided his development.

Get rid of all the Black, Asian and Hispanic players?

You don't think certain players hit balls that have a distinct sound off the bat?

If you lose a draft pick you lose the pool money attached to the draft pick.

Needs more Dodgers.

Mets are probably gathering focus groups as I type.

I think it shows the commissioner is very concern with public opinion.

It is a lot easier for the league to punish a team than the players.

I've said before that the issues I have is with the lack of guidelines in place and how this ruling doesn't follow established precedent. If I were to exclude those factors and just look at it from a punishment standpoint I don't think it is out of line. All they would have had to do was after the Apple Watch incident make it clear that future violations would result in suspensions for the executives involved and the forfeiture of draft picks in addition to the fine the Red Sox were subject to. But MLB won't do that.

As opposed to being a first baseman in college yea. I rate crappy minor league shortstop over mediocre college first baseman.

Too light- Astros_Rule, Astros_Rule1, Astros_Rule2, Astros_Rule3.