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Is this the time to experiment with changing a player's fundamental role on the team?

Only reasons I can think of is that the O's are paying him or that they are afraid someone else will pick him up and it will come back to hurt them. Neither one of which seem like good reasons to me.

He's fit right in with the Rangers' pen.

He has the right to. But it isn't a good move for his brand. I didn't say he couldn't. And yea, it'd be nice if it didn't matter.

I want the team to lose. I don't have anything against the vast majority of the players on the team. For instance Judge seems like a good egg.

Same thing. It isn't their fault. Why root against them? What did they do? Terrible mindset IMO.

Sorry, but it sure sounded like it. Not reason to take it out on the kids that got traded. Be annoyed at Flaherty or Elias, or the owner.

I can see where you would be in favor of rooting against kids trying to make a living. Seems on par for you.

Nice of you to root against people doing well. Not like this is their career or anything and not as if they had a choice.

Only headcase would make political comments when his job was to throw a baseball. Be bland and collect your paycheck.

I wouldn't be surprised to find that an Ump's strike zone grows after the pitcher gives up back to back walks. Just like it does when the count goes 3-0.

When you have an owner that won't spend and a GM that is extremely reluctant to trade prospects you aren't going to get much in return.

I Don't think the owner has been a good faith partner in the process.

The average baseball player isn't an erudite individual to begin with and aren't in a field of endeavor in which they need to master the art of public speaking. Being characters is all they got.

In his defense, he was probably drunk when he said this.

No wonder he's out of the league.

Not Monica Seles?

TLDR: Catchers used to get an advantage in called strikes when batting but no longer do. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/catchers-cant-catch-a-break-anymore/ Also this tidbit for folks that say Umpires are getting worse:

I just checked, Johnson's BA is pretty low but he's getting on base at a nice clip. 240/ /420 /442 for the season A/A+

You are mistaken. You are thinking of Termarr Johnson.

Yea, only really made a difference for one day a year but yea. Take him off the 60 day DL, put him back on the 60 day DL. I don't recall it ever having any real consequences for the team.

Guess that means he's doomed.

Folks are still bitter about Mussina twenty years later. Some of the fanbase will absoultly blame Henderson if he walks.

Yankees under Hal won't spend for him.

Like what Dan did with Mountcastle.