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You should acknowledge that is speculation not fact.

He needs to show he can play first base.

I'm fine with the practice of picking a college senior or two in the top 10 rounds and giving him 10K to give you some freedom to sign the other guys. I don't want to see it in the first round.

It's cool man, if you don't mind folks laughing at you when you do that stuff, it doesn't bother me.

Sure, I received clearance from my surgeon to go back to work yesterday. I'm sure everyone here will be glad I won't be posting here quite so much.

Come on now, he was replacement level over 27 at bats. He's clearly AAAA fodder with that type of performance!

It's so unintentionally funny when you do that or when you use the laugh rep button when you get proven wrong. You'd honestly be better off just slinking away from the thread.

It's still service time manipulation. They would be literally manipulating his service time to their advantage. It just isn't about years of team control. Both actions qualify for the term.

Sure it is. You are manipulating the service time in an attempt to lower what the player's projected compensation will be while he is with the team.

Exactly. I was pushing back against the statement that a catcher would take 3 years instead of a year and a half. I think there is a pretty good chance that kid for the Padres makes his debut at 18.

I don't think we know near enough to be making statements as if we are sure of his work ethic or eating habits. I'll also say it's an advantageous to be fit, that is true if you play Basketball, Baseball or Bowl.

That wasn't what I said at all. I was saying that it isn't a given that a talented young catcher won't be promoted before the age of 20.

Let me clarify. They are very concerned about a third of the population being obese. They are moderately concerned about individual members of the population that are obese. They are not going to be very concerned about an otherwise healthy and active 33 year old that's put on some weight. I was in a lot worse shape than Givens a few years ago and I wouldn't say my doctor was very concerned.

You are correct, we won't be getting an excuse.

I would find it hilarious if a team did one of these and the players referenced hit into a double play. That idle thought out of the way, nice play.

They also had a broadcast partner that stopped paying them. Doesn't deter from the fact that Soto's numbers back up to his career average. Or that I find it distasteful when folks when folks revel in opposing players struggling.

Going to have to put Sportsguy on the 60 day if that's a thing now.

But now they do? They could have kept him on the IL if they thought his fitness was an issue. They didn't.

2.2 rWAR (would lead the O's) Just checking in for all those folks that were so happy to point out that someone was struggling.

Why would they put him on the 26 man roster if he wasn't ready?

Maybe we can bundle him with a draft pick and get a couple of former college pitchers that were taken in the 16th round?

Yes Peter.

Like I said, moderately concerned. 36% of the adult population in the US hits the mark for obese. The medical community is not "very concerned" about a third of the population. Is it something he needs to be aware of? Sure. Is he being monitored? Of course he is.

You willing to hit him with a QO? It was $19.65 million last year.

Most likely he is either going through a non-competitive patch as he pitching himself back into shape or he's lost it. Neither one of which is a legitimate reason to use the IL.