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I'm sure that it's a ton better now than it was say twenty years ago. These guys get concrete feedback after every game behind the plate now. Can you imagine the stuff that had to pass for umprirng back when the games weren't even televised?

My soundtrack for the game.

Makes it irrelevant. On the other hand, not having to worry about framing should lead to a small decrease in passed balls and wild pitches.

I know, I was just going by the game thread chatter.

I'm pro robo ump but geez, does every game thread have to be whining about the umps? Mostly the guys are pretty great at a really hard job.

Pretty amazing that major league baseball doesn't seem to have a single competent ump out of the whole bunch.

It's he's out for more than a couple of days maybe. One day, I for one don't care to speculate.

I don't think "top prospect" and "potentially have value" are the same thing. I don't think someone down the list should be off limits.

I was speaking more of a team like the Orioles who should, theoretically, be able to maneuver in such a fashion. I've now given multiple examples.

He strikes me as someone that would not respond well to the stolen bases.

First off we have a policy against calling other posters names. Secondly that isn't a little thing. The ability to take on payroll is a valuable asset. For instance when the Orioles bundled draft picks with bad contracts.

This isn't true. The ability to take on payroll can be leveraged during the season. The Braves received a prospect discount on Gausman by taking on the O'Day contract being one example.

It just sounds to me as if you are basically not willing to give anything up that might potentially have value. I don't see the O's getting much back if they don't.

Yep.

And be something palatable to ownership.

So the top ~8 or so prospects are off the table? What about fast risers like Basallo or Willems?

I see the opposite. An expiring contract lowers both the acquisition cost and the team's long term financial commitment.

What's your definition of top prospect?

From what I've seen the actual park factors are not that severe for Aberdeen. Sadly, the best source for those that I've found is behind the BA paywall.

Assuming his pitching stays at close to this level I don't see why he wouldn't opt out unless a team signed him to an extension that would be roughly equivalent to what he'd get if he opted out. He can do better than 3/49 on the market.

Unless it isn't actually 314 down the line.

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/gunnar-henderson-is-off-to-a-slower-start-than-expected/ That's a good read.

I think we have two main things holding the team back from being players for a front line pitcher. I think Elias is overly risk adverse and I think ownership isn't willing to take on much additional payroll.

Come on now. As if either one of us can't recognize someone being argumentation just for the sake of being argumentative.

If you end up getting walked on a pitch that should have been called strike 3 luck was involved in that "true" outcome.