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If he's tipping there is no cheating.

Didn't watch it.

I'm not one to jump to tipping conclusions but....

Not sure about that but they win at a 68.9% clip. According to Google.

I think it's a Slutter.

The level of play keeps getting better.

The Mets had younger options and with their cap situation they actually saved a fair bit of money by trading him.

He is making 12M this season.

They get 10's of dollars for those ads.

That wasn't much of a break for Sale.

Nice result and a ton of pitches.

Adley is just that good.

I thought it was just a joke that didn't land. It happens.

I don't judge.

So is Mrbig.

Over the last 10 games the O's have been hotter (8-2/7-3).

They promote aggressively. He'd be up in 2026 at the latest.

I live near Tampa. Roster turnover isn't a major driver for the low attendance.

What? Not best candidate looking for a job but best GM in the game? When he had zero experience in the role.

1- Not really since I didn't reply to your initial post but to a latter post in the thread. 2- if you want to talk about the four teams specifically, I'd say only the Orioles used the "Tank" strategy. The Pirates are the more old fashioned bad and cheap model and the Brewers and Rays have been doing this for years. 3- As for the payroll stat...it's a mildly interesting statistical blip.

It is a strategy. It isn't one that is better suited to small markets. The Rays, Brewers and Guardians don't tank. The Cubs, Astros and Phillies tanked. I don't think there is anything actually there. I think you are just trying to justify the approach your favourite team took. I was hoping for a quality discussion but you seem to fall back to attacking me. Night.

I was surprised you didn't get it the first time.

I still don't get it. The Cubs and Astros tanked and they aren't small market. The Brewers and Guardians are small market, have limited budgets and they don't tank.

Before they changed the rules.

Cubs and Astros tanked. They aren't small market. The O's have hit on some guys, and missed on a lot of others. Guys like Pearce jumped from team to team only to have a huge breakout season for one of them. Does the top pick in the Rule V draft have better odds of being a successful major league players than the guy picked fourth? No idea, but if I had to guess I'd say there isn't much difference. Remember Wells was picked in the second round of the Rule V draft, anyone remember who was picked by the O's before him?