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I blame Trevor. Didn't think they would go there since the hitters buy into the whole safety angle the pitchers feed them.

Stealing bases is dumb.

So will I if I can count starting pitcher three times.

League minimum is six figures. If they sign you and put you at shortstop they are spending six figures.

Unless you have a short stop that takes it upon themselves to call the pitches.

As much as I'd like to defend my boy Philip that's all I got.

Aren't like all the International signees that aren't pitchers listed as short stops?

It depends. If you had told us that the O's weren't going to extend Manny more of us would have been in favor of trading him. I think by that point the O's knew they weren't going to extend him.

What is this back in the day without record numbers of home runs and strike outs?

Buck and Dan were both ring hunting. You want to make a move like you are suggesting you need to get another GM and Manager.

White Sox aren't planning on tanking this season. They had this crazy idea that only two years as a really bad team was somehow enough.

If I were Felix I'd take my 207M in career earnings and go buy an island.

I don't either. I hope this doesn't mean King Felix is going to opt out before Frobby gets to see him pitch for the Orioles.

Is it solely for players that have signed with the O's are is it also designed to be used by players that haven't signed a deal yet? If it is the latter, a draft would limit that.

Nice to see they are spending somewhere. I don't think you can argue that overall expenditures aren't down pretty sharply from a few years ago.

It's now a lock to be included.

He's been playing first for a long time.

NRI with the Mets.

Except the part that their history of defense in the majors isn't that bad. It is only to your eyes that the bar is raised so high their offense must be phenomenal to compensate. Both Sisco and Severino are rated as being above replacement level for their careers. So the people who judge this sort of a thing for a living, feel their offense has historically compensated for their defense.

In Steve's defense he is 76.

He was just showing off his arm strength to make Chance look bad.

That's why he's going to be drinking beer.

Most peculiar Mama.

Promotions would come earlier for the better players so you wouldn't be losing that much control. I don't think it matters a lot if marginal players become free agents after three years, those guys don't stay with teams for six years anyway.

If teams had control until a player was say 29 do you think Witt breaks camp with the Royals?