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  1. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Best wishes, Jesús.
  2. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Most of us are used to professions that require entry-level work and wages, respective and relative to the profession. Paying someone before there is any work production seems incongruent, especially in a game/business with huge failure rates. This is, of course, only a single step in the necessary systemic revamping required for sustainability in the sport. The upcoming CBA will be about that red line. Given the short careers and unique elements (as you noted) to even enter the system, I think MLB would be better off paying every Major Leaguer $15 million per year (based on the 187-day season) with increases for standout service time, without accoutrements or guaranteed deals. You make the big leagues, you are paid. You stay in the big leagues, you are paid. Failure is not institutionalized in guaranteed contracts for which hundreds and hundreds of horrendous deals can be recounted without much trouble. That's the system the MLBPA might consider benefitting all of their members, while creating league parity for fans. Top players will still be paid more, earn monster endorsements, and be set for life.
  3. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Nice work and thanks for the detailed information.
  4. THOMAS JOSEPH
    If the crowds become objectively large, does this mean that the stadium is suddenly no longer in a bad spot, start times are ok, and public transportation is adequate?
  5. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Arquette makes more than six-year major leaguer, Jesús Sánchez, on our roster. Silliness just never ends.
  6. THOMAS JOSEPH
    The first Padres run was ok, but the plate umpire missed calls badly that led to the second run. I switched over to other games on MLB.tv for a bit, as I am won't to do. Within a few pitches of my quick look-ins on two other games, announcers for the Angels and Rays directly criticized their respective plate umps for impactful missed calls. Who else noticed another example of MLB's prima donna syndrome when Bogaerts jogged to watch, anticipating a home run that wasn't - again. Barely made it to second base, largely because Lopez wasn't on the base for a relay. So tired of the high-priced self-admirers MLB. Luckily, though, our sport tops the other top-tier leagues in jewelry and earrings worn during actual games. Yeah!
  7. THOMAS JOSEPH
    That's interesting. I'd like to see that. Sounds like a lot of work, though.
  8. THOMAS JOSEPH
    I wonder if the analytics era will usher in more draft "successes?" I realize the definition of success is key to any answer. Shouldn't more information and available metrics improve the draft segment of "the game of failures?" It doesn't appear to be the case so far. As with thoroughbred horses, superior physical traits do not directly translate into success. As Dan Fogelberg sang in "Run for the Roses," there is the "something unknown" that drives success. All the metrics and experienced scouts can't measure the je ne sais quoi. What are your thoughts?
  9. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Although I have no interest in the ASG and related events anymore, I am happy for Stowers. He seemed to enjoy his experience thoroughly, topped off by that extracurricular home run. I hope he rides that high throughout the remainder of the season. As for Stowers' teammates, may the welcome rest and restoration bring them a second wind to close strongly and confound the pundits.
  10. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Orioles win the series 2 games to 1, taking a little wind out of Miami's sails going into the break. MVP will be Laureano.
  11. THOMAS JOSEPH
    The Marlins are catcher-rich right now, so it makes sense. Fortes is dependable and has come up with some timely hits. Moreover, I hate to mess with a good team chemistry. That said, we know the Bendix strategy of incremental improvement will not change. I see three or four guys moving at the deadline, including Cabrera.
  12. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Thanks for the work and pod links. Cheers.
  13. THOMAS JOSEPH
    It appears to me that all the boxes are checked to keep him. He is cheap, has years of control, and the starting pitcher trade market remains unsated - that won't change. I don't think it's a Marlins playoff run in the next couple of years, given the divisional strength, but rather that Cabrera is a liquid asset. He's not burdened by a high contract or imminent free agency, so he's like cash in one's pocket. Given the ongoing spate of pitching injuries, possible Alcántara trade, and general Marlins' roster fluidity, Cabrera is not a superfluous piece at all. Replacing him with a Quantrill-type guy doesn't make sense on the baseball or financial level. Lastly, it might be an if-come, but the 2027 CBA situation looms. How that mess ends up will likely be the largest single consideration in the Bendix strategy book. We should consider how significant changes in the CBA affect extending guys like Cabrera.
  14. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Twins sweep. Buxton MVP.
  15. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Alcántara in the Padres' mustard and brown is ok with me. Better than SF, or heaven forbid, the freaking Cubs. My Expos 1969 expansion partner still hasn't won a WS title. Could Sandy Alcántara be the missing piece for the Padres?
  16. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Cabrera's Alcántara-esque reaction to McCollough's mound visit was a classic. Here's to the long-awaited fire and self-confidence!
  17. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Hernández hitting cleanup, I thought, was silly. I am also glad to be wrong. The kid has the proverbial ice water in his veins. He's been a fantastic pick-me-up for the Marlins. The Stowers-Hernández-Wagaman segment is cooking, with Myers providing no let up in the middle of the Marlins order for opposing hurlers.
  18. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Thanks for the excellent rundown and hard work. Drafting is a crapshoot, but team development is visibly improving. The farm teams have shown it. Still, surprises always pop up, both positive developments (Hernández) as in your most recent article, and disappointments such as DLS and Berry. The new regime should have some slack.
  19. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Love that the Marlins are insisting on respect. It comes from on-field actions and self-confidence.
  20. THOMAS JOSEPH
    D-backs sweep the Fish. Eugenio Suarez is the series MVP.
  21. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Oh, hell no. Why take any ABs from our developing players?
  22. THOMAS JOSEPH
    San Francisco's situation, specifically up against LA, and healthy financial situation, combined to make the Giants a perfect "win now" risk-taking candidate. They've already proven that with the inane Devers trade. That hefty liability isn't going to pan out, of course. He's another millstone in the works.
  23. THOMAS JOSEPH
    These inane contracts, like Verlander's, always have me shaking my head. My prediction is that Texas is also screwed with DeGrom. Despite his recent resurrection, he will soon be injured again. Advanced age pitchers with high injury proclivity. Who's the buffoon responsible for these inane decisions? The baseball "experts" that continually prove the whole thing is a wondrous crapshoot. In other words, blind-ass luck that often manifests from blowing money in huge amounts and praying.
  24. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Keep your chin up, Max. So sorry that another young hurler goes down. Pitcher injury epidemic that's accelerating across baseball, it sure seems. It's allowed hoards of mediocre vets to hang around, bouncing from team to team, as everyone attempts to cover innings in the gruelling season.
  25. THOMAS JOSEPH
    No telling what Floyd's career numbers would be without his catastrophic injury at first base. Another in a long line of homegrown Expos products. Terry Francona always comes to mind in this regard. He also was on a monster career trajectory with the Expos which was derailed by a massive knee injury in left field.
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