I don't really see where Selig's at fault. There are no rules about who can spend how much on the draft. If the Royals are too cheap to pay Moutsakas, then that's their own fault. Callis has done a study showing that on average, players who are signed above slot money end up saving much more than the amount invested. They're more likely to end up with a good young player whose level of production would otherwise be very expensive on the free agent market. The Yankees and Tigers just happen to be smart enough to use the system to their advantage.
maybe, but i don't like when people bitch about players swinging at close pitches on a two-strike count. Everyone rips on Pie and Lee for standing there and striking out looking when they're down in the count... most hitters not named Ted Williams or Barry Bonds are going protect by swinging at close pitches in those counts.
cool, i was waiting for the first "is zambrano injured" post in this thread. It's much like the "Rich Hill is a head case" post in any bad start that he has... you know it's gonna happen, it's just a matter of when.
http://firstinning.com/players/Geovany-Soto-a/ Soto has increased his BB rate each month this year, and has also increased his LD%. His BABIP is abnormally high, but in July 25% of his balls in play were line drives, and this month it's 28%.
why's that? And I would definitely participate in the debate/discussion of the players... I used to just read through the Baseball Encyclopedia as a kid. The history of baseball, and comparing of different players, is really fascinating to me.