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Yea, if you split offense/defense to "value defense" the offense will become so 3 outcome-y, defense will be devalued.

I don't think I understand this idea... Let's say you have a guy who hits FA with 6 years and 120 days, where 180 is the cutoff. This guy has 2/3s of an extra year of service, so his club would owe him 2/3s of the AAV of his next contract (e.g. $10M on a $15M AAV contract) Like TT said it's far more complicated of a solution than the problem requires, but it'd be amongst the most fair and equitable. Huh... there seem like lots of potential complications, not the least of which is the situation where a player switches teams once they hit FA. Who's picking up the tab, which lux tax year it affects, etc.

I don't think I understand this idea...

Wonder if they will indeed cut Amukamara and just "2019 kicker comp" the 2nd CB spot. Toliver, Roberson, Shelley, Joseph, Simmons, Crawford, Denmark.

Fire him after ST then.

I doubt there is much motivation for the AL teams to agree with that change, but perhaps that's what the NL adopts as a compromise, to get the rules closer, but keeping distinct rules. It would leave most of the "strategy" still there, until the NL just adopts full DH. With the extra 26th man, the 3 batter RP rule, and a DH, I wonder how roster composition will begin to change. Seems like a lot more opportunity for really obscure and specialize players like pinch runners.

Upon reflection Sweetness34 was not a good password.

1996-97 was basically just a choice on maximizing the only decent CF option there was in McRae, and how bad you wanted your likely worst pitcher to be. The couple good CF years just get totally overshadowed; 2003 Patterson overshadowed by pretty much the entire pitching staff, notably Prior 2008 Edmonds maybe, but he was a mid-season pickup and you had career year Dempster plus solid fillers throughout the entire bating order. 2015- and 2016 Dexter Fowler overshadowed by God-mode Arrieta and MVP Bryant And that's about it. Suddenly you're at 2009 Fukudomes or 2017 Almoras looking viable.

Pick the youngest guy you can each year and start with your bench and bottom three BP spots, then work your way up from there.

I took it more in the vein of putting guys in positions they played in a prior year (say Pujols at 3B), even if they had long ago outgrown that position in the year you chose them. Or put a LF in CF because he played half a game in injury relief during some 18 inning marathon game that season. Or don't fill your bench with 5 1B and no MIF. Still you could probably arguably stretch for 9 full time batters at least if you have position versatile guys, guys who covered at least 2 positions with at least 25% of their appearances in that season. The RP/SP piece perhaps a bit more subjective, as your roster could be coherent still with your 6-10 best pitchers as relievers. And it is the same position, just a different role.

Yes, he will abandon his game plan if they're getting 4+ easy yards on every run. Heh. My point was, you could just as easily say "they want to run the ball 5 yards a play, and switch to balance if it's not working." I don't consider just doing what's presently working a "plan." Okay? Bottom line, they're not going to "try and run the ball 40 times".

I'm sure Tenn planned to run the ball 40 times too. Doubt SF is going to go in without a balanced attack ready. If they're picking up 10 yards a carry again he won't abandon it, but that's not the game plan. So the game plan is to be balanced, unless just running the ball works, but if it doesn't, don't? Yes, he will abandon his game plan if they're getting 4+ easy yards on every run.

Lies. He lifted one foot off the scale.

I saw on TV that he's the 3rd heaviest player in the NBA at 285. Like I can't figure out that he's just that fat or that they're lying on TV cuz there has to be more than 2 guys in the NBA that weighs more. Felicio has to be one. I don't watch enough NBA now to know any others.

I'll take Chiefs and the over. I think a final score in the 27-20 range is a pretty realistic. SF will try to keep the game low scoring by running the ball 40 times. I'm not sure that will be a winning formula but it will limit KCs chances. I think KC will score but they aren't going to put up 30+ against SF's defense. SF's offense looked good against the Packers but they were a mirage. I don't see them putting 30+ against KC. I like the under. I'm sure Tenn planned to run the ball 40 times too. Doubt SF is going to go in without a balanced attack ready. If they're picking up 10 yards a carry again he won't abandon it, but that's not the game plan.

In honor of the 26th man in 2020, I'm extending it one extra year. 1994 - Glenallen Hill, OF/PH 1995 - Scott Servais, C 1996 - Terry Adams, RP 1997 - Brian McRae, CF 1998 - Kerry Wood, SP5 1999 - Henry Rodriguez, LF 2000 - Eric Young, Sr, IF 2001 - Sammy Sosa, RF 2002 - Joe Borowski, RP 2003 - Mark Prior, SP2 2004 - Carlos Zambrano, SP3 2005 - Derrek Lee, 1B 2006 - Bob Howry, RP 2007 - Aramis Ramirez, 3B/DH 2008 - Ryan Dempster, SP4 2009 - Angel Guzman, RP 2010 - Carlos Marmol, CL 2011 - Sean Marshall, RP 2012 - Starlin Castro, SS 2013 - Carlos Villanueva, RP/SP6 2014 - Pedro Strop, RP 2015 - Jackie Arrieta, SP1 2016 - Kris Bryant, 3B/OF 2017 - Willson Contreras, C 2018 - Javy Baez, 2B/SS 2019 - Jason Heyward, OF Tried to keep relievers true to their role and not just dump good SP as relievers. ETA- Without re-starting the whole roster, changes I would make if; If it was All Star game rules (SP get to be RP) OUT: 2014 - Pedro Strop | 2013 - Carlos Villanueva | 2009- Angel Guzman | 2002 - Joe Borowski IN: 2014 - Jason Hammel | 2013 - Travis Wood | 2009- Ted Lilly | 2002 - Matt Clement Marshall, Marmol, and Adams survive mostly due to SP ineptitude those years. If I had to go "true" bench guys for fielders (and trying not to cheat with trade deadline guys who started most the games they were available) OUT: 2019 - Jason Heyward, OF | 2007 - Aramis Ramirez, 3B | 2000 - Eric Young, Sr, IF | 1995 - Scott Servais, C | 1994 - Glenallen Hill, OF/PH IN: 2019 - Ian Happ, UTL | 2007 - Daryle Ward, PH | 2000 - Roosevelt Brown, OF | 1995 - Jose Hernandez, MIF | 1994 - Mark Parent, C

Rofl

My favorite is Beltran’s niece. Jessica Mendoza And Trevor Bauer rounds out the top 3. Honorable mention to Carlos Beltran.

Didn't we used to put all these stupid horsefeathering signings into megathread for minor offseason moves.

Wtf are "the legs of a wnba player?"

This is....this is the greatest thing I've ever seen Seconded. There's a few references I clearly have to catch up on, but that was beautiful.

Da orange man has aged us all.

Too many cooks would be a concern if Mitch was a rookie. He’s had his chance and needs to answer to the damn sous chef of thats who they bring in. Three years in and his chiffonade is still sloppy. He frequently burns toast. But occasionally makes a perfect over medium egg.

I just checked the budget and the Ricketts unfortunately can't afford a song. They can only buy chords.

Jahns basically saying what I just speculated re Ragone: