Once again, though, that’s unfortunately irrelevant for arbitration purposes. Arbitration is well-suited to the economic interests of the teams. That’s why saves matter, even though anyone who has figured out baseball realizes that a reliever like Andrew Miller (despite a huge save number) is incredibly valuable.

I doubt that information will be made public, but I would guess somewhere between $3.0M and $3.5M. It should be noted that various sources, who estimate arbitration figures based on historical precedent, predicted that Betances would earn $3.4M for this upcoming season. For such a small salary, a difference of $2M…

Your points are all correct regarding Betances’ true value. The problem, however, is that arbitration is a finicky process, and as mentioned in the article, is unfairly biased in favor of the teams. As such, it rarely reflects a player’s true value and instead aligns moreso with antiquated shit like saves.

I’m not sure you understand how the arbitration process works.

Levine’s undoubtedly an asshole of epic proportions, and this press conference all but assured that Betances will be gone when FA hits.

My favorite part about this is that you still clearly can’t see that you speak to others, over the internet, as if you’re the only person that watches soccer.

I’m looking forward to reading more of your comments telling people that they don’t understand soccer as much as you.

Nah, you’re just having issues with self-awareness and reading comprehension. No worries.

No, I’m actually denigrating your holier-than-thou bullshit, but you’re too vacuous to see that.

Just curious, how’s your U-9 ladies coaching gig working out?

Yeah, I’ve never watched soccer before. If Fernandinho is elite, then Mousa Dembele is elite (I’m a Spurs supporter, and he’s not elite).

I stopped reading after you labeled Fernandinho elite.

This guy is having some issues. I responded to his comment where he called Lamela a “bit part player” by invoking that same phrase, and telling him he’s wrong. He responded by saying that “[l]iterally no where did I use the words “bit part player”. I said not worth the money paid for him, those are very different…

“How? Soldado cost a fuck tonne and lasted a season. Lamela is a bit part player who has never been near worth what was paid for him. And Son and Sissoko cost over £20m each and were on the bench. Literally all facts.”

If you think Lamela is a bit part player, you clearly haven’t watched many Spurs matches the last two seasons. He’s above-average offensively, but where he really makes his mark is his incessant high-energy press.

Enjoy this picture of Wesley Snipes and Louis C.K.!

Politicians are clowns for incessant lying and deceptiveness in order to bolster their own political careers. Cate has been making rounds and doing radio appearances, trying to give off some type of public savior persona. It’s all a facade. Who do you think “leaked” this document yesterday? Because it wasn’t any of…

Mayor Faulconer and councilman Chris Cate have been orchestrating shit like this to save their own asses. I’m not saying C is great for San Diego, but anyone who lives in SD and has followed this knows that Chris Cate is a clown.

You’re on fire lately.

+1 for agreeing with you, as well as the use of “panoply” in a comment about the Padres.