Literally! It gave Cueto and Hill blisters, and fucked with the command of breaking-ball pitchers in the postseason.

You’re factually incorrect on that. The arbitration system in years 4, 5, and 6 roughly follow the 40/60/80 rule, i.e. that the player gets 40% then 60% then 80% of their fair market value. By definition, players do not get their fair market value in arbitration.

also looks weird on my phone, yet my observation is useless since I’ll be in the grey till 2029 since 1) I can’t figure out how to have a kinja account that I can just log into if I’m logged out, 2) I’ve definitely posted 2-3 exasperated, “old man yells at cloud” comments about deadspin being better 10 years ago

Russ’ meet and greet with the floor was just one part of OKC’s season-long effort to get familiar with the cellar.

Michael McKenry just officially retired. He last played in 2016, his seventh year. He played in 3 games and made 506k.

“The agents this year are asking for far above true value though... I mean, not even close. It’s disingenuous to state otherwise.”

that line drives me batshit. as if the billionaire owners would just love to cut ticket prices in half but can’t because they’re being held hostage by the mean greedy players. suuuuuuuuuuuuure.

If you got paid a fraction of your value for three years you’d be singing a different tune.

I don’t know where the hell you learned about economics, but what you’re talking about isn’t free market anything, it’s semi-feudalistic shit

I’m thinking it’s one more year. BB isn’t going out on a super bowl loss. Then McDaniels. I’m just bummed it looks like they aren’t promoting Flores to DC.

Always rehab truthers

MLB revenues have increased as the players’ share of that revenue has decreased. So when are the players supposed to get paid? They don’t get paid much as rookies, and most don’t get big paydays during the arb process, so when? At what point should the players expect to get their fair share of MLB revenues?

You awful, beautiful nerd.

This video just broke me. As an Ohio State fan who has seen Shazier progress from college to the pros, it breaks my heart to see this genuinely good guy barely be able to stand because of his profession. Honestly, the most upsetting part of the video is how upbeat and okay he seems, because it just reinforces how…

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-1 for delivery, but +2 for creativity

Has to be. And it isn’t necessarily bad thing, but it is bizarre how quick the change was.

Feta must be a better alternative than fromunda for Hardaway though.

I think he might already have the Pats job