A type of sportscoach, if you will.Can I put a vote in for Sarbaugh as the next head coach...
whispers...
hints...
The MLB PA will be presenting, in person, more of an all encompassing rebuttle to the Owners offer from just a few days ago.. The Owners didn't show their hand w/r to earlier free agency, the sore subject of a penal tax for purposefully shying away from being fully competitive throughout an entire ML season and the all important revenue sharing issues, both local, national and cyber.. Compensation (both payroll and creature/culture comforts) w/r to free agency age for younger players is a sticky wicket the players will address.. but, have to tread lightly as the players association.. doesn't not represent the minor league players.. The players proposal could be a path to defining a monetary structure for all players in the end..
There are other competitive items.. like the implementation of an international draft and the elimination of the "unsigned" intent that currently has several skinny young latino kids in a bind.. This is an area that is aptly names.. the REAL WILD WEST.. other items include on field issues like a pitch clock, shifts, extra innings but, the most important one will be the determination of playoff construction.. or destruction, depending on which side prevails..
Should be an interesting weekend for both parties...
I along with virtually anyone following the negotiations have to believe some all encompassing means to free agency has to be a consideration for this CBA.. The Owner proposed an age of 29 1/2.. the Players may come back at 27 1/2.. the winners of the deal will be whoever is above or below 28 1/2.. It's not a bad idea except for the outlier who comes to the ML's as 21 year old who, would otherwise be a FA as of their age 27 season.. Some minor allowance for an early entry may be needed.. but would affect less than 2 % of these kids..The relevant consideration for me is will the final deal give the lower budget teams a fair chance to compete? If they speed up significantly the time when a player can become a free agent that will be very bad for Cleveland as currently configured.
I along with virtually anyone following the negotiations have to believe some all encompassing means to free agency has to be a consideration for this CBA.. The Owner proposed an age of 29 1/2.. the Players may come back at 27 1/2.. the winners of the deal will be whoever is above or below 28 1/2.. It's not a bad idea except for the outlier who comes to the ML's as 21 year old who, would otherwise be a FA as of their age 27 season.. Some minor allowance for an early entry may be needed.. but would affect less than 2 % of these kids..
The dollar values being much higher.. makes sense too..
I along with virtually anyone following the negotiations have to believe some all encompassing means to free agency has to be a consideration for this CBA.. The Owner proposed an age of 29 1/2.. the Players may come back at 27 1/2.. the winners of the deal will be whoever is above or below 28 1/2.. It's not a bad idea except for the outlier who comes to the ML's as 21 year old who, would otherwise be a FA as of their age 27 season.. Some minor allowance for an early entry may be needed.. but would affect less than 2 % of these kids..
The dollar values being much higher.. makes sense too..
... another "outlier", I suppose.. it's hard to say how the CBA would handle 8-12 year journeymen returning to play..So we will have Gose for 1 yr .... time to trade him (deadline deal if not in hunt).
Plain blue ballcaps or I'm not interested
Dude. They're clearly all black. Dummy.Plain blue ballcaps or I'm not interested