Longgone

When your latest proposal is to lower the luxury tax by 30 million and install a floor, two things that can only **** off the players, it doesn't bode well.

I tried, ended up betting Milligan vs Marshall

I'm sure they'll tweak the current rules, but as long as there is a line to cross before free agency, someone will be just short and get screwed, even if it's age, someone will be two weeks too young at the cutoff. But with arbitration is that really a big deal, that a few have to wait one more year for free agency? I think people are making a bigger issue out of it than it is. Players want shorter time to free agency, owners longer, that's the bottom line.

That is bold.

Can't see the players agreeing to that. Too invariable.

If they sign Correa, he'll say they WAY overpaid.

He actually has exceptional bat speed and bat to ball skills. The problem is, with those skills, he's always been able to hit everything. He still can, but not so consistently in the bigs. If he only had a little discipline, he be a true superstar.

Story and Taylor strike out just as much, Seager isn't much on defense and Semien is old, so i guess you'd only be happy with Correa.

Small samples are like trying to read tea leaves.

Generally when you trade, you exchange a surplus for an area of weakness. There is no point creating a hole to fill a different one.

Batting average, like ERA for pitchers, is a poor tool for evaluation, especially for small samples like a partial season.

Bogaerts was -5

I think they took it easy on him this year, coming off the heart issue and a year where he couldn't pitch or even work out.

Niko Goodrum?

To be fair, Honus is at the stage of his career where the skills are starting to fade.

What defensive numbers are those?

Hey, an upgrade is an upgrade, and Baez would be a huge upgrade. Is he the perfect player, no, but he's probably in the second tier of available ss this year with Story and after Correa, Semien and Seager.

Absolutely, I'm just saying developmental stats should be taken in context.

Yes, but you have to allow for his rapid ascension in what was basically his first full season of pro ball. You have to expect some struggle and adjustments from a player whose previous experience was short season ball, and give him credit for holding his own after being so aggressively challenged.

Disregard, they are in person in San Diego.

The winter meetings are still December 6-10, however they will be held remotely, rather than an in person event.