Edman85

We are kind of at the late stage result of that, though. The aggregators, the yahoo/huffposts of the world, are poaching the ad revenue from clicks and forcing newspapers behind paywalls as a result. Those papers and outlets are being hollowed out and there is less true coverage now. 95% of the Tigers beat is just all the outlets regurgitating what the team gives them when they arrive at the park. It would have been nice if they had the ability to blow the lid off some of the frat boy activities at ISE sooner, for example. There is still some value in news gathering and investigation. I try to subscribe to local papers both where I live and Detroit just to support them and ensure they can do their job. The cost isn't that much. Having said that, my Detroit News expires very soon... Just needed to cut some budget in the very short term (house/dog/car emergencies) and it was redundant with Freep. I went with Freep because Perzold gives some contract info I find useful that nobody else gives.

At what point is that theft?

Still got 2.7 or so more years of blanket pardons if he needs them...

Another link to an article that just reports somebody else's reporting... I mean they are citing it properly, but something is amiss.

For some reason it does irk me that the link to Stavenhagen's reporting isn't to Stavenhagen's report but to somebody reporting on his report. It's a big picture issue with media that I struggle to get my head around how to call it out or what the downside is. On that topic, I get ten Athletic gift articles a month and rarely use all ten. If there's anything you want to see behind the paywall, ping me and I would be glad to share.

Not since you hung 'em up.

For some reason MCB has tricked Google's SEO, and I have not been impressed with their current crop of writers, this one included.

Padres DFA'd him. Phillies did in March.

I'd rather have a POBO that is tougher to deal with than one easy to deal with...

And social media algorithms amplify that..

Depends on the corresponding move and the outcome of the DFA. Probably a net zero... Guys getting healthy will move the number down. I project a frozen roster the rest of the way, and players on split contracts making minor league money instead of major league moves the number down. Compare guys recently demoted and see how their number dropped.

Jones probably hitting because it's 5-0. Not to say that can't change quickly, but the Rays do have three LHP in the pen, so it's nice to have Jones in there later if it does tighten up.

Reading the negativity spewed about today's lineup right now is fun.

Getting closer and closer... Player Framber Valdez $36,466,899.38 Tarik Skubal $32,000,000.00 Javier Baez $23,333,333.33 Gleyber Torres $22,025,000.00 Jack Flaherty $17,500,000.00 Kenley Jansen $11,000,000.00 Justin Verlander $10,013,204.43 Kyle Finnegan $9,500,000.00 Drew Anderson $7,000,000.00 Casey Mize $6,150,000.00 Riley Greene $5,000,000.00 Colt Keith $4,773,750.00 Zach McKinstry $4,200,000.00 Spencer Torkelson $4,075,000.00 Will Vest $3,950,000.00 Kerry Carpenter $3,275,000.00 Matt Vierling $3,255,000.00 Jake Rogers $3,050,000.00 Tyler Holton $1,575,000.00 Burch Smith $1,275,401.07 Enmanuel De Jesus $1,260,695.19 Beau Brieske $1,157,500.00 Dillon Dingler $834,900.00 Jahmai Jones $832,200.00 Reese Olson $818,100.00 Parker Meadows $805,300.00 Brant Hurter $796,200.00 Trey Sweeney $788,700.00 Troy Melton $785,500.00 Jackson Jobe $784,300.00 Bailey Horn $784,100.00 Kevin McGonigle $780,000.00 Wenceel Perez $767,631.02 Keider Montero $760,296.63 Brenan Hanifee $701,153.93 Ty Madden $695,688.77 Zack Short $672,727.27 Drew Sommers $560,039.04 Sawyer Gipson-Long $391,112.76 Hao Yu Lee $279,896.26 Connor Seabold $273,796.79 Ricky Vanasco $227,085.56 Gage Workman $169,155.08 Jace Jung $148,151.34 Eduardo Valencia $117,400.00 Yoniel Curet $114,186.10 Thayron Liranzo $63,600.00 Jake Miller $63,600.00 Trei Cruz $63,600.00 Grant Holman $48,200.34 Nick Sandlin $0.00 Tomas Nido $0.00 Tanner Rainey $0.00 Bryan Sammons $0.00 Konnor Pilkington $0.00 Troy Watson $0.00 Carl Edwards $0.00 Scott Effross $0.00 Corey Julks $0.00 Jack Little $0.00 Tyler Mattison $0.00 Tyler Owens $0.00 Sean Guenther $0.00 Dugan Darnell $0.00 Matt Seelinger $0.00 Dylan Smith -$96,601.60 Justyn-Henry Malloy -$100,000.00 Eduardo Rodriguez -$933,333.33 Player Salaries $224,832,469.34 Pre-Arb Bonus Pool $1,666,666.67 Player Benefits $18,206,789.00 CBT Payroll $244,705,925.00 CBT Threshold $244,000,000.00 CBT Room -$705,925.00

First Round Pick PPI (~30th) if McGonigle wins ROY Comp Pick (~35th) for Skubal (If under the CBT) Comp Pick (~36th) for Mize (if offered and under the CBT) Competitive Balance Pick (~40th, if under the CBT) Second Round Pick